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The weekend sees a couple of big festivals concentrated downtown. Namely, we have the lit-celebrity-studded Texas Book Festival and the plain old celebrity-studded Austin Film Festival and their attendant street closures (below).
There’s also the always-fun Viva la Vida Festival & Parade Saturday, as well as some sort of soccer fan fest outside Scholz, the Cathedral School of St. Mary Fall Festival (which will close only an alley), and the Hunter 5K in Circle C.
On Sunday, Jo’s Coffee downtown will host its Ugly Dog Contest downtown. Is because Jo’s isn’t hosting the Nulo Barkitecture event (which won’t close streets) this year? We just don’t know.
Closure listings and maps via City Stage (which helpfully put all the downtown closures on one map).
Texas Book Festival
Thursday, October 24-Monday, October 28, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Colorado Street between West 11th and 12th streets
West 12th Street between Lavaca and Colorado streets
West 13th Street between Lavaca and Colorado streets
Friday, October 25-Sunday, October 27, 6 p.m.-11:59 p.m.
West 11th Street from Lavaca Street to Congress Avenue
East 11th Street from Congress Avenue to Brazos Street
East 11th Street from Brazos to San Jacinto streets (partial closure)
West 10th Street from Colorado Street to Congress Avenue
East 10th Street from Congress Avenue to Brazos Street
West Ninth Street from Colorado Street to Congress Avenue
East Ninth Street from Congress Avenue to Brazos Street
Austin Film Festival
Thursday, October 24-Thursday, October 31
Congress Avenue northbound right lane closed from Seventh to Eighth streets
Friday, October 25-Sunday, October 27
Congress Avenue fully closed from Seventh to Eighth streets
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Viva la Vida Festival & Parade
Saturday, October 26
Red River Street between Fifth and Seventh streets (5 a.m.-10 p.m.)
Fourth Street between Colorado and Brasoz streets (5 a.m.-10 p.m.)
Sixth Street between IH-35 southbound frontage road and Congress Avenue (noon-1 p.m.)
Congress Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets (noon-1 p.m.)
The Hunter 5K
Saturday, October 26, 7 a.m.-9:30am
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