Lakeline Park

NightMarket.fun (NM.F) is Central Texas’s Asian pop culture festival featuring over 100 local vendors and markets around art, anime, K-pop, street food and more, with headlining act, Filipina rapper, producer and Tiny Desk 2025 winner Ruby Ibarra. Ibarra will be joining over 20 performers on the mHart Stage at NM.F, along with promqueen, francene rouelle and more. Also announced for this year are a variety of vendors, programming and activities for all ages at the event, which returns to Lakeline Park (1510 Alexis Dr, Cedar Park, TX 78613) on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 4 - 10 p.m. Built by The Lunar Foundation and the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC), and an official City of Cedar Park event through 2028, NightMarket.fun is a festival by the community, for the community, and tickets are on sale now.

Local Event:  NightMarket.fun 2026 - Nov. 14 at Lakeline Park

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 NightMarket.fun 2026 - Nov. 14 at Lakeline Park

NightMarket.fun (NM.F) is Central Texas’s Asian pop culture festival featuring over 100 local vendors and markets around art,...

Spicewood Springs Branch, Austin Public Library

Join The Lunar Foundation and the Vietnamese American Community of Austin, Texas (<a href="https://vacat.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">VACAT</a>) for an afternoon with<a href="https://www.thaohaphd.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Dr. Thao Ha</a>, celebrating her debut memoir,<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-Letters-to-the-Dirty-South/Thao-Ha/9780826370174" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Love Letters to the Dirty South</a>.

Love Letters to the Dirty South is a testament to lifelong love, an unflinching depiction of prison culture, a loving portrait of family life in the Vietnamese diaspora, and a counternarrative to the model minority ethos. In this stunning debut, Thao Ha tells her story of reckless youth, love reclaimed and tragically lost, and the power of words to transcend boundaries with honesty, insight, and conviction.

The book received a starred review from Library Journal, which called it a book that brims with empathy toward often-overlooked communities, including refugees, people of color, the incarcerated, and those who love them.

Dr. Ha will read from the memoir and join Lily Trieu, co-founder of<a href="https://www.asiantexansforjustice.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Asian Texans for Justice</a>, for a conversation about love, loss, family, and the Vietnamese diaspora in Texas. Audience questions will follow.

Thao Ha is a Vietnamese refugee, award-winning professor, author, filmmaker, advocate, and nonprofit leader. She earned a doctorate in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and teaches at MiraCosta College. Her expertise in Vietnamese American history, immigration, and justice studies informs her personal life and professional endeavors. She is founder and executive director of Collective Freedom, board chair of the Doan Foundation, board president of the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association, and an associate producer of the documentary Seadrift.

Love Letters to the Dirty South is available October 6, 2026 from High Road Books, an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served.

Local Event: Love Letters to the Dirty South: An Afternoon with Dr. Thao Ha

Love Letters to the Dirty South: An Afternoon...

Join The Lunar Foundation and the Vietnamese American Community of Austin, Texas (VACAT) for an afternoon with Dr. Thao Ha,...

Love Letters to the Dirty South: An Afternoon with Dr. Thao Ha

Austin City Limits Live (ACL Live & 3TEN ACL Live)

Sonic Guild (formerly Black Fret) is hosting their 2026 Sonic Guild Ball on Friday, Dec. 11 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater with tickets on sale now. Throughout the evening, Sonic Guild will award $100,000 in grants to this year’s winners. The diverse lineup of talented nominees includes Cormae, LeTrainiump, Andrew Cashen &amp; The Disciples of Creation, Gran Moreno, Judy Blank, J Soulja and more. Please see the full list of 2026 nominees here: <a href="https://airtable.com/app3EefKw1NVfxO2v/shrGoppAiffihLBE0?utm_source=Total+Sonic+Guild+Contacts&amp;utm_campaign=b4a63c3b7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_11_05_49_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-1ac8447cd1-170693660" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://airtable.com/app3EefKw1NVfxO2v/shrGoppAiffihLBE0?utm_source=Total+Sonic+Guild+Contacts&amp;utm_campaign=b4a63c3b7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_11_05_49_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-1ac8447cd1-170693660</a>. The evening will feature performances from ten of the 2026 Sonic Guild grant recipients. Doors are at 6 p.m. and the Ball kicks off at 7 p.m. Sonic Guild Members attend the Ball for free, anyone wishing to join Sonic Guild on an annual basis may become a member by joining<a href="https://www.sonicguild.org/austin-chapter/join-austin-chapter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a>here: <a href="https://www.sonicguild.org/austin-chapter/join-austin-chapter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.sonicguild.org/austin-chapter/join-austin-chapter</a>. Tickets are also available to the general public starting at $30. Every ticket purchased helps fund Sonic Guild’s artist grants, providing meaningful direct support to the local musicians who continue to shape the sound and spirit of the city.

Sonic Guild’s annual Ball celebrates the exceptional local artists who make Austin’s music scene so unique and original, and this year, the event will have a special theme inspired by the Golden Girls and their timeless reminder to “thank you for being a friend.” Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in their 80s evening best to honor this incredible music community that its artists and fans have cultivated. Sponsors for this year’s Ball include KUTX and more to be announced.

ABOUT SONIC GUILD:
Founded in 2013, Sonic Guild is a national nonprofit organization that supports independent musicians through a membership-based, community-funded model with chapters in Austin, Seattle and Denver. By connecting music lovers directly with artists, Sonic Guild provides grants, performance opportunities, and long term support to help artists build sustainable careers. Memberships and donations directly fund grants. Learn more at<a href="https://sonicguild.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> SonicGuild.org</a>. Those who wish to become a member of Sonic Guild can sign up here. For inquiries, please email here and for more info, visit<a href="https://www.sonicguild.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> www.sonicguild.org</a>.

Local Event: 2026 Sonic Guild Ball

2026 Sonic Guild Ball

Sonic Guild (formerly Black Fret) is hosting their 2026 Sonic Guild Ball on Friday, Dec. 11 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater...

Austin’s premier Rock ‘n’ roll school for women 21+, Girl Guitar, is hosting their Holiday Student Showcase at Stubb’s BBQ on Sunday, Dec. 13 from 4 to 9 p.m. featuring nearly 100 students in the current program. Founded by Mandy Rowden, Girl Guitar has helped countless women discover their musical potential, forge lasting friendships, and experience the thrill of performing on a real stage.&nbsp;

The school hosts six showcases a year for their students to get onstage at some of Austin’s most iconic venues, and this is the final showcase of the year.&nbsp;

Girl Guitar started in 2007 with just eight women gathering to learn guitar and play music together. Now, as it approaches its 20th anniversary year, the school has blossomed into a thriving musical community. Today, Girl Guitar offers acoustic guitar and songwriting classes, full-band programs spanning a variety of genres, private lessons on multiple instruments, and opportunities for women at every stage of their musical journey. Whether it’s just to get out for the night or to pursue music professionally, Girl Guitar has been there for the women of Austin for two decades.

Local Event: Girl Guitar Holiday Student Showcase

Girl Guitar Holiday Student Showcase

Austin’s premier Rock ‘n’ roll school for women 21+, Girl Guitar, is hosting their Holiday Student Showcase at Stubb’s BBQ on...

Saxon Pub

The Texas Women Songwriters Festival is hosting a Dolly Parton Tribute Show at The Saxon Pub on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The lineup will include founder Mandy Rowden and festival alumni Susan Gibson, Tish Hinojosa, Halleyanna Finley, Leah Brown and Katrina Cain.

Dolly was a force and an inspiration to many and paved the way for women in music in countless ways. Come celebrate her legacy and experience some incredible female artists as they walk in her rhinestone footsteps.&nbsp;

All proceeds from the tickets for this event will be donated to Dolly’s Imagination Library which offers free books to children.&nbsp;

Local Event: Texas Women Songwriters Festival presents a Dolly Parton Tribute Show

Texas Women Songwriters Festival presents a...

The Texas Women Songwriters Festival is hosting a Dolly Parton Tribute Show at The Saxon Pub on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 6 to...

Texas Women Songwriters Festival presents a Dolly Parton Tribute Show

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A free, family-friendly walk bringing neighbors of all ages, backgrounds, and beliefs together for kindness, respect, and understanding.
Organized by local service clubs, this walk is a celebration of our shared humanity and a reminder that peace begins with connection.&nbsp;
Our mission: to build unity, compassion, and community—one step at a time.

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NightMarket.fun 2026 - Nov. 14 at Lakeline Park

NOV

14

9:00 AM

Lakeline Park, 1510 Alexis Dr, Cedar Park, TX

Love Letters to the Dirty South: An Afternoon with Dr. Thao Ha

NOV

21

1:00 PM

Spicewood Springs Branch, Austin Public Library, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX

2026 Sonic Guild Ball

DEC

11

7:00 PM

Austin City Limits Live (ACL Live & 3TEN ACL Live), 310 W Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TX

Girl Guitar Holiday Student Showcase

DEC

13

4:00 PM

801 Red River St, Austin, TX

Texas Women Songwriters Festival presents a Dolly Parton Tribute Show

DEC

19

6:00 PM

Saxon Pub, 1320 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX

Walk for Peace