Editing Austin, Texas (section)

==Culture==

[[File:Museum weird 2012.jpg|thumb|Museum of the Weird on Sixth Street]]
[[File:Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, TX IMG 6232.JPG|thumb|The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, located on Lady Bird Lake at 600 River Street]]

"Keep Austin Weird" has been a local [[motto]] for years, featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. This motto has not only been used in promoting Austin's eccentricity and diversity, but is also meant to bolster support of local independent businesses.<ref name="weird" /> According to the 2010 book ''[[Weird City]]'' the phrase was begun by a local Austin Community College librarian, Red Wassenich, and his wife, Karen Pavelka, who were concerned about Austin's "rapid descent into commercialism and overdevelopment."<ref name="Long 2010" /> The slogan has been interpreted many ways since its inception, but remains an important symbol for many Austinites who wish to voice concerns over rapid growth and development. Austin has a long history of vocal citizen resistance to development projects perceived to degrade the environment, or to threaten the natural and cultural landscapes.<ref name="Swearingen 2010" />

According to the [[Nielsen Company]], adults in Austin read and contribute to blogs more than those in any other U.S. metropolitan area and have the highest Internet usage in all of Texas.<ref name="Nielsen Company" /> In 2013, Austin was the most active city on [[Reddit]], having the largest number of views per capita.<ref name="Dunbar 2013" />

[[South Congress]] is a shopping district stretching down South Congress Avenue from Downtown. This area is home to coffee shops, eccentric stores, restaurants, food trucks, trailers, and festivals. It prides itself on "Keeping Austin Weird," especially with development in the surrounding area(s). Many Austinites attribute its enduring popularity to the unobstructed [[Texas Capitol View Corridors|view]] of the Texas State Capitol.<ref name="Patoski 2010" />

The [[Rainey Street Historic District]] is a neighborhood in Downtown Austin formerly consisting of [[bungalow]] style homes built in the early 20th century. Since the early 2010s, the former [[working class]] residential street has turned into a popular nightlife district. Much of the historic homes have been renovated into hotels, condominiums, bars and restaurants, many of which feature large porches and outdoor yards for patrons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solomon|first=Dan |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Take A Look At Austin's Rainey Street As It Was Ten Years Ago |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/take-a-look-at-austins-rainey-street-as-it-was-ten-years-ago/ |access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=[[Texas Monthly]]}}</ref> The Rainey Street district is also home to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.

Austin has been part of the [[Creative Cities Network|UNESCO Creative Cities Network]] under [[Media arts|Media Arts]] the category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin designated as the world's only new 'City of Media Arts' {{!}} AustinTexas.gov - The Official Website of the City of Austin |url=http://www.austintexas.gov/news/austin-designated-worlds-only-new-%E2%80%98city-media-arts%E2%80%99 |access-date=October 3, 2018 |website=www.austintexas.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Old Austin===
[[File:Austin Texas Rent.webp|thumb|Austin, Texas average monthly rent]]
"Old Austin" is an [[adage]] often used by [[nostalgic]] natives.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 5, 2013 |title=The Fight Over Keeping Austin Weird |magazine=Time |url=https://nation.time.com/2013/07/05/the-fight-over-keeping-austin-weird/}}</ref> The term "Old Austin" refers to a time when the city was smaller and more [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] with a considerably lower cost of living and better known for its lack of traffic, [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipsters]], and [[urban sprawl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What do you miss most about 'old Austin'? |url=http://www.statesman.com/weblogs/all-ablog-austin/2014/apr/25/think-old-austin-long-gone/ |access-date=January 27, 2017 |website=Statesman.com |archive-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115191731/http://www.statesman.com/weblogs/all-ablog-austin/2014/apr/25/think-old-austin-long-gone/ }}</ref> It is often employed by longtime residents expressing displeasure at the rapidly changing culture,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ainsworth |first1=Kelli |last2=Connelly |first2=Kelly |last3=Dunbar |first3=Wells |date=October 11, 2012 |title=What Draws People to Austin (And What Drives Them Away) |url=http://kut.org/post/what-draws-people-austin-and-what-drives-them-away |access-date=January 27, 2017 |website=Kut.org |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112074445/http://kut.org/post/what-draws-people-austin-and-what-drives-them-away |url-status=live }}</ref> or when referencing nostalgia of Austin culture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2021 |title=What's The Story Behind Herman The Singing Plumber? |url=https://www.kut.org/austin/2021-03-25/whats-the-story-behind-herman-the-singing-plumber |access-date=April 1, 2021 |website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station |language=en|author-first1=Michelle|author-last1=Dahlenburg}}</ref>

The growth and popularity of Austin<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 19, 2014 |author-last1=Pope|author-first1=Colin|title=How many people move to Austin a day? Here's the official number |work=Austin Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2014/02/how-many-people-move-to-austin-a-day-heres-the.html |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> can be seen by the expansive development taking place in its downtown landscape.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin, then and now |url=http://projects.statesman.com/then-and-now/growth-then-now.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516030641/http://projects.statesman.com/then-and-now/growth-then-now.html |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |website=POrojects.statesman.com}}</ref> This growth can have a negative impact on longtime small businesses that cannot keep up with the expenses associated with [[gentrification]] and the rising cost of real estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=East Austin restaurant El Azteca likely closing after 53 years |url=http://dining.blog.austin360.com/2016/08/15/east-austin-restaurant-el-azteca-likely-closing-after-53-years/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818140454/http://dining.blog.austin360.com/2016/08/15/east-austin-restaurant-el-azteca-likely-closing-after-53-years/ |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 19, 2016 |website=Austin 360}}</ref> A former Austin musician, [[Dale Watson (singer)|Dale Watson]], described his move away from Austin, "I just really feel the city has sold itself. Just because you're going to get $45 million for a company to come to town – if it's not in the best interest of the town, I don't think they should do it. This city was never about money. It was about quality of life."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2018 |title=Dale Watson On Leaving Austin: 'The City Has Sold Itself' |url=http://kut.org/post/dale-watson-leaving-austin-city-has-sold-itself |website=NPR |access-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309015706/http://kut.org/post/dale-watson-leaving-austin-city-has-sold-itself |url-status=live }}</ref> Though much is changing rapidly in Austin, businesses such as Thundercloud Subs are thought by many to maintain classic Austin business cultural sentiments unique to the history of the city; as Diana Burgess stated, "I definitely appreciate that they haven't raised their prices a ton or made things super fancy. I think it speaks to that <u>original Old Austin vibe</u>. A lot of us that grew up here really appreciate that."<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2022-01-27|title=An Oral History of ThunderCloud Subs|url=https://www.austinmonthly.com/an-oral-history-of-thundercloud-subs/|access-date=2022-01-28|magazine=Austin Monthly Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Aaron Franklin, owner of [[Franklin Barbecue]], credited the Old Austin cultural mindset and community support with the success of his barbecue restaurant and the long lines that have supported his business since starting it out of a food trailer in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Machen |first1=Rod |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Catching Up With Aaron Franklin |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2015-05-15/catching-up-with-aaron-franklin |access-date=2024-12-03 |newspaper=Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Annual cultural events===
{{see also|Category:Festivals in Austin, Texas}}
[[File:Sixth Street (Austin) at night.jpg|thumb|[[Sixth Street (Austin, Texas)|Sixth Street]] on a weekend night]]

The [[William Sidney Porter House|O. Henry House]] Museum hosts the annual [[O. Henry Pun-Off]], a pun contest where the successful contestants exhibit wit akin to that of the author [[William Sydney Porter]].

Other annual events include [[Eeyore's Birthday Party]], [[Spamarama]], Austin [[LGBT pride|Pride]] Festival & Parade in August, the Austin Reggae Festival in April,<ref>{{Citation |title=Austin Reggae Festival |url=http://austinreggaefest.com/ |access-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref> Kite Festival, Texas Craft Brewers Festival in September,<ref>{{Citation |title=Texas Craft Brewers Festival |url=http://texascraftbrewersfestival.org/about |access-date=November 21, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025020101/http://texascraftbrewersfestival.org/about }}</ref> Art City Austin in April,<ref>{{Citation |title=Art Alliance Austin |url=https://www.artallianceaustin.org/artcity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171847/https://www.artallianceaustin.org/artcity |access-date=November 21, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 21, 2016 }}</ref> East Austin Studio Tour in November,<ref>{{Citation |title=The 15 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World in 2016 |date=March 11, 2016 |url=http://www.howitravel.co/the-15-coolest-neighborhoods-in-the-world-in-2016/ |access-date=November 21, 2016 |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203011043/http://www.howitravel.co/the-15-coolest-neighborhoods-in-the-world-in-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Carnaval Brasileiro in Austin, Texas|Carnaval Brasileiro]] in February. Sixth Street features annual festivals such as the [[Pecan Street Festival]] and Halloween night. The three-day [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] has been held in [[Zilker Park]] every year since 2002. Every year around the end of March and the beginning of April, Austin is home to "Texas Relay Weekend."

Austin's Zilker Park Tree is a Christmas display made of lights strung from the top of a [[Moonlight tower]] in Zilker Park. The Zilker Tree is lit in December along with the "Trail of Lights," an Austin Christmas tradition. The Trail of Lights was canceled four times, first starting in 2001 and 2002 due to the September 11 Attacks, and again in 2010 and 2011 due to budget shortfalls, but the trail was turned back on for the 2012 holiday season.<ref>[http://www.austintexas.gov/event/trail-lights] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025092601/http://www.austintexas.gov/event/trail-lights|date=October 25, 2014}}</ref>

From 1962 to 1998, the [[Austin Aqua Festival]], or "Aqua Fest", took place on the shores of Town Lake (now known as [[Lady Bird Lake]]). Originally conceived as a summer tourism draw, the multi-day event evolved from water-themed activities to a broader civic festival due to growth and community interest. Eventually attendance and financial solvency began to dwindle as larger music and summer festivals grew in prominence.

===Cuisine and breweries===
[[File:Two of many food trucks and trailers that serve the eclectic South Austin neighborhood of Austin, Texas LCCN2014632540.tif|thumb|A food truck trailer park in South Austin]]

Notable Austin cuisine includes [[Texas barbecue]] and [[Tex-Mex]]; [[Franklin Barbecue]] in Austin's has sold out of [[brisket]] every day since its establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Franklin BBQ, By the Numbers |date=March 10, 2014 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/food/franklin-bbq-by-the-numbers-78973377166.html |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212005446/https://www.yahoo.com/food/franklin-bbq-by-the-numbers-78973377166.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2014 |title=The Best American Travel Destinations for Meat Lovers |url=http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/the-best-american-travel-destinations-for-meat-lovers-20141216/franklin-barbecue-austin |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212003215/http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/the-best-american-travel-destinations-for-meat-lovers-20141216/franklin-barbecue-austin |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Breakfast taco]]s and [[Chili con queso|queso]] are popular food items in the city; Austin is sometimes called the "home of the breakfast taco."<ref>[http://austin.eater.com/2016/2/19/11060078/breakfast-taco-austin-history How Austin Became the Home of the Crucial Breakfast Taco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317145814/http://austin.eater.com/2016/2/19/11060078/breakfast-taco-austin-history |date=March 17, 2016 }}, Eater Austin, February 19, 2016,</ref> [[Kolach (cake)|Kolach]]es are a common pastry in Austin bakeries due to the large [[Czech Americans|Czech]] and [[German Americans|German]] immigrant population in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dao |first=Dan Q. |date=April 10, 2017 |title=Kolaches are a Breakfast Staple Worth a Trip to the Lone Star State |url=https://www.saveur.com/kolache-pastry-texas |access-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623004953/https://www.saveur.com/kolache-pastry-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Oasis Restaurant]] is the largest outdoor restaurant in Texas, which promotes itself as the "Sunset Capital of Texas" with its terraced views looking West over [[Lake Travis]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Jeffrey |date=June 2, 2005 |title=Fire ravages Austin's Oasis restaurant - Houston Chronicle |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Fire-ravages-Austin-s-Oasis-restaurant-1943364.php |access-date=October 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Birdie's]], a [[Counter service|counter-service]] restaurant and wine bar that opened in 2021, was ''Food & Wine''<nowiki/>'s 2023 Restaurant of the Year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Kshushbu |date=15 September 2023 |title=Birdie's in Austin Marries Destination-Worthy Dining With a Sustainable, Supportive Workplace |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/2023-restaurant-of-the-year-birdies-7963193 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=[[Food & Wine]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=The Dish:Birdies |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/7_iA8lZxFNoMeDy38WWvIN1EjHFyaTd9/ |website=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Richard |date=2023-10-02 |title=How Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel Created Hit Restaurant Birdie's |url=https://appetitomagazine.com/features/how-tracy-malechek-ezekiel-created-hit-restaurant-birdies |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=[[Appetito]] |language=en}}</ref>

P. Terry's, an Austin-based fast food burger chain, has a loyal following among Austinites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Today Travel |url=http://experience.usatoday.com/food-and-wine/features/point-of-interest/2013/10/08/p-terrys-burger-stand/2943705/ |access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref> Some other Austin-based chain restaurants include [[Amy's Ice Creams]], [[Chuy's]], [[DoubleDave's Pizzaworks]], and [[Schlotzky's]]. The [[Chili's at 45th and Lamar]] has been the subject of internet memes since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Chris |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Why is the Chili's at 45th and North Lamar famous online? |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/austin-chilis-45th-lamar-famous-17716484.php |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]]}}</ref><ref name="statesman">{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kelsey |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Chili's forever: How a chain restaurant became Austin's favorite spot |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/things-to-do/2023/03/06/chilis-austin-texas-45th-lamar-grill-bar-restaurant/69858974007/ |url-access=subscription |website=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reese |first=Ginny |date=January 17, 2023 |title=See Why This Texas Chili's Is Infamous Among Residents And Visitors |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-01-17-see-why-this-texas-chilis-is-infamous-among-residents-and-visitors/ |website=[[iHeartRadio]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Falcon |first=Russell |date=December 10, 2022 |title=Is Austin's best restaurant really the Chili's on 45th and Lamar? |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/why-is-the-chilis-at-45th-and-north-lamar-famous-online/ |website=[[KXAN-TV]]}}</ref>

Austin is also home to a large number of [[food trucks]], with 1,256 food trucks operating in 2016.<ref name="FoodTrucks" /> The city of Austin has the second-largest number of food trucks per capita in the United States.<ref name="FoodTrucks" /> Austin's first [[food hall]], "Fareground," features a number of Austin-based food vendors and a bar in the ground level and courtyard of [[One Congress Plaza]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson, Will |date=January 19, 2018 |title=From hog tacos to smelly cheese: Downtown Austin food hall Fareground opens with something new for culinary scene |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2018/01/19/from-hog-tacos-to-stinky-cheese-fareground-austin.html |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Austin Business Journal |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907074503/https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2018/01/19/from-hog-tacos-to-stinky-cheese-fareground-austin.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Austin has a large [[craft beer]] scene, with over 50 [[microbreweries]] in the metro area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puga |first=Eric |date=June 23, 2017 |title=Top 10 Austin Breweries |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2017-06-23/top-10-austin-breweries/ |access-date=October 5, 2018 |website=[[Austin Chronicle]]}}</ref> Drinks publication VinePair named Austin as the "top beer destination in the world" in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolinski, Cat |date=January 8, 2019 |title=The World's Top 10 Beer Destinations for 2019 |url=https://vinepair.com/articles/best-beer-travel-destinations-2019/ |access-date=January 9, 2019 |website=VinePair}}</ref> Notable Austin-area breweries include [[Jester King Brewery]], [[Live Oak Brewing Company]], and [[Real Ale Brewing Company]].
===Music===
{{Main|Music of Austin}}
[[File:ACL2009SBH.jpg|thumb|right|2009 [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] with view of stages and Downtown Austin]]
As Austin's official slogan is ''The Live Music Capital of the World'', the city has a vibrant live [[Music of Austin|music scene]] with more music venues per capita than any other U.S. city.<ref name="motto" /><ref name="atx_motto" /> Austin's music revolves around the many [[nightclub]]s on 6th Street and an annual music/film/[[interactive]] festival known as [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW). The concentration of restaurants, bars, and music venues in the city's downtown core is a major contributor to Austin's live music scene, as the ZIP Code encompassing the downtown entertainment district hosts the most bar or alcohol-serving establishments in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Data Top 101 ZIP Codes with most drinking places 2005 |url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/z52.html |access-date=August 20, 2013 |publisher=City Data}}</ref>

The longest-running concert music program on American television, ''[[Austin City Limits]]'', is recorded at [[ACL Live at The Moody Theater]], located in the bottom floor of the {{convert|478|ft|m|0}} [[W Hotels]] in Austin.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zaragoza |first=Sandra |date=February 25, 2010 |title=New Austin City Limits home taking shape |work=[[Austin Business Journal]] |url=http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/02/22/daily46.html |access-date=July 3, 2010 |archive-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228191706/http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/02/22/daily46.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Calnan |first=Christopher |date=September 10, 2009 |title=New downtown hotel and residential tower |url=http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/09/07/daily19.html |access-date=July 3, 2010 |archive-date=July 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716205231/http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/09/07/daily19.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Austin City Limits'' and [[C3 Presents]] produce the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]], an annual music and art festival held at [[Zilker Park]] in Austin. Other music events include the Urban Music Festival, [[Fun Fun Fun Fest]], [[Wobeon Music Festival]], Chaos In Tejas, Seismic Music Festival at the Concourse Project, and [[Old Settler's Music Festival]]. [[Austin Lyric Opera]] performs multiple operas each year (including the 2007 opening of [[Philip Glass]]'s ''[[Waiting for the Barbarians (opera)|Waiting for the Barbarians]]'', written by University of Texas at Austin alumnus [[J. M. Coetzee]]).<ref name="Rossie 2009" /> The [[Austin Symphony Orchestra]] performs a range of classical, pop and family performances and is led by music director and conductor [[Peter Bay]]. The Austin Baroque Orchestra and La Follia Austin Baroque ensembles both give historically informed performances of [[Baroque music]]. The [[Texas Early Music Project]] regularly performs music from the [[Medieval music|Medieval]] and [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]] eras, as well as the Baroque.

===Film===
Austin hosts several film festivals, including the [[South by Southwest Film Conference|SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival]] and the [[Austin Film Festival]], which hosts international films. A [[movie theater]] chain by the name of [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] was founded in Austin in 1997; the South Lamar location of which is home to the annual week-long [[Fantastic Fest]] film festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=April |date=September 27, 2017 |title=Torches at Fantastic Fest: Sorting Through the Ashes of a Film Festival |url=https://www.laweekly.com/film/fantastic-fest-may-be-2017s-most-controversial-film-festival-but-not-for-its-movies-8694952 |access-date=February 3, 2019 |website=L.A. Weekly |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030938/https://www.laweekly.com/film/fantastic-fest-may-be-2017s-most-controversial-film-festival-but-not-for-its-movies-8694952 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004 the city was first in ''[[MovieMaker Magazine]]'s'' annual top ten cities to live and make movies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Joe |date=February 8, 2008 |title=No. 1 Austin does the Sundance |work=The Austin Chronicle |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2008-02-01/586568/ |access-date=January 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005124/https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2008-02-01/586568/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Austin has been the location for a number of motion pictures, partly due to the influence of The [[University of Texas at Austin College of Communication|University of Texas at Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film]]. Films produced in Austin include ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' (1974), ''[[Songwriter (film)|Songwriter]]'' (1984), ''[[Man of the House (2005 crime comedy film)|Man of the House]]'', ''[[Secondhand Lions]]'', ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]'', ''[[Nadine (1987 film)|Nadine]]'', ''[[Waking Life]]'', ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'', ''[[The Faculty]]'', [[Dazed and Confused (film)|''Dazed and Confused'']], ''The Guards Themselves'', ''[[Wild Texas Wind]]'', ''[[Office Space]]'', ''[[The Life of David Gale]]'', ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'', ''[[Doubting Thomas]]'', ''[[Slacker (film)|Slacker]]'', ''[[Idiocracy]]'', ''[[Death Proof]]'', ''[[The New Guy]]'', ''[[Hope Floats]]'', ''[[The Alamo (2004 film)|The Alamo]]'', ''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]'', ''The Wendall Baker Story'', ''[[School of Rock]]'', ''[[A Slipping-Down Life]]'', ''[[A Scanner Darkly (film)|A Scanner Darkly]]'', ''[[Saturday Morning Massacre]]'', and most recently, the [[Coen brothers]]' ''[[True Grit (2010 film)|True Grit]]'', ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'', ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'', ''[[How to Eat Fried Worms (film)|How to Eat Fried Worms]]'', ''[[Bandslam]]'' and ''[[Lazer Team]]''. In order to draw future film projects to the area, the [[Austin Film Society]] has converted several airplane hangars from the former Mueller Airport into filmmaking center [[Austin Studios]]. Projects that have used facilities at Austin Studios include music videos by [[The Flaming Lips]] and feature films such as ''[[25th Hour]]'' and ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''.

Austin also hosted the [[MTV]] series, ''[[The Real World: Austin]]'' in 2005. [[Fear the Walking Dead (season 4)|Season 4]] of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] show ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'' was filmed in various locations around Austin in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karacostas |first=Chase |date=June 21, 2018 |title=Fear the Walking Dead filmed at these Austin-area locations |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-filmed-in-Austin-earlier-13014099.php |access-date=October 5, 2018 |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806212238/https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-filmed-in-Austin-earlier-13014099.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The film review websites [[Spill.com]] and [[Ain't It Cool News]] are based in Austin. [[Rooster Teeth Productions]], creator of popular web series such as ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' and ''[[RWBY]]'', was also located in Austin.

===Theater===
[[File:State and Paramount Theaters - Austin, Texas - DSC08305.jpg|thumb|The State Theater and [[Paramount Theatre (Austin, Texas)|Paramount Theatre]] on Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin]]
Austin has a strong theater culture, with dozens of itinerant and resident companies producing a variety of work. A volunteer-run arts organization supporting creative expression and counter-culture community - Church of the Friendly Ghost (COTFG) helped many experimental programs get their start in Austin,TX.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} The city also has live performance theater venues such as the [[Zachary Scott Theatre Center]], Vortex Repertory Company, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Rude Mechanicals' the Off Center, Austin Playhouse, Scottish Rite Children's Theater, [[Hyde Park Theatre]], the Blue Theater, The Hideout Theatre, and [[Esther's Follies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theater Guide |url=http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/events/special/theaterguide.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226045544/http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/events/special/theaterguide.html |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |access-date=October 25, 2008 |website=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref> The [[Victory Grill]] was a renowned venue on the [[Chitlin' Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin History Center: Nightclub on the Chitlin Circuit |url=http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/faq15.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021129015745/http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/faq15.htm |archive-date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=September 14, 2008 |publisher=City of Austin}}</ref> Public art and performances in the parks and on bridges are popular. Austin hosts the Fuse Box Festival each April featuring theater artists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2009 |title=Fusebox Festival Starts Tomorrow |url=http://austinist.com/2009/04/22/fusebox_festival_starts_tomorrow.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513060133/http://austinist.com/2009/04/22/fusebox_festival_starts_tomorrow.php |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |publisher=Gothamist LLC (New York)}}</ref>

The [[Paramount Theatre (Austin, Texas)|Paramount Theatre]], opened in downtown Austin in 1915, contributes to Austin's theater and film culture, showing classic films throughout the summer and hosting regional premieres for films such as ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About The Paramount Theatre |url=http://www.austintheatre.org/site/PageServer?pagename=paramounttheatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162303/http://www.austintheatre.org/site/PageServer?pagename=paramounttheatre |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=July 24, 2008 |publisher=Paramount Theatre and State Theatre Company}}</ref> The [[Zilker Park]] Summer Musical is a long-running outdoor musical.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Faires|first=Robert |date=July 11, 2008 |title=Arts Review: Disney's Beauty |work=Austin Chronicle |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review}}</ref>

The [[Long Center for the Performing Arts]] is a 2,300-seat theater built partly with materials reused from the old Lester E. Palmer Auditorium.

[[Ballet Austin]] is among the fifteen largest ballet academies in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story, Mission & Core Values|url=https://balletaustin.org/about/our-story/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Ballet Austin|language=en-US}}</ref> Each year Ballet Austin's 20-member professional company performs ballets from a wide variety of choreographers, including their artistic director, [[Stephen Mills]]. The city is also home to the [[Ballet East Dance Company]], a modern dance ensemble, and the [[Tapestry Dance Company]] which performs a variety of dance genres.

The Austin [[improvisational theatre]] scene has several theaters: ColdTowne Theater, The Hideout Theater, and The Fallout Theater. Austin also hosts the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, which draws comedic artists in all disciplines to Austin.

===Libraries===

[[File:Austin public library opened October 28 2017.jpg|thumb|View of Austin Central Library from César Chávez Street]]

The [[Austin Public Library]] is operated by the City of Austin and consists of the Central Library on [[Cesar Chavez Street (Austin)|César Chávez Street]], the [[Austin History Center]], 20 branches and the Recycled Reads bookstore and [[upcycling]] facility.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Locations |language=en |work=Austin Public Library |url=http://library.austintexas.gov/locations |access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref> The APL library system also has mobile libraries – bookmobile buses and a human-powered trike and trailer called "unbound: sin fronteras."<ref>{{Cite news |title=unbound: sin fronteras |work=Austin Public Library |url=http://library.austintexas.gov/location/unbound |access-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232517/http://library.austintexas.gov/location/unbound }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Milwood Pocket Library Closing, Bookmobile Opening to Take its Place |work=Austin Public Library |url=http://library.austintexas.gov/press-release/milwood-pocket-library-closing-bookmobile-opening-take-its-place-343998 |access-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232229/http://library.austintexas.gov/press-release/milwood-pocket-library-closing-bookmobile-opening-take-its-place-343998 }}</ref>

The Central Library, which is an anchor to the redevelopment of the former [[Seaholm Power Plant]] site and the [[Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas|Shoal Creek]] Walk, opened on October 28, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Seaholm redevelopment ready to break ground at last |work=statesman |url=http://www.statesman.com/business/seaholm-redevelopment-ready-break-ground-last/kGfrqw4u4Kl0qQKV3Tz5sL/ |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831215809/http://www.statesman.com/business/seaholm-redevelopment-ready-break-ground-last/kGfrqw4u4Kl0qQKV3Tz5sL/ }}</ref> The six-story Central Library contains a living [[rooftop garden]], reading porches, an indoor reading room, [[bicycle parking station]], large indoor and outdoor event spaces, a gift shop, an art gallery, café, and a "technology petting zoo" where visitors can play with next-generation gadgets like [[3D printing|3D printers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhury |first=Nadia |date=December 16, 2016 |title=Austin Central Library's Cookbook Cafe Will Patch Together Recipes |url=https://austin.eater.com/2016/12/16/13982170/cookbook-cafe-austin-central-library-recipes |access-date=August 31, 2017 |website=Eater Austin}}</ref> In 2018, [[Time (magazine)|Time]] magazine named the Austin Central Library on its list of "World's Greatest Places."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Austin Central Library |magazine=Time |url=https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359176/austin-central-library-texas/ |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref>

===Museums and other points of interest===
[[File:LBJ Library 2017.jpg|thumb|The [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library]] on the [[University of Texas]] campus in Austin]]
Museums in Austin include the [[Texas Science and Natural History Museum]], the [[George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center]], [[Thinkery]], the [[Blanton Museum of Art]] (reopened in 2006), the [[Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum]] across the street (which opened in 2000), [[The Contemporary Austin]], the [[Elisabet Ney Museum]], the [[Women and Their Work]] gallery, and the galleries at the [[Harry Ransom Center]]. The [[Texas State Capitol]] itself is also a major tourist attraction.

The [[Driskill Hotel]], built in 1886, once owned by [[George W. Littlefield]], and located at 6th and Brazos streets, was finished just before the construction of the Capitol building. [[6th Street (Austin)|Sixth Street]] is a musical hub for the city. The Enchanted Forest, a multi-acre outdoor music, art, and performance art space in South Austin hosts events such as fire-dancing and circus-like-acts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Enchanted Forest |url=http://www.austinenchantedforest.com/ |access-date=February 4, 2010 |publisher=Austin Enchanted Forest}}</ref> Austin is also home to the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum]], which houses documents and artifacts related to the Johnson administration, including LBJ's limousine and a re-creation of the [[Oval Office]].

[[File:TMI castle austin 2014.jpg|thumb|The HOPE Outdoor Gallery, overlooked by the historic Texas Military Academy building, the oldest standing educational building in Texas; the gallery has since been demolished.]]Locally produced art is featured at the [[South Austin Museum of Popular Culture]]. The [[Mexic-Arte Museum]] is a Mexican and Mexican-American art museum founded in 1983. Austin is also home to the O. Henry House Museum, which served as the residence of [[O. Henry]] from 1893 to 1895. Farmers' markets are popular attractions, providing a variety of locally grown and often organic foods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Farmer's Market |url=http://www.austinfarmersmarket.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107064818/http://www.austinfarmersmarket.org/ |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=February 4, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Austin also has many odd statues and landmarks, such as the ''[[Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial]]'', the [[Willie Nelson statue|''Willie Nelson'' statue]], the Mangia dinosaur, the Loca Maria lady at Taco Xpress, the Hyde Park Gym's giant flexed arm, and [[Daniel Johnston]]'s ''[[Hi, How are You]]?'' Jeremiah the Innocent frog mural.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wildly Austin |url=http://www.wildlyaustin.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628043941/http://www.wildlyaustin.com/ |archive-date=June 28, 2009 |access-date=February 4, 2010 |publisher=Wildly Austin}}</ref>

The [[Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge]] houses the world's largest urban population of [[Mexican free-tailed bat]]s. Starting in March,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress Bridge Bats |url=http://www.austincityguide.com/content/congress-bridge-bats-austin.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822084039/http://www.austincityguide.com/content/congress-bridge-bats-austin.asp |archive-date=August 22, 2009 |access-date=February 15, 2010 |publisher=Austin City Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=To the Bat Bridge! |url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/resources/keeptexaswild/bats/mexicanfreetailedbat.phtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126100341/http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/resources/keeptexaswild/bats/mexicanfreetailedbat.phtml |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=February 15, 2010 |publisher=austin.com}}</ref> up to 1.5&nbsp;million bats take up residence inside the bridge's expansion and contraction zones as well as in long horizontal grooves running the length of the bridge's underside, an environment ideally suited for raising their young. Every evening around sunset, the bats emerge in search of insects, an exit visible on [[weather radar]]. Watching the bat emergence is an event that is popular with locals and tourists, with more than 100,000 viewers per year. The bats migrate to Mexico each winter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keep Texas Wild |url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/resources/keeptexaswild/bats/mexicanfreetailedbat.phtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126100341/http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/resources/keeptexaswild/bats/mexicanfreetailedbat.phtml |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=February 4, 2010 |publisher=Texas Parks and Wildlife Department}}</ref>

The [[Austin Zoo]], located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] western [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]], is a [[Rescue coordination centre|rescue zoo]] that provides sanctuary to displaced animals from a variety of situations, including those involving neglect.

The HOPE Outdoor Gallery was a public, three-story outdoor [[street art]] project located on Baylor Street in the [[Clarksville, Austin, Texas|Clarksville]] neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOPE Outdoor Gallery |url=https://www.austintexas.org/listings/hope-outdoor-gallery/7825/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002141704/https://www.austintexas.org/listings/hope-outdoor-gallery/7825/ |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=October 1, 2018 |website=Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau}}</ref> The gallery, which consisted of the foundations of a failed multifamily development,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rambin |first=James |date=January 9, 2018 |title=With Demolition Pending, Castle Hill's Graffiti Gallery Isn't Long for This World |url=https://austin.towers.net/with-demolition-pending-castle-hills-graffiti-gallery-isnt-long-for-this-world/ |access-date=October 1, 2018 |website=Austin TOWERS |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002141642/https://austin.towers.net/with-demolition-pending-castle-hills-graffiti-gallery-isnt-long-for-this-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was a constantly-evolving canvas of [[graffiti]] and [[murals]]. Also known as "Castle Hill" or simply "Graffiti Park", the site on Baylor Street was closed to the public in early January 2019 but remained intact, behind a fence and with an armed guard, in mid-March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Rachel |date=January 2, 2019 |title=Austin's Iconic Graffiti Park Closes As A New Canvas Is Prepped Near The Airport |url=http://www.kut.org/post/austins-iconic-graffiti-park-closes-new-canvas-prepped-near-airport |access-date=January 5, 2019 |website=www.kut.org |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104230902/http://www.kut.org/post/austins-iconic-graffiti-park-closes-new-canvas-prepped-near-airport |url-status=live }}</ref> The gallery will build a new art park at Carson Creek Ranch in Southeast Austin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Nancy |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Exclusive: Graffiti park's move to Carson Creek Ranch moved to 2019 |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20180717/exclusive-graffiti-parks-move-to-carson-creek-ranch-moved-to-2019 |access-date=October 1, 2018 |website=Austin American-Statesman |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102400/https://www.statesman.com/news/20180717/exclusive-graffiti-parks-move-to-carson-creek-ranch-moved-to-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sports===

{{Main|Sports in Austin}}

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin:10px;"
|+ Austin area professional sports teams
! Club
! Sport
! Founded
! League
! Venue
|-
|Austin Bats
|[[Basketball]]
| align=center | 2014
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
|[[Travis Early College High School]]
|-
|[[Austin Crows]]
|[[Australian rules football]]
| align=center | 2002
|[[United States Australian Football League]]
|Onion Creek Soccer Complex
|-
|[[Austin FC]]
|[[Association football|Soccer]]
| align=center | 2018
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|[[Q2 Stadium]]
|-
|Austin Outlaws
|[[Quadball]]
| align=center | 2016
|[[Major League Quadball]]
|[[Round Rock Multipurpose Complex]]
|-
|[[Austin Rise FC]]
|[[Association football|Soccer]]
| align=center | 2022
|[[WPSL PRO]]
|[[House Park]]
|-
|[[Austin Sol]]
|[[Ultimate (sport)|Ultimate]]
| align=center | 2016
|[[Ultimate Frisbee Association]]
|Parmer Field
|-
|[[Austin Spurs]]
|[[Basketball]]
| align=center | 2005
|[[NBA G League]]
|[[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]]
|-
|Austin Torch
|[[Ultimate (sport)|Ultimate]]
| align=center | 2019
|[[Premier Ultimate League]]
| Rudolph Gamblin Field
|-
|[[Round Rock Express]]
|[[Baseball]]
| align=center | 2000
|[[Pacific Coast League]] ([[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]])
|[[Dell Diamond]]
|-
|[[Texas Stars]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
| align=center | 2009
|[[American Hockey League]]
|[[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]]
|}

{{clear}}

[[File:Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in 2010.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium]], home of [[Texas Longhorns football]]|220x220px]]

[[File:Cedar park center 2014.jpg|thumb|[[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park|H-E-B Center]] stadium located in [[Cedar Park, Texas]]]]
[[File:Austin FC VS FC Dallas by cornfield948 (20210830150614).jpg|thumb|[[Q2 Stadium]] of [[Austin FC]]]]
Many Austinites support the athletic programs of the University of Texas at Austin known as the [[Texas Longhorns]]. During the 2005–2006 academic term, the [[Texas Longhorns football|Longhorns football team]] was named the [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|NCAA Division I FBS National Football Champion]], and the [[Texas Longhorns baseball|Longhorns baseball team]] won the [[2005 College World Series|College World Series]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 27, 2005 |title=Texas Wins Sixth College World Series. Title |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-27-sp-cws27-story.html |access-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907054241/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-27-sp-cws27-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Horns of plenty: VY, Texas deny USC three-peat bid |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=260040030 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712205427/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=260040030 |archive-date=July 12, 2017 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |work=ESPN}}</ref> The football team plays its home games in the state's second-largest sports stadium, [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium]], seating over 101,000 fans.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 20, 2009 |title=Texas 34, Texas Tech 24 box score |work=USA Today |url=http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/TexasTech_Texas/2009/09/19 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120193632/http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/TexasTech_Texas/2009/09/19 |url-status=live }}</ref> Baseball games are played at [[UFCU Disch–Falk Field]].

Austin was the most populous city in the United States without a [[Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada|major-league professional sports team]], which changed in 2021 with [[Austin FC]]'s entry to MLS.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2011 |title=Ten largest cities without a major pro sports franchise in North America |work=Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8611569 |access-date=October 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161256/https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8611569 |archive-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> Minor-league professional sports came to Austin in 1996, when the [[Austin Ice Bats]] began playing at the Travis County Expo Center;<ref>{{Cite web |title=A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey – Au |url=http://www.azhockey.com/Au.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609042938/http://www.azhockey.com/Au.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |publisher=Azhockey.com}}</ref> they were later replaced by the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] [[Texas Stars]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Stars |url=http://www.texasstarshockey.com/home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619141215/http://www.texasstarshockey.com/home/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |publisher=Texasstarshockey.com}}</ref> Austin has hosted a number of other professional teams, including the [[Austin Spurs]] of the [[NBA G League]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Austin Spurs |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/ |website=Austin Spurs |access-date=July 3, 2010 |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428194830/http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Austin Aztex]] of the [[United Soccer League]], the [[Austin Outlaws]] in [[Women's Football Alliance|WFA]] football, and the [[Austin Aces]] in [[World TeamTennis|WTT]] tennis.

Natural features like the bicycle-friendly [[Texas Hill Country]] and generally mild [[#Climate|climate]] make Austin the home of several endurance and multi-sport races and communities. The Capitol 10,000 is the largest {{nowrap|10 k}} race in Texas, and approximately fifth largest in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 11, 2010 |title=Cap 10K race a running success |work=KXAN News |location=Austin, TX |url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/health/Cap-10K-race-a-running-success |access-date=February 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413003309/http://www.kxan.com/dpp/health/Cap-10K-race-a-running-success |archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref> The [[Austin Marathon]] has been run in the city every year since 1992. Additionally, the city is home to the largest 5 mile race in Texas,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Sub Sandwich Shop - Thundercloud Subs |url=http://thundercloud.com/turkey-trot/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716235415/http://thundercloud.com/turkey-trot/history/ |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> named the Turkey Trot as it is run annually on Thanksgiving. Started in 1991 by Thundercloud Subs, a local sandwich chain (who still sponsors the event), the event has grown to host over 20,000 runners. All proceeds are donated to Caritas of Austin, a local charity.

The Austin-founded American Swimming Association hosts several swim races around town. Austin is also the hometown of several cycling groups and the disgraced cyclist [[Lance Armstrong]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macur |first=Juliet |date=October 22, 2012 |title=Lance Armstrong Is Stripped of His 7 Tour de France Titles |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/sports/cycling/armstrong-stripped-of-his-7-tour-de-france-titles.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/sports/cycling/armstrong-stripped-of-his-7-tour-de-france-titles.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |access-date=November 14, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Combining these three disciplines is a growing crop of triathlons, including the Capital of Texas Triathlon held every [[Memorial Day]] on and around Lady Bird Lake, [[Auditorium Shores]], and [[Downtown Austin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2009 |title=Capital of Texas triathlon maps |url=http://www.captextri.com/triathlon-information.php#att6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102132934/https://www.captextri.com/triathlon-information.php |archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>

Austin is home to the [[Circuit of the Americas]] (COTA), a grade 1 [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] specification {{convert|3.427|mi|km|adj=on}} [[motor racing]] facility which hosts the [[Formula One]] [[United States Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2019 |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/contact |website=Circuit of The Americas}}</ref> The State of Texas has pledged $25&nbsp;million in public funds annually for 10 years to pay the sanctioning fees for the race.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maher |first=John |date=July 20, 2010 |title=Combs enthusiastic about F1 after watching Gritish Grand Prix |work=Austin American-Statesman |url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/racing/combs-enthusiastic-about-f1-after-watching-british-grand-812021.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723104435/http://www.statesman.com/sports/racing/combs-enthusiastic-about-f1-after-watching-british-grand-812021.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |date=May 25, 2010 |title=US Grand Prix returns to F1 in 2012 |work=autosport.com |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publishing]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83873 |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526183212/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83873 |archive-date=May 26, 2010}}</ref> Built at an estimated cost of $250 to $300&nbsp;million, the circuit opened in 2012 and is located just east of the [[Austin Bergstrom International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2010 |title=Formula One Headed for Austin |url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula-one-headed-for-austin-708205.html?cxtype=rss_business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922064423/http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula-one-headed-for-austin-708205.html?cxtype=rss_business |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |website=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tavo(CT)Hellmund Bio |url=http://www.racingwest.com/drivers/tavo-ct-hellmund/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601084459/http://www.racingwest.com/drivers/tavo-ct-hellmund/ |archive-date=June 1, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |publisher=Racing West.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The circuit also hosts the [[Texas Grand Prix|EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix]] NASCAR race in late March each year.

The summer of 2014 marked the inaugural season for [[World TeamTennis]] team [[Austin Aces]], formerly [[Orange County Breakers]] of the southern California region. The Austin Aces played their matches at the [[Cedar Park Center]] northwest of Austin, and featured former professionals [[Andy Roddick]] and [[Marion Bartoli]], as well as current WTA tour player [[Vera Zvonareva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Austin Aces |url=http://www.austinacestennis.com/teams/page.aspx?article_id=4163 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125610/http://www.austinacestennis.com/teams/page.aspx?article_id=4163 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |website=[[Austin Aces]]}}</ref> The team left after the 2015 season.

In 2017, [[Anthony Precourt|Precourt Sports Ventures]] announced a plan to move the [[Columbus Crew SC]] soccer franchise from [[Columbus, Ohio]] to Austin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2017 |title=Statement from Precourt Sports Ventures |url=https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2017/10/17/statement-precourt-sports-ventures |access-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191523/https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2017/10/17/statement-precourt-sports-ventures |url-status=live }}</ref> Precourt negotiated an agreement with the City of Austin to build a $200&nbsp;million privately funded stadium on public land at 10414 McKalla Place,<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 29, 2018 |title=Statement from Precourt Sports Ventures |language=en-US |work=MLS2ATX |url=http://mls2atx.com/statement-from-precourt-sports-ventures-june-29/ |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035632/http://mls2atx.com/statement-from-precourt-sports-ventures-june-29/ |archive-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> following initial interest in Butler Shores Metropolitan Park and Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Strong 'no Guerrero' message to stadium debate |work=statesman |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/soccer/strong-guerrero-message-stadium-debate/1tC1wkLD2xObN3EvUhsawO/ |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035512/https://www.statesman.com/sports/soccer/strong-guerrero-message-stadium-debate/1tC1wkLD2xObN3EvUhsawO/ }}</ref> As part of an arrangement with the league, operational rights of Columbus Crew SC were sold in late 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ferree |first1=Ben |publisher=Pro Soccer USA |date=December 28, 2018 |title=Columbus Crew SC saved: MLS announces new ownership agreement |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/columbus-crew-sc/mls-announces-sale-of-columbus-crew-sc/ |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607052211/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/columbus-crew-sc/mls-announces-sale-of-columbus-crew-sc/ }}</ref> and Austin FC was announced as Major League Soccer's 27th franchise on January 15, 2019, with the expansion team starting play in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bils |first=Chris |title=Austin FC officially announced as 27th MLS club with 'local roots' |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/20190115/austin-fc-officially-announced-as-27th-mls-club-with-local-roots |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520104105/https://www.statesman.com/sports/20190115/austin-fc-officially-announced-as-27th-mls-club-with-local-roots |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Austin Country Club]] is a private golf club located along the shores of the Colorado River, right next to the [[Pennybacker Bridge]]. Founded in 1899, the club moved to its third and present site in 1984, which features a challenging layout designed by noted course architect [[Pete Dye]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Brandon |date=March 16, 2017 |title=Tour the host golf course of the WGC-Dell Match Play, Austin Country Club |url=http://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/austin-country-club-16328.htm |access-date=March 27, 2017 |website=Golf Advisor |archive-date=March 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105907/http://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/austin-country-club-16328.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Michael |date=April 1, 2015 |title=Golfers and nonplayers remain fond of former Austin Country Club |work=Austin American-Statesman |location=(Texas) |url=http://www.mystatesman.com/entertainment/golfers-and-nonplayers-remain-fond-former-austin-country-club-site/jEDyEr6QTzDQiwp056mJ0I/ |access-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105339/http://www.mystatesman.com/entertainment/golfers-and-nonplayers-remain-fond-former-austin-country-club-site/jEDyEr6QTzDQiwp056mJ0I/ |archive-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

Austin is set to host the [[Blast Austin Major 2025|BLAST.TV Austin Major]], the 22nd [[Counter-Strike Major Championships|''Counter-Strike'' Major]] [[esports]] tournament, from June 9 to 22, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MIRAA |title=Official: BLAST to host 2025 Summer Major in Austin |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/39249/official-blast-to-host-2025-summer-major-in-austin |access-date=June 14, 2024 |work=[[HLTV|HLTV.org]] |date=June 14, 2024 |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614181336/https://www.hltv.org/news/39249/official-blast-to-host-2025-summer-major-in-austin |url-status=live }}</ref>