With summer quickly approaching, May offers a wide variety of activities best spent outdoors.
Perhaps you want to bar hop at one of the many live music joints along dirty 6th St. Or, if hiking is more your style, you’ll want to hike and watch the sunset on Mount Bonnell. In a city like Austin, the opportunities are endless.
May Event Calendar
JMBLYA
See some of the hottest artists at JMBLYA, a two-day music festival in Dallas and Austin. The festival welcomes well-known hip-hop and rap artists, who are among the most famous in the music game right now. Throughout its history, this music event has seen stars such as Kanye West, J Cole, Travis Scott, and more. The line-up for 2020 has yet to be announced. General admission tickets start at $109 for the Austin festival.
Pecan Street Festival
Pecan Street Festival is a must-attend event for craft, food, and beverage lovers. Featuring a variety of food vendors, artists, and musicians, this event holds value for every type of people. The crowd turns the Pecan Street into a lively, rock, bi-annual street fair. This festival is one of the largest, and longest-running, arts/crafts and music festivals in the nation - a great reason to attend!
Finding Euphoria
Join the Finding Euphoria Music Festival and enjoy the unique electronic music, music arts, car camping, workshops, art, and much more. The popularity can be judged as thousands of people travel Austin every year for this electronic music festival. This festival is amongst Austin's most popular combined music and camping festivals.
Hot Luck Food & Music Festival
Don't miss out on the Hot Luck Festival, an event filled with fire, food, and music. This four-day event is filled with great performers, renowned chefs, and food from popular restaurants. You can buy tickets to see some of your favorite bands (prices start at $15 for each band) or you can buy whole day passes that give you access to the full musical lineup for the day of your choosing (prices start at $125). Tickets for the whole four days start at $550.
Austin's ONLY Hot Air Balloon Festival
Feel like doing something different with a loved one or friends? What's more different than a hot air balloon ride? This one-day event allows you to face your fears and ride a hot air balloon with beautiful views of the surroundings. It's way beyond just hot air balloon rides though, as you'll indulge in food and drinks from vendors, watch live music and even ride a helicopter to experience great views.
ILLfest Music & Art Festival
The ILLfest Music & Art Festival is an unforgettable and enriching experience everyone will love. The Festival devotes itself to some of the world's most talented electronic musicians, DJs, and bands. Some of the top names making an appearance include: Seven Lions, Deorro, Gramatik, G Jones, Riot Ten, Bleep Bloop, LUCA LUSH, Manila Killa, Kompany b2b TYNAN, Vincent b2b Montell2099, and QUIX.
iHeartRadio Country 2020
iHeartRadio Country is back again and it's better than ever. This annual music event is a celebration of some of the top country music artists in the nation. Unlike typical music festivals, the format features 30-minute sets per performer, so everyone gets the opportunity to listen to their favorite country artist. The artists for this year's event have yet to be announced, though get your tickets in quick before they sell out!
Texas Burlesque Festival
Live life to the fullest and venture in different and exciting opportunities. The Texas Burlesque Festival is a must-see if you love to be a part of a unique experience. The two-day hoedown celebrates the revival of burlesque dancing and is aimed at enthusiasts, professionals, wanna be's or those seeking entertainment. The weekend overflows with the opportunity to embark in burlesque too, with parties, workshops, and live performances.
WICKED
See the live performance WICKED! Travel to the land of Oz before Dorthy and Toto's arrival to learn about to withces of Oz! This multi-award winning show will make for an unforgettable night. Get your tickets here!
Things to Do in Austin in May
Blues on the Green
From May through August, hundreds of concert-goers flock to Zilker Park to partake in one of Austin’s most beloved traditions: Blues on the Green. It’s a free concert series that pops up once a month during the summer months. There are food and drink vendors available for purchase, or you can always pack your own dinner. Make sure to bring a blanket or two and find a nice spot for the night. The event, like most things in Austin, is dog-friendly so if you’re traveling with Fido, you can bring him along too!
Take a dip in one of Austin’s iconic pools
With a size of three acres, Barton Springs Pool isn’t your ordinary swimming pool. It’s a freshwater pool whose water is fed by a source of springs at the bottom. You’ll want to get there early as it gets very busy during the daytime. If you’re feeling adventurous, head on over at night and swim in cold, dark waters whose true depths cannot be seen by the naked eye once the sun sets. The pool is free from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. every night.
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Dripping Springs
If you’re looking for a real natural wonder, take a drive about 45 minutes west of Austin, and you’ll find yourself in Dripping Springs, TX, which is home to the beautiful Hamilton Pool Preserve. The pool is a result of a once-underground river which had collapsed, leaving a dome-like shape on the back half of the pool. Bring your swimming clothes and dive into the icy waters that sit below a 50-foot waterfall. Due to the popularity of the pool, you’ll have to make reservations ahead of time.
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Get dirty on famous 6th St. and the Red River Cultural District
No trip to Austin would be complete without a trip to infamous 6th street. Two blocks of bars, restaurants, shops, and a weekend block party that is closed to all traffic, 6th Street is the place to go for a raunchy night out. Situated in the heart of downtown Austin, it’s conveniently located to the Texas State Capitol building, delicious cuisine, and Lady Bird Lake.
A few blocks away, right past the Austin Convention Center, you’ll find the Red River District which is another entertainment neighborhood worth checking out. The district boasts some of the very best live musical performances in the city.
Austin Concerts in May
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