Hey, Austin listeners, it's your friendly guide to the best things happening right here in the Live Music Capital today, Saturday February 28th, and through the weekend. Dust off your capes and medieval garb because this week kicks off with a spooky bang and some epic fantasy vibes.
Starting today, dive into the Nosferatu Festival celebrating the 104th anniversary of the silent vampire classic. According to the official Nosferatu Festival site, Day 2 runs from noon to midnight at Kick Butt Coffee inside the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown, with daytime action at the DoubleTree Hilton Arboretum. Expect 50-plus vendors, drinks, a garlic-eating contest, Nosferatu look-alike showdown at 3:15 p.m., and The Night Owl Podcast Q&A at 2 p.m. Nighttime brings high-energy bands like Nim Vind, Freddy VS, The Belgraves, Ghoultown, and Zombeast, plus performers such as Bloody Blush and SinnamonRoll. It's a weekend-long vampire party with live music, screenings, food, beer, and photo ops—perfect for spooky souls.
Also today, catch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert at Bass Concert Hall, as listed on the Texas Performing Arts site. Shows at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. feature the film on the big screen with a live symphony orchestra—relive dementors, the Knight Bus, and Sirius Black's mystery with magical scores swelling live.
Bluegrass fans, head to Empire Garage at 606 E. 7th Street for Kitchen Dwellers, per National Today. This Montana quintet blends traditional bluegrass with psychedelic folk and rock in an intimate, high-energy set that'll have you dancing.
Sports lovers, the Texas Longhorns Softball Invitational pits the Longhorns against St. Bonaventure Bonnies at 2:30 p.m., according to the Austin events calendar on austin-tx.events.
Tomorrow, Sunday March 1st, Sherwood Forest Faire opens its gates in McDade, about an hour from Austin, as reported by CultureMap Austin. This 25-acre medieval wonderland runs weekends through April 19, with opening festivities including full-contact jousting, falconry, 150 daily shows, 170 artisans, live music from viral sea shanty group The Wellermen, and co-founder George Appling's sword-fighting take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tickets start at $16.59—grab 'em for pubs, castle sieges, and fairy weddings.
Whether you're fang-banging at Nosferatu, wizarding with Harry Potter, jamming to bluegrass, cheering softball, or questing at Sherwood, Austin's got non-stop thrills. Get out there and make memories.
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