So You Booked a Ticket to SXSW. Now What?

Things to do in Austin in lieu of SXSW

Published: March 6, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Written by Julia Jones | Updated: March 6, 2020 | Filed Under: Travel News

South by Southwest, the 34-year-old multimedia festival in Austin, has been canceled by the city due to public health concerns.

If you’re still set on visiting Austin, make the most of your time with these 14 destinations in or near the capital city.

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So You Booked a Ticket to SXSW. Now What?

Things to do in Austin in lieu of SXSW

Rent a Kayak for a New Perspective on Austin’s Bat Flight

Cisco’s Keeps Up With a Rapidly Changing East Austin

Laguna Gloria

What the Heck Is Sotol? Visit This Hill Country Distillery and Tasting Room and Find Out

No Passport, No Problem: Authentic Mexican Fare at Austin’s Fonda San Miguel

A Whole New Kind of Museum Opens in Austin

An LBJ Enthusiast Retraces the Route of Her School Field Trips in Search of History—and Herself

7 Ways to Inspire a Love of Art in Your Kids

Austin’s Paramount Theatre at 100

Ballast of the Beat

Texas Embraces the Cider Trend

The (Haunted) Driskill

Neill-Cochran House Museum Keeps History Alive in Changing Times

Kayaking the Colorado River at McKinney Roughs

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So You Booked a Ticket to SXSW. Now What?

Things to do in Austin in lieu of SXSW

Rent a Kayak for a New Perspective on Austin’s Bat Flight

Cisco’s Keeps Up With a Rapidly Changing East Austin

Laguna Gloria

What the Heck Is Sotol? Visit This Hill Country Distillery and Tasting Room and Find Out

No Passport, No Problem: Authentic Mexican Fare at Austin’s Fonda San Miguel

A Whole New Kind of Museum Opens in Austin

An LBJ Enthusiast Retraces the Route of Her School Field Trips in Search of History—and Herself

7 Ways to Inspire a Love of Art in Your Kids

Austin’s Paramount Theatre at 100

Ballast of the Beat

Texas Embraces the Cider Trend

The (Haunted) Driskill

Neill-Cochran House Museum Keeps History Alive in Changing Times

Kayaking the Colorado River at McKinney Roughs

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