Things to Do
Things to Do across Austin, TX.
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Westlake Country Club
Austin
Tucked into the rolling hills west of downtown Austin near Lost Creek, Westlake Country Club is a private member-owned club where golf shares the grounds with tennis courts, a pool, and event spaces used for weddings and gatherings. Visitors will notice the wooded, creek-laced setting typical of the Westlake area—worth keeping in mind that access generally runs through membership or a member's invitation rather than walk-in play.
River Place Country Club
Austin
Tucked into the hills of northwest Austin's River Place neighborhood, this private country club spreads its golf course across the rolling Hill Country terrain near the Colorado River, with tennis courts, a fitness center, and dining alongside the greens. The first thing you'll notice is the elevation—fairways that climb and drop with the canyon land, framing the kind of long views that come with building a course into the hills above town.
Truth Love & Comedy
Austin
Tucked into Austin's northwest edge along FM 620 near the Lake Travis area, Truth Love & Comedy is an intimate comedy club programming live stand-up well outside the downtown bustle. Check ahead before you go, since shows here cluster around the weekend and the club keeps its doors closed early in the week.
Pershing House
Austin
Tucked into a converted East Austin building off 5th Street, Pershing House blends a supper-club sensibility with a cocktail bar and a stage, so an evening here might mean dinner, drinks, and live music all under one roof. Note the limited hours—it's open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings only, opening at 4 p.m.—so it rewards a little planning rather than a spur-of-the-moment drop-in.
Onion Creek Club
Austin
Tucked into the rolling, oak-shaded landscape of far south Austin, Onion Creek Club is a private country club built around its golf course, with tennis, a fitness center, and dining rounding out what members come for. It also hosts weddings and events, so the grounds tend to be quiet on weekdays and livelier when there's a celebration on the calendar.
Chalmers Austin
Austin
On Austin's east side along Cesar Chavez, Chalmers blends a sports bar, kitchen, and live-music room under one roof, with a layout that leans toward gathering for a game or a show rather than a quiet drink. Afternoon-into-evening hours and an event-venue setup make it more of a destination for groups than a casual solo stop.
ROK Golf - Westlake
West Lake Hills
Here's an editorial description for ROK Golf - Westlake: ROK Golf in West Lake Hills is an indoor golf facility where you can practice and play on simulators regardless of the Texas heat or weather, with bays you can book for a few hours of swinging. It also functions as an event space and offers coaching, so it draws everyone from serious players working on their game to groups looking for a casual outing.
Busy Signal
Austin
Busy Signal is an intimate East 11th Street spot in Austin's historic East Side that blends a cocktail and hookah lounge with a live-music room, drawing a late-night crowd to its tucked-away setting just off the downtown core. Note the limited schedule—it currently opens only on Wednesday evenings—so it's worth confirming hours before you head over.
Vulcan Gas Company
Austin
Vulcan Gas Company sits on Austin's busy Sixth Street strip downtown, a dimly lit venue that splits its calendar between stand-up comedy and live music depending on the night. Note the limited hours—doors open at 7 PM and it's dark earlier in the week—so check the lineup before you head over.
Escape Rooms of Austin
Austin
Escape Rooms of Austin sits in a strip-mall suite off the I-35 frontage road in far South Austin, offering the kind of timed, puzzle-driven challenges where small teams work through a themed scenario together. Note the afternoon-into-evening hours and reserve ahead, since rooms book by group and aren't really walk-in friendly.
The Green Room at Mr. Nice Guys
Austin
Tucked into a strip-mall suite off Pond Springs Road in northwest Austin, The Green Room at Mr. Nice Guys is an intimate comedy club where the close quarters put you within easy earshot of the stage. Plan around its limited schedule—shows run midweek into the early evening—and expect the kind of small-room atmosphere where local comics and audience banter carry the night.
Bar Mischief
Austin
Tucked into East Austin's lively 6th Street strip, Bar Mischief pairs cocktails with live music and event space, fitting right into a stretch of the city known more for its laid-back, locally minded nightlife than for downtown's crowds. Note that it keeps a limited schedule early in the week, so it's worth checking ahead before you plan a Monday-through-Wednesday visit.
Cactus Cafe
Austin
Cactus Cafe sits inside the Texas Union on the University of Texas campus, a small, wood-paneled listening room where the focus stays squarely on the songwriter on stage and the audience tends to actually listen. It's long been a fixture of Austin's acoustic and folk scene, intimate enough that a quiet ballad carries to the back of the room.
Jupiter Supper Club
Austin
A supper club on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, Jupiter pairs an evening meal with live music, leaning on the format's tradition of making the performance as much a part of the night as the food. Keep its narrow hours in mind — it's open only Tuesday and Wednesday from 5 to 8 PM, so this is a plan-ahead reservation rather than a drop-in.
Monkeywrench Books
Austin
Tucked into the North Loop neighborhood, Monkeywrench Books is a volunteer-run collective bookstore specializing in radical and political literature, zines, and small-press titles you won't find in chain stores. Beyond the shelves, it doubles as a community space, regularly hosting readings, meetings, and grassroots events.
Barrel O' Fun
Austin
Barrel O' Fun wears a lot of hats — part cocktail bar, part dance hall, part live music and karaoke spot — so what you walk into on any given night depends on what's on the calendar rather than a fixed routine. Note the limited hours (it's closed early in the week and opens at 4 PM midweek), so it's worth checking the schedule before you make the trip out to the Mueller side of East Austin.
Carson Creek Ranch
Austin
Carson Creek Ranch is a sprawling outdoor venue on the banks of the Colorado River in southeast Austin, a few minutes from the airport, where open fields and tree-lined riverfront give concerts and festivals room to breathe. First-timers usually notice the space itself before anything else—this is a come-prepared-for-the-elements kind of place, with the music set against open Texas sky rather than four walls.
The Eleanor
Austin
Tucked into the bustle of downtown Austin's Warehouse District on West 5th, The Eleanor is a cocktail bar and event space that leans into live music, the kind of spot built more for evenings out than afternoons. Note that the doors stay shut early in the week, so plan your visit for later in the week when the bar and stage come alive.
Club Bantu
Austin
On East 6th Street, in the thick of Austin's nightlife stretch, Club Bantu pairs an African-rooted kitchen with a bar and lounge that leans into live music as the night goes on. Note that it keeps a limited week—closed Monday through Wednesday—so it's worth planning a later-week visit when the room and the music are in full swing.
Wanderlust Wine Co. - Shady Lane
Austin
Wanderlust Wine Co.'s Shady Lane spot is an urban winery on Austin's East Side, where wine is actually made on-site rather than just poured — so you can sip while standing a few steps from the tanks and barrels. It leans more relaxed neighborhood wine bar than tasting-room formality, with an outdoor space that suits the East Austin habit of lingering over a glass.
Strike-A-Lott Pro Shop
Austin
Tucked along Burnet Road on Austin's north side, Strike-A-Lott Pro Shop pairs lanes with a gear counter, so you can roll a few games and get fitted for a ball or pick up bowling supplies in the same stop. Note the limited afternoon hours—it opens at noon and closes early—so it's better suited to a midday outing than a late night.
Austin's Park Go-Karting
Pflugerville
Austin's Park Go-Karting is an outdoor go-kart track in Pflugerville, just north of Austin off I-35, where the carts run on a paved circuit suited to casual drivers and groups. It's an easygoing spot for a few laps with friends or a birthday outing, open most days from late morning into the evening.
The Commune
Austin
Tucked into Austin's North Loop, a neighborhood known for its vintage shops and unpretentious, independent streak, The Commune is a shared workspace that doubles as a gathering spot for events. You'll likely notice the come-as-you-are atmosphere first — it leans more toward a community hangout than a polished corporate office.
3Ten Austin City Limits
Austin
Here's an editorial description for 3Ten Austin City Limits: 3Ten ACL Live is the intimate counterpart to the larger Moody Theater downstairs, an unreserved, standing-room club where you're rarely more than a few yards from the stage. It sits right in Austin's downtown entertainment district, so it's an easy walk from dinner or a drink before a show.