Free things to do this weekend in and around Austin
Austin's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
Live Music on Lake Travis - Sammy J - Volente Beach Resort & Waterpark, Farm to Market Road 2769, Leander, TX, USA, Friday, September 4, 2026, 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Empanada Festival in Austin by Latin City - The Fieldhouse at the Crossover, Scottsdale Drive, Leander, TX, USA, Sunday, September 6, 2026, 12-5 pm
Trucks & Tunes - 809 Martin Luther King Jr Street, Georgetown, TX 78626, USA, Friday, September 4, 2026, 11 am- 1 pm
Music/ Movement Storytime - Liberty Hill Public Library, Main Street, Liberty Hill, TX, USA, Friday, September 4, 2026, 10:15 - 11 am
FAME First Friday | Flores de Papel - Bastrop County Museum & Visitor Center, Friday, September 4, 2026, 6-8 pm
Fridays at the Museum - Frontier Times Museum, 510 13th Street, Bandera, TX 78003, United States, Friday, September 4, 2026, 12-2 pm
Free Demonstration Music Together Classes! - Heartsong Music, 2700 West Anderson Lane, Ste 320, Austin, TX, USA, Saturday, September 5, 2026, 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 10:45AM, 11:30AM, 12:00PM, 3:00PM, 4:00PM
Kids Eat Free All Summer Long! - Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Austin - South Lamar, South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78704, United States, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 11am
Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 1201 Brazos St, Austin, Texas 78701, United States, Friday, September 4, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, all day
FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - Austin - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA, Saturday, September 5, 2026 to Sunday, September 6, 2026, see link for times