Dinosaur Jr. w/ Stef Chura at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater, 7pm (Tickets)

First Thursday Social w/ Jeff Akoh, Mau Moctezuma & more at Clive & Bar Fino, 6–10pm (afters at Bar Hacienda, 10pm–2am) (Tickets)

John Summit: CTRL ESCAPE Arena Tour w/ ALOK & Jackie Hollander at Moody Center, 7pm (Tickets)

Austin Studio Tour Kick-Off Celebration ($25) at Almost Real Things Gallery at Canopy, 6:30–10pm (Tickets)

Pachanga Nocturna w/ Cerva (25+) at Twins Rooftop, 10pm–2am (RSVP)

Austin Veterans Parade (Free) on Congress Ave, 9am (Details)

Understated Leather Warehouse Sale w/ Allens Boots (up to 90% off) at 209 E Ben White Blvd, Ste 115, 9am–1pm (Details)

TM BBQ Fest: BBQ World’s Fair (Free) in Downtown Lockhart, 12–6pm (RSVP)

Outside the City Limits Music Festival w/ Jonathan Terrell & Tush at Vista Brewing in Driftwood, 12–8pm (Tickets)

The Yard Block Party w/ Austin Flea, Restos & Konami Code (All Ages) at The Yard, 1–5pm (RSVP)

3rd Annual Austin Chicken Wing Festival at Travis County Expo Center, 1–6pm (Tickets)

Wimberley Film Festival at Blue Hole Regional Park, 4–8pm (Details)

TXRD Calvello Cup Championship: Putas del Fuego vs. Rhinestones at Travis County Expo Center, 6pm (Tickets)

Mini Cows & Pilates at Legacy Padel, 11am–2pm (Details)

TM BBQ Fest: Top 50 Picnic at Lockhart City Park, 1–4pm (Tickets)

Wheel of Fortune LIVE! at ACL Live, 8pm (Tickets)

Austin Food & Wine Festival at Auditorium Shores (Nov 6–8) (Tickets)

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival at venues across Austin (Nov 5–8) (Badges)

Africa to Austin: African Drum & Dance Festival at the Carver Museum & more (Nov 6–8) (Tickets)

East Austin Vintage Shop Hop at 14 East Austin shops (Nov 6–8)

Nov 14–15 & 21–22: Austin Studio Tour (Free) (Details)

Dec 10–23: Austin Trail of Lights at Zilker Park (Tickets)

Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group will stop managing its concepts at the Arrive Austin hotel on Sixth Street as of Nov. 9. Kalimotxo will close, and the hotel will replace it with a lobby bar. (read more)

Still Austin Whiskey Co. opened The Still Austin Quarter, a 15,000-square-foot live music, cocktail and food venue on Willow Springs Road in South Austin. Its grand opening is Thursday, Nov. 5, with Shakey Graves in the Music Room and an Adrian Quesada DJ set in the Vinyl Lounge. (read more)

Texas (6-2) beat Mississippi State 31-3, moved up to No. 10 in the AP poll, and opened at No. 7 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. Next up is a road game Saturday at No. 19 Missouri (11 a.m. CT, ESPN), then LSU, Arkansas and Texas A&M to close the season. (read more)

Austin voters approved $295 million in bonds: $260 million for city parks and $35 million for libraries. Both propositions passed easily, each with more than 60% of the vote. (read more)

SXSW announced more than 325 community-voted PanelPicker sessions for its 2027 innovation, music, and film & TV conferences, running March 15-21. The most popular topics were Tech & AI, Workplace, Brand & Marketing, Health, and Creator Economy. (read more)

Tesla extended its Austin Robotaxi hours to 2 a.m., giving riders a 20-hour service window. Tesla also launched unsupervised rides in Fort Worth, making it the seventh city with unsupervised service. (read more)

Democrats won Texas’ top races for the first time in decades. James Talarico won the U.S. Senate seat, breaking Democrats’ 32-year losing streak, and Gina Hinojosa became the first Democrat elected governor of Texas since Ann Richards in 1990. State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) also unseated three-term Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, per the Associated Press. (read more)

Austin FC’s playoff hopes ended with a 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake. (read more)