For those who hope to steer clear of the traffic and crowds that inevitably come with music festivals but still want to enjoy the energy pumping through the veins of Austin during Austin City Limits Festival weekend, here are some alternatives for you!
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Friday, October 5th
ACL Radio’s Live Morning Broadcast During ACL Music Festival
8:00 AM – 12:00 NOON | Threadgill’s South World HQ
On Friday and Saturday, Austin City Limits Radio is hosting a live morning broadcast from Threadgill’s featuring live performances and interviews with some of your favorite artists playing ACL Music Festival! A $5 donation to HAAM, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, gets you in the door, and if you’re one of the first 93 guests to arrive you’ll get a complimentary breakfast taco, too!
ACL Music Festival Late Night Shows
Various Times | Various Locations
Late night after-shows on the first day of the festival include performances all around Austin from St. Vincent, The Wombats with Yungblud, Sofi Tukker with Ikebe Shakedown, Gryffin, Japanese Breakfast with Molly Burch, and Fatai. Check out www.aclfestival.com/late-night-shows for times, locations, and prices of these shows!
Chip & Sip
12:00PM | Butler Park Pitch and Putt
Starting on Friday afternoon until Sunday evening, Deep Eddy Vodka is hosting “Chip & Sip”. With complimentary drinks, free food from local food vendors, and prizes, Chip & Sip could be the perfect pit stop to the fest or just an alternative weekend adventure! RSVP in order to get free entry to this event.
Saturday, October 6th
ACL Radio’s Live Morning Broadcast During ACL Music Festival
8:00 AM – 12:00 NOON | Threadgill’s South World HQ
On Friday and Saturday, Austin City Limits Radio is hosting a live morning broadcast from Threadgill’s featuring live performances and interviews with some of your favorite artists playing ACL Music Festival! A $5 donation to HAAM, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, gets you in the door, and if you’re one of the first 93 guests to arrive you’ll get a complimentary breakfast taco, too!
ACL Music Festival Late Night Shows
Various Times | Various Locations
On Friday and Saturday, Austin City Limits Radio is hosting a live morning broadcast from Threadgill’s featuring live performances and interviews with some of your favorite artists playing ACL Music Festival! A $5 donation to HAAM, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, gets you in the door, and if you’re one of the first 93 guests to arrive you’ll get a complimentary breakfast taco, too!
Goat Yoga
10:00AM | The Ball Farm
Getting out of the city to relax on Saturday morning might be the perfect rewind process… And did we mention with goats?! The Ball Farm, located 30 minutes outside of downtown Austin, is hosting their first outdoor, open air yoga class with baby goats. The one hour vinyasa class welcomes all levels of practice and is kid friendly. Each class is $25, class slots are filled through The Ball Farm website.
Sunday, October 7th
ACL Music Festival Late Night Shows
Various times | Various locations
Beginning to wind down from a busy weekend, you can catch the last of the weekend’s performances from a gospel brunch with Bells of Joy or a late night after-show with The Breeders. Check out www.aclfestival.com/late-night-shows for times, locations, and prices of these shows!
John Lennon Birthday Tribute
8:00PM | Threadgill’s South World HQ
The annual John Lennon Birthday Tribute from the #9 Orchestra is hosting their 28th show on Sunday. Centered around Lennon’s musical journey and successes, the orchestra will cover songs from Lennon and The Beatles. Enjoy instrumental covers of some of the most popular songs in history, just in time for Lennon’s birthday on Oct. 9! Tickets to the show are $15.
Snoop Dogg x Bumble
10:00PM | Summit Rooftop Lounge
On Sunday night, Bumble is hosting an event at Summit Rooftop Lounge featuring Snoop Dogg and other guest performers. Giveaways and prizes will be given during the show. Although tickets are sold out online, Bumble Ambassadors and partners are giving away tickets on various social media platforms so get online to see how you could win tickets!
