Austin added two new Michelin stars this year, Fabrik and Kappo Kappo, bringing the city to seven starred restaurants (the most in Texas), plus a new Recommended nod for Din Ho Chinese BBQ and an Outstanding Service Award for Barley Swine’s GM. (read more)

ACL Fest’s rain-soaked first weekend delayed Saturday’s opening and turned Zilker into a mud pit, but the city says the grass underneath is healthy, and the Great Lawn will close for several weeks of restoration now that Weekend 2 is done. (read more)

Canyon Ranch opens its 600-acre, all-inclusive wellness resort in Spicewood on Oct. 22, with a 40,000-square-foot spa and on-site homes starting at $3.8 million. (read more)

Hot Luck, Aaron Franklin’s live-fire food and music festival and one of Austin’s best food fests, returns this Friday and Saturday with Giddy Up at Franklin Barbecue and House Party at Assembly Hall. (read more)

Travis County wants public input through Nov. 4 on the new 1,500-acre RGK Ranch Park and a roughly 475-acre expansion of Reimers Ranch, with ideas ranging from camping to mountain bike trails. (read more)

Buda, the Wiener Dog Capital of Texas, just installed a 19-foot steel dachshund in Buda City Park that it hopes will get I-35 drivers to pull over. (read more)

Leander’s Northline development is adding a 30,000-square-foot Market District that will lean toward Asian restaurants and retailers, with an opening planned for early 2028. (read more)

Wheatsville’s Guadalupe store closes Oct. 25 after 45 years, and its rooftop Mangiasaurus is moving to the South Lamar location to help run the produce section. (read more)

Austin Water is laying 4,500 feet of purple reclaimed water pipe through Travis Heights to save drinking water for future droughts. (read more)

Oklahoma stunned No. 1 Texas 27-24 on a late field goal in Dallas, and now the Longhorns host the Florida Gators, who beat them last season, at DKR this Saturday. (read more)

Austin-based Bumble agreed to be bought by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash deal that values the dating app at $1.3 billion and will take it private, paying shareholders $6.05 a share. (read more)

Gorillaz: The Mountain Tour w/ Little Simz & Deltron 3030 at Moody Center (Tickets)

Gov’t Mule & Ziggy Marley: Dreaming The Same Dream Tour at Moody Amphitheater (Tickets)

Hot Luck: Giddy Up at Franklin Barbecue (Tickets)

Foster the People w/ Goth Babe at Moody Amphitheater (Tickets)

Batman (1989) in Concert with the Austin Symphony at The Long Center (Tickets)

Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints (Free) at Central Machine Works (Details)

St. Elias Mediterranean Festival at St. Elias Orthodox Church (Oct 16–18) (Details)

Texas vs. Florida at DKR, 11am (Tickets)

East Side Mini Open 8 at The Cavalier + East Side Bars (Tickets)

East 5th Block Party at Central Machine Works, East End Ballroom & More (RSVP)

The 4th Annual Great Pug Grumble at Sherwood Forest Faire (Tickets)

Buda Arts Festival at Historic Downtown Buda (Details)

Hot Luck: House Party at Assembly Hall (Tickets)

White Collar Fight Night 2 at Fair Market (Tickets)

Austin FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps at Q2 Stadium, 7:30pm (Tickets)

Batman (1989) in Concert with the Austin Symphony at The Long Center (Tickets)

MGMT (DJ Set) at The Concourse Project (Tickets)

Sweat Fest at Vanta Athletics Rooftop (Details)

Hermanos Gutiérrez at Moody Amphitheater (Tickets)

Weezer w/ The Shins & Silversun Pickups at Moody Center (Tickets)

Fear Fair at Sign Bar (Tickets)

Twisted Carnival at Gibson Street Bar (RSVP)

Texas Pumpkin Fest in Leander (Oct 10–Nov 1, Sat & Sun) (Tickets)

Oct 23–25: Formula 1 US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (Tickets)

Sat, Oct 24: Texas vs. Ole Miss at DKR (Tickets)

Sat, Oct 31: Texas vs. Mississippi State at DKR (Tickets)

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