Is Austin still weird? Was Austin ever weird? After all, that's a slogan that was created by either local stores BookPeople or Waterloo Records, the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, or Portland, Oregon, depending upon which genealogical path you want to follow.
Doesn't matter. There's still plenty of homegrown, super-fun stuff to do and places to go, as always. And, hopefully, forever more. Plus, just great—and, yes, sometimes odd—people.
Here's a map of just a small sampling of our particular burg's idiosyncratic pleasures, for your enjoyment when you are not actively present at and participating in Austin's Keep Austin Weird 5K afterparty. Which is, of course, great, too. Maybe even a little weird.
Also, here's a map of the 5K route and festival location, for your convenience.
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