Free things to do this weekend in and around Austin

Austin's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Fridays at the Museum - Frontier Times Museum - 510 13th Street, Bandera, TX 78003, United States, Friday, September 11, 2026, 12-2 pm
• Music/ Movement Storytime - Liberty Hill Public Library - Main Street, Liberty Hill, TX, USA, Friday, September 11, 2026, 10:15 - 11 am
• Trucks & Tunes - 809 Martin Luther King Jr Street, Georgetown, TX 78626, USA, Friday, September 11, 2026, 11 am- 1 pm
• Second Saturdays Are for Families- Believe It or Not - The Driscoll Villa at Laguna Gloria - 3809 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703, United States, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm
• Fall Festival - 100 Legacy Dr, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, United States, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11 am
• Fiesta Patria- Sophienburg Museum and Archives - The Sophienburg Museum & Archives - West Coll Street, New Braunfels, TX, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am- 3 pm
• Fiesta Amistad - Sharon Prete Main Street Plaza - East Main Street, Round Rock, TX, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 12 pm - 11:45 pm
• Harvest Festival at Old Settler’s Association 2026 - Old Settlers Association of Williamson County (WCOSA) - East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock, TX, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am- 3 pm
• CABAM! Con 2026 - Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library - 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, United States, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm
• Pecan Street Festival - Hill Country Galleria - Hill Country Boulevard, Bee Cave, TX, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, Sat Sept 12, 2026 11am – 9pm Sun Sept 13, 2026 11am – 8pm
• Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, Texas 78701, United States, Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, all day
• Family Day: Umlauf's Animals - Umlauf Sculpture Garden + Museum - Azie Morton Road, Austin, TX, USA, Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11 am- 4 pm