Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct. 3-5 & 10-12, 2025: Austin City Limits Music Festival, Zilker Metropolitan Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78746
The festival was inspired by the TV show Austin City Limits and was founded in 2002. Austin City Limits Music Festival was a one-weekend event until 2013 when it expanded to two weekends. There are eight stages and over 100 performers and the ACL Eats Food Court provides tons of food and beverage options. There's also a mini-fest for kids, Austin Kiddie Limits, which is free to kids 8 and under.
Texas Renaissance Festival
Oct. 11 – Nov. 30, 2025: Texas Renaissance Festival, 21778 Farm to Market 1774, Todd Mission, TX 77363
Since 1974, there has been a magical kingdom about an hour north of the Houston area, where guests can step through the gates and enter an enchanted world filled with kings and queens, knights and nobles, fairies and elves, pirates and peasants, and other fanciful delights. Weekends and Thanksgiving Friday.
North Texas Pride Festival
Oct. 11, 2025: Art Center of Plano, 902 E. 16th, Plano, TX
North Texas Pride "Come As You Are" Festival is a family-friendly celebration of pride in diversity. The event includes sponsor/vendor booths, food/beverages, give-a-ways, adult and kid activities, bands, DJ, and dancing. With a portion of the proceeds to be donated to a partnering nonprofit organization. 12:00-5:00pm
Rubber Duck Regatta and Jeep Festival
Oct. 11, 2025: The Harbor Rockwall, 2059 Summer Lee Dr, Rockwall, TX 75032
Be part of the excitement on October 11th at the Rubber Duck Regatta and Jeep Festival, held in Rockwall, Texas. This exciting day of fun includes a thrilling Rubber Duck Race, where one lucky person will win a brand-new Jeep Wrangler!
Our fun, Fall festival boasts a huge Kids Zone, adrenaline-pumping Mini-Jeep races, fantastic food trucks, live music and a lineup of captivating Jeep events! Join us for a day of Halloween fun and Duck, Duck, Jeep excitement!
Texas Rose Festival
Oct. 16 – Oct. 19, 2025: Texas Rose Festival, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler, TX 75702
Since its beginning in 1933, the Texas Rose Festival has represented the spirit that brings Tyler together as a community. Rich in heritage and tradition, the Festival offers enchanting ceremonial events – the Queen’s Coronation, Ribbon Cutting and Rose Presentation, the Queen’s Tea, and the Rose Parade – all amidst a backdrop of brilliant roses as vibrant and colorful as the community they represent. We invite you to join us this year as the City of Roses celebrates its 92nd Annual Texas Rose Festival.
Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo
Oct. 17 - 19, 2025: Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo, Fairground, 5827 Leonard Rd, Bryan, TX 77807
The Brazos Valley Fair & Exposition is dedicated to “Showcasing Agriculture, Education, & Youth to Enhance our Texas Culture”. The Brazos Valley Fair & Exposition is making a true impact on agriculture and education by providing Fairgoers with attractions that are not only entertaining, but also provide a variety of educational experiences for the public in agriculture and the rural way of life. The Scholarship program is an integral part of the educational impact of the Fair. The Fair is committed to providing funds for scholarships and other educational programs to educate the youth of Texas for future generations.
Texas Jazz Festival
October 17-19, 2025: Heritage Park, 1581 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Texas Jazz Festival is the longest, largest free running festival in the world! The Texas Jazz Festival is a free event welcome to all ages. With three stages of live jazz music, incredible food and market vendors! Come experience a Jazz Fest like no other in TEXAS!
Pecan Fest Heritage Days
Oct. 25, 2025: Seguin Pecan Fest Heritage Days, Seguin, TX
Pecan Fest is an opportunity to break out of your shell, go a little nuts, and harvest a good time. The weekend-long celebration is spread out over all of Seguin and is a celebration of all things pecan and all things Seguin.
State Fair of Texas
Sept. 25, 2026 – Oct. 18, 2026: The State Fair of Texas, 925 S. Haskell, Dallas, TX 75223
The State Fair of Texas celebrates all things Texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment.
Southlake Oktoberfest
Oct. 16 - 18, 2026: Southlake Oktoberfest, Southlake Town Square, 285 Grand Ave, Southlake, TX 76092
Come take a stroll in Southlake’s beautiful Town Square while looking at the unique, handcrafted arts and crafts booths. Great food and live entertainment are also at your fingertips during this fun-filled event. The kids will have a great time in the excitement-packed children’s area! Don’t forget to sign up your dog to participate in the popular wiener dog race!
2026 Mannequin Night – Paris, TX
Oct. 17, 2026: Mannequin Night, Paris TX
A one-of-a-kind experience where volunteers pose as living mannequins in beautiful downtown Paris, Texas. Each Mannequin Night is unique. With a new theme every year, the storefronts of Paris’s local businesses transform windows into exciting worlds. 2025 marks the 11th Anniversary. Once a theme has been chosen the website will be updated. Free admission includes live music, food, drinks, sweets, and so much more. 5:30-9:30pm