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🎟️ Free Culture & Outdoors in Austin
Free museum days, gallery openings, greenbelt and nature-centre walks, and the library programmes that cost nothing. Free-with-admission is labelled where it applies.
Asian American Resource Center
SAT, OCT 24Invisible Losses: Acknowledging Grief in Caregiving SpacesAsian American Resource Center · North & Northwest AustinFree · registration requiredDetails →Asian American Resource Center
FreeSAT, OCT 24Nature and Art DayAsian American Resource Center · North & Northwest AustinFreeDetails →UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum
FreeSUN, OCT 25StrawFestUMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum · South AustinFreeDetails →The Wittliff Collections
FreeSUN, OCT 25Impressions Typewriter EventThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →Waterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park
FreeMON, OCT 26Fluid Full Moon FlowWaterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park · Downtown & CentralFreeDetails →Waterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park
TUESDAYS · 10:00 AMStay StrongWaterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park · Downtown & CentralPresented at no costDetails →The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center
WED, OCT 28Free Admission WeekThe Contemporary Austin – Jones Center · Downtown & CentralGeneral Admission: FreeDetails →The Wittliff Collections
FreeWED, OCT 28TKL Campus Reading Series: Roxane GayThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center
WED, OCT 28Deep Listening Session With Jesse EbaughThe Contemporary Austin – Jones Center · Downtown & CentralGeneral Admission: FreeDetails →George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center
WED, OCT 28The Rotation: Hip-Hop EditionGeorge Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center · East AustinFree · RSVP requiredDetails →George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center
SAT, OCT 31Pumpkin CarverGeorge Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center · East AustinFree and open to allDetails →Dougherty Arts Center
SAT, OCT 31Creepy CrawliesDougherty Arts Center · South AustinFree · RSVP encouragedDetails →Dougherty Arts Center
FreeWED, NOV 4Artist Talk: Bella Cheng and Faith ChonkoDougherty Arts Center · South AustinFreeDetails →Dougherty Arts Center
FRI, NOV 6Art in CahootsDougherty Arts Center · South AustinFree · registration recommendedDetails →The Wittliff Collections
FreeSUN, NOV 15Beowulf Sheehan EventThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →Dougherty Arts Center
FreeSUN, NOV 15Artist Talk: Dougherty Arts Center Artists in ResidenceDougherty Arts Center · South AustinFreeDetails →The Williamson Museum
FreeFRI, NOV 27Lighting of the SquareThe Williamson Museum · Round Rock, Cedar Park & GeorgetownFreeDetails →The Williamson Museum
FreeSAT, DEC 5Cocoa With CowboysThe Williamson Museum · Round Rock, Cedar Park & GeorgetownFreeDetails →
SAT, OCT 24Invisible Losses: Acknowledging Grief in Caregiving SpacesAsian American Resource Center · North & Northwest AustinFree · registration requiredDetails →Asian American Resource CenterFreeSAT, OCT 24Nature and Art DayAsian American Resource Center · North & Northwest AustinFreeDetails →UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + MuseumFreeSUN, OCT 25StrawFestUMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum · South AustinFreeDetails →The Wittliff CollectionsFreeSUN, OCT 25Impressions Typewriter EventThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →Waterloo Greenway – Waterloo ParkFreeMON, OCT 26Fluid Full Moon FlowWaterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park · Downtown & CentralFreeDetails →Waterloo Greenway – Waterloo ParkTUESDAYS · 10:00 AMStay StrongWaterloo Greenway – Waterloo Park · Downtown & CentralPresented at no costDetails →The Contemporary Austin – Jones CenterWED, OCT 28Free Admission WeekThe Contemporary Austin – Jones Center · Downtown & CentralGeneral Admission: FreeDetails →The Wittliff CollectionsFreeWED, OCT 28TKL Campus Reading Series: Roxane GayThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →The Contemporary Austin – Jones CenterWED, OCT 28Deep Listening Session With Jesse EbaughThe Contemporary Austin – Jones Center · Downtown & CentralGeneral Admission: FreeDetails →George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy CenterFreeSUN, NOV 15Beowulf Sheehan EventThe Wittliff Collections · San Marcos & Hays CountyFreeDetails →Dougherty Arts CenterFreeFRI, NOV 27Lighting of the SquareThe Williamson Museum · Round Rock, Cedar Park & GeorgetownFreeDetails →The Williamson MuseumFreeSAT, DEC 5Cocoa With CowboysThe Williamson Museum · Round Rock, Cedar Park & GeorgetownFreeDetails →What lands on this page
This is what most people mean by “free things to do”, and it is the largest of the three lists. One warning the cards carry and the aggregators do not: “free with admission” is not free, so where a talk or a tour needs a ticket to get in, the card says so.