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Austin events, seasonal roundups and local happenings.

Calendar of Austin events for fall 2026 by month: September includes Levitation, Fantastic Fest and the COTALAND opening; October includes both ACL Fest weekends, Hot Luck Fest and the Formula 1 US Grand Prix, with October 24 highlighted for overlapping F1, Texas vs Ole Miss and Viva la Vida; November includes Wurstfest, the Texas Book Festival and the Austin Studio Tour.

Fall 2026 in Austin: ACL at 25, F1, and the One Saturday to Plan Around

Joe Bjorklund / September 8, 2026

ACL turns 25 across two October weekends, Formula 1 returns to COTA, and on October 24 the race, a Longhorns home game and Viva la Vida all land on the same day. A confirmed guide to Austin this fall.

Chart of Austin daily high temperatures in August 2026, peaking at 107 degrees on August 22 and 23, with 29 of 31 days reaching 100 degrees, alongside June rainfall of 6.50 inches and Lake Travis at 100 percent capacity.

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Austin’s Summer 2026, Recapped: Floods, 107 Degrees, and Everything In Between

Joe Bjorklund / September 8, 2026

July brought the Hill Country’s worst flooding in decades and filled Lake Travis for the first time since 2019. August delivered 29 triple-digit days. Here is what else happened in Austin this summer.