The Confluence, the $91.5M second phase of the Waterloo Greenway following Waller Creek to Lady Bird Lake, celebrates its free public grand opening downtown on June 6. read more

The 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to Austin with free Austin FC watch parties at Auditorium Shores on June 11 and 12, registration now open. read more

Texas baseball landed the No. 6 national seed and is hosting the NCAA Austin Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, May 29 to June 1. read more

Crux Climbing Center's new South Austin campus is now open with local newcomers Switchback Coffee & Beer and Granny's Tacos, celebrated at Come and Send It Fest on May 30. read more

Blues on the Green, Austin's longest-running free concert series, returns to Zilker Park for two summer nights on June 9 and 10. read more

The Paramount's beloved Summer Classic Film Series shifts to the State Theatre and other venues as the historic theater's renovation kicks off mid-June. read more

Austin FC and Q2 named Brazilian-inspired snack maker OCA Foods the 2026 Dream Starter Competition winner, awarding the local company $100,000 to grow its business. read more

The San Antonio Spurs are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years after a Game 7 win over Oklahoma City, with Game 1 against the Knicks tonight in San Antonio.

Iconic music venue Emo's is moving locations, with LA-based AEG Presents taking over its East Riverside spot once the current lease ends at the end of the year. read more

West Sixth Street favorite Bar Peached closed after a May 31 fire damaged its roof and kitchen; no one was hurt, and the team behind The Peached Tortilla plans to rebuild. read more

Two downtown hotels, The Line Austin and the Hyatt Centric on Congress Avenue, returned to their lenders at a June 2 foreclosure auction for a combined $222.5 million. read more

First Thursday moves from the shuttered South Congress Hotel to Rainey Street, kicking off June 4 at Hotel Van Zandt with an afterparty at Modern Bar. read more

Georgetown was named America's No. 1 newest boomtown by SmartAsset, powered by surging population, housing, and economic growth. read more

June 4: First Thursday @ Rainey Street (Details)

June 4: The Drop-In Music Series @ The Long Center (details)

June 5-7: Hotoberfest @ Banger's on Rainey Street (details)

June 6: The Confluence Grand Opening @ Waterloo Greenway (details)

June 6: Texas vs Oregon, NCAA Austin Super Regional (tickets)

June 6-7: Monster Jam @ Moody Center ATX (tickets)

June 6: 5th Annual Midsummer Festival @ Old Bakery (RSVP)

June 7: Scoopapalooza Fest '26 @ Bouldin Acres (details)

June 9-10: Blues on the Green @ Zilker Park (details)

June 11-14: Major League Pickleball @ Austin Pickle Ranch (details)

June 11: Charlie Puth @ Moody Center ATX (tickets)

June 11-12: Austin FC Soccer Celebration @ Auditorium Shores (RSVP)

June 12-14: The Lord of the Rings @ Bass Concert Hall (tickets)

June 13-July 19: Casa Verde World Cup Party @ Inn Cahoots (details)

June 19: A$AP Rocky @ Moody Center ATX (tickets)

June 24-28: Austin Asian American Film Festival @ AFS Cinema (details)

June 28-29: Bob Dylan @ Moody Amphitheater (tickets)

Live Oak Brewing Company — Austin's oldest craft brewery, founded by Chip McElroy in 1997, pouring old-world German and Czech lagers like its famous Hefeweizen across 22 shaded acres with an 18-hole disc golf course. 1615 Crozier Ln, Del Valle. (Instagram | Website)

Austin Beerworks — A North Austin mainstay near the Domain, brewing since 2011 and best known for its endlessly drinkable Pearl Snap pilsner and the cult-favorite Sputnik imperial stout. 3001 Industrial Terrace. (Instagram | Website)

Zilker Brewing Co. — The East Sixth taproom that brothers Patrick and Forrest Clark built with friend Marco Rodriguez, home of the crisp Icy Boys rice lager and the Spicy Boys fried chicken truck out back. 1701 E 6th St. (Instagram | Website)

Pinthouse — The local brewpub behind Electric Jellyfish, the hazy IPA you will find on tap all over town, started by six friends in 2012 with brewer Joe Mohrfeld at the helm. 4729 Burnet Rd. (Instagram | Website)

St. Elmo Brewing Co. — A South Austin neighborhood favorite in the St. Elmo yard from Austin Beerworks alumni Bryan Winslow and Tim Bullock, pouring balanced, easy-drinking beers like the Carl Kölsch. 440 E St Elmo Rd, Ste G-2. (Instagram | Website)