Tacos & Doggos

Tacos & Doggos #002

Date: 03/31 | Time: 6 PM – 9 PM | Location: Central Machine Works

ZilkerBark is excited to present you with Tacos & Doggos #002.

This event Is about good times, tacos and doggos. Best of all, the experience is 100% free to attend! The event will take place on (Taco) Tuesday, March 31st at Central Machine Works. The event will feature local tacos, drinks, vendors, and a custom dog photo set for you to snap a photo of your dog!

If you’re interested in attending, we highly recommend that you sign up for our text message and email alerts, they will be our primary form of promotion!

For more information, click here.

91st ABC Kite Fest

91st ABC Kite Fest

Date: 03/29 | Time: 10 AM – 5 PM | Location: ABC Kite Fest

Let your imagination take flight! On March 29th, join thousands of Austinites in Zilker Park for the 91st ABC Kite Fest!

Held each year in March, the ABC Kite Fest is one of Austin’s most beloved, family-friendly traditions. ABC Kite Fest boasts day-long activities for all ages, including the traditional kite flying contest and showcase, and MossFest, a children’s music concert. Soar into spring and join thousands of Austinites for a free, all-day event filled with kite making, flying and gazing.

Founded as a simple kite contest in 1929 by The Exchange Club of Austin, Austin’s annual kite festival was designed to foster creativity in children. Now ABC Kite Fest is the country’s longest running festival of its kind, underwritten by ABC Home and Commercial Services and produced by Friends of the ABC Kite Fest, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Through support from sponsors and community partners, Friends of the ABC Kite Fest enables one of Austin’s longest-standing traditions to thrive and grow. Proceeds from ABC Kite Fest are gifted to Communities in Schools of Central Texas and the Moss Pieratt Foundation.

For more information, click here.

Austin Fairytale Ball

Austin Fairytale Ball

Date: 03/28 | Time: 9 AM – 6:30 PM | Location: Palmer Events Center

Sing, Dance, and Play The Fairytale Way!

The Austin Fairytale Ball is the perfect event for any little princess or prince. Join us for this family-friendly event! Every guest will have time to share magical moments with every princess in attendance!

VIP Tickets: VIP guests get a full extra hour with the princesses before the ball begins! This VIP time includes stories, songs, pixie wishes, dance lessons. VIP tickets include the Fairytale Ball immediately following.

Fairytale Tickets: A Royal Entrance, Group Games, Ocean Yoga, Princess Crafts, Stories, and Sing-A-Longs, Princess Performances, Professional Portraits, and MORE!

For more information on the Austin Fairytale Ball, click here.

Urban Music Fest 2020

Urban Music Fest 2020

Date: 03/27 – 03/28 | Location: Auditorium Shores 

More than 15,000 music revelers annually converge on Auditorium Shores to enjoy Austin’s only music festival focused on R&B, neo-soul and hip-hop music.

The festival has consistently provided a venue for local performers as well as presented top national R&B acts that provide family-friendly entertainment. The Urban Music Fest 2020 (UMF) is celebrating its 15th year in March. This year’s festival is going to be a fun-filled weekend full of great entertainment and community participation.

For more information on the Urban Music Fest 2020, click here.

Melissa Etheridge at Rodeo Austin

Melissa Etheridge at Rodeo Austin

Date: 02/24 | Time: 7 PM – 10 PM | Location: Rodeo Austin

Melissa Etheridge will be playing on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Rodeo Austin following the ProRodeo performance!

Get your tickets on Friday, January 24, 2020.

We are Rodeo Austin, a not-for-profit that provides real experiences and gritty fun to raise millions for Texas kids. Our rodeo attracts the best cowboys and cowgirls on the ProRodeo circuit. Watch exciting rodeo competitions such as bull riding, bronc riding, and barrel racing. A live music performance from the arena floor completes each ProRodeo & Concert event!

For more information on Melissa Etheridge at Rodeo Austin, click here.

History of Television: Charlie’s Angels

History of Television: Charlie’s Angels

Date: 03/23 | Time: 7 PM – 8:40 PM | Location: AFS Cinema

Austin Film Society Presents – History of Television: Charlie’s Angels

Television pioneers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg ushered in an all-new era of crime television with the phenomenally popular Charlie’s Angels, which debuted in 1976. Over the course of five seasons it looked at society through an especially flattering funhouse mirror. Author and scholar Amanda Reyes joins us for this special screening of two episodes of the series along with an informative and opinionated discussion about its merits and importance. Free and open to the public.

For more information on the History of Television: Charlie’s Angels, click here.

Pug Spring Gala 2020

Pug Spring Gala 2020

Date: 03/22 | Time:  5 PM – 8 PM| Location: Mercury Hall

Are you looking for something really special to do to commemorate the coming of SPRING? Would you like that special something to mean something to a lot of little puggie lives?

Join us for a special event for Pug Rescue of Austin – we are celebrating the changing of seasons by showing our love to PUGS! This Pug Spring Gala 2020 will feature a beautiful setting, our famous pug-themed silent auction, live music, and more! Ticket price includes delicious bites from some of our favorite Italian restaurants around town in addition to vegetarian and gluten free options plus signature cocktails, cider, brews from Friends and Allies Brewing Company and nonalcoholic beverages.

2020 UPDATE: In order to expand the event, we have added the G/A option. These tickets do NOT have seats, but cocktail tables will be available around the room.

We are a volunteer based organization with no paid staff. We rely solely on donations and fundraisers like this to cover the medical expenses of our rescue pugs. Pass the word, this isn’t just for PUG people! This is a great opportunity to eat great food, drink tasty wine, and save the lives of pugs while doing it. We will take a look back on some of the special cases and have a special behind the scenes presentation by the Pug Whisperer, Signe Corbin.

This gala is a human only event to raise funds for our rescue pugs. However, we will have a few pug-lebrities in attendance.

For more information on the Pug Spring Gala 2020, click here.

Muddy Dash - Austin

Muddy Dash – Austin

Date: 03/21 | Time: 8 AM – 4:30 PM | Location: Circuit of The Americas

Muddy Dash is not your average mud run!

FREE REGISTRATION ENDS ON Wednesday Mar 18 AND THEN GOES UP TO $40

Get ready for up to 3 Miles of messy mayhem. You and your friends/family can expect to run, walk, crawl, wade, slip, slide, and scream with excitement as Muddy Dash gets you fabulously filthy. Our course will offer you about a dozen ways to get dirty and at the end you can slide your way clean. Muddy Dash is where you can act like a kid and even bring your kid to this all ages event. The best way to throw your cares away is to throw them in the mud.

Muddy Dash – Austin is a few miles of fun.  You can expect about a dozen Muddy Moments where, in order to move on, you’ll need to run, walk, crawl, wade, slip, or slide. Our Mud Experts will take you through the experience and you never know who you’ll encounter along the way. Mud pits won’t be any deeper than waist deep, so you don’t have to worry about actually swimming. Muddy Dash is all about having a good time; so you don’t have to worry about competition or timing. Costumes are always welcomed. From the moment you step off of the Start Line, until you cross the Finish, Muddy Dash will put a smile on the filthy faces of you and all of your muddy buddies.

Check In: 6:30am | Race Time: 7:30am
 
For more information on the Muddy Dash – Austin, click here.
Metropalooza 2020

Metropalooza 2020

Date: 03/20 – 03/22 | Time: 9:30 PM | Location: The Metropolis Apartments – Austin,Texas

Come one, come all to Metropalooza 2020 Festival celebrating Austin art in all forms, at The Metropolis Apts .

Every year, this festival brings the community together with stellar local music, bad ass out-of- town bands, live painters, local artisans, craft vendors, and Free beer, vodka, food, and more! Plus, we rock out onstage right in front our brightly colored pool.

As always there is NO ENTRY FEE! GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA is bringing the party with FREE VODKA! Sweet Sammie has donated a keg of FREE BEER for every festival day! WATERLOO SPARKLING WATER will be keeping everyone hydrated with FREE SPARKLING WATER! We’ll be grilling up food fit for meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans too!

We’ll have some amazing craft vendors & artisans selling their wares.

Plus, Paige Selin, Olivia La Torre , Elizabeth Grear Nutatis will be live painting during the weekend so stay tuned and check out their amazing creations!

If you don’t know The Metropolis, ask a friend, we throw killer parties. The Metropolis Apartment Complex is unique among Austin apartments as we’re affiliated with American Village communities, Inc nonprofit. We provide affordable housing to all people, with a special focus on artists and musicians, so they can truly “live and play” here in Austin. No need to reserve practice spaces, musicians play here! Artists paint here, it’s pretty cool.

Poster Illustration created by the amazing Austin Ayala.

For more information on the Metropalooza 2020, click here.

ROUND ROCK - The Goonies

ROUND ROCK – The Goonies

Date: 03/19 | Time: 8 PM – 11 PM | Location: The Blue Starlite Drive-in ROUND ROCK

*ROUND ROCK!* The Goonies 35th Anniversary! – The NEW BLUE STARLITE ROUND ROCK (8pm Show/7pm Gates)

Say hello to our new little mini urban drive-in IN ROUND ROCK, TX.! We have a been working on this for 3 years and we are thrilled to be able to finally bring our Blue Starlite Experience to our Patrons up NORTH!

Revisit this family classic with 35 Anniversary pre-show Goonies docs, making of, and extras!

See it at our much-anticipated **ROUND ROCK** location
Salt Lick BBQ meals available for pre-order!
8:00 show
7:00 gates

For more information on The Goonies, click here.