When is the Austin Food & Wine Festival?

The Austin Food & Wine Festival is listed for Nov. 6–8 in Austin Monthly's roundup.

Where can I find details for the Texas Book Festival?

Austin Monthly includes the Texas Book Festival on Nov. 14–15 and links to https://texasbookfestival.org/ for more information.

Does the list include holiday markets?

Yes — the Blue Genie Art Bazaar is listed for Nov. 13–Dec. 24 in the roundup.

25 Things To Do in Austin This November

Austin Monthly's picks for November events, holidays, and seasonal distractions.

The Big Picture

Austin Monthly published a roundup of 25 events and seasonal things to do around Austin in November, from film festivals and holiday bazaars to community runs and food fests. The list gathers scheduled festivals, recurring seasonal attractions, and single-day events across the month, offering a quick menu of ways to get out of the apartment before the year evaporates.

What Changed

This is a curated list, not an announcement of a single new event; the source compiles what’s happening in November rather than reporting a change from prior months. Because the source does not compare this November to past years, there is no before-and-after to report here—just a mapped-out set of options for the month.

What's Next

The Austin Monthly list names these 25 events and their dates or date ranges:

UT Women’s Basketball (ongoing)
Twisted Carnival — Diabolical Cocktail (through Nov. 1)
Uhland Fall Festival (through Nov. 1)
Austin Film Festival (through Nov. 5)
House of Torment (through Nov. 8)
Harvest of Fall Fun (through Nov. 29)
Dia de Los Muertos (Nov. 1)
Swan Songs Serenade (Nov. 1)
Austin Food & Wine Festival (Nov. 6–8)
Wurstfest (Nov. 6–15)
It’s My Park Day (Nov. 7)
Round Top Film Festival (Nov. 12–15)
Austin Jewish Film Festival (Nov. 12–19)
Miracle on 5th Street (Nov. 12–Dec. 28)
Seismic Dance Event (Nov. 13–15)
Creek Show (Nov. 13–21)
Blue Genie Art Bazaar (Nov. 13–Dec. 24)
Honky Tonk Fest — Rattlesnake Milk (Nov. 14)
Texas Book Festival (Nov. 14–15) — https://texasbookfestival.org/
Austin Studio Tour (Nov. 14–15 and Nov. 21–22)
Mac & Cheese Fest (Nov. 15)
ZACH Theatre — A Christmas Carol (Nov. 18–Dec. 27)
Four Seasons Ice Rodeo (Nov. 20–Jan. 3)
Mozart Festival of Lights (Nov. 21–Jan. 3)
ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot (Nov. 26)

The original Austin Monthly story includes these items and the date ranges listed above; for event-specific ticket links or prices, check each event's official page (the Texas Book Festival link is provided in the source).

Take your pick: it's a month built to distract you from pending holiday doom, and Austin Monthly did the heavy lifting of listing the options.

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