Culture Calendar
Sister-city Japan festival, Chinese culture programming, and NightMarket.fun in the Cedar Park / Austin corridor.
Through August the confirmed flagship is Oita Japan Festival at the Long Center. September is Austin Chinese Culture Festival; November is NightMarket.fun at Lakeline Park in Cedar Park.
Round Rock, Texas
Gujarati Samaj of Greater Austin lists Navratri Friday–Saturday, October 9–10 and 23–24, 2026, at Round Rock Sports Center, 2400 Chisholm Trail Road. Check-in 6:30 p.m., program 7:00 p.m. Venue cannot run past 11:30 p.m. Early bird closed September 13. Regular guest tickets are $25.
Image: Gujarati Samaj of Greater Austin
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock Diwali Festival's 10th year is Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Centennial Plaza, 301 West Bagdad Avenue. Free entry and parking. The site's tentative grid opens the bazaar at 1:00 p.m.
Austin, Texas
FYP ATX's fifth annual Filipino Day Market lands Sunday, October 25, 2026, noon–5 p.m., at Austin Beerworks Sprinkle Valley with vendors, food, and a main stage.
Austin, Texas
Waterloo Greenway hosts a free Morning Glories Diwali morning Saturday, November 7, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Moody Amphitheater in Waterloo Park.
Image: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0)
Cedar Park, Texas
NightMarket.fun, Central Texas's Asian pop culture festival, returns Saturday, November 14, 2026, 4–10 p.m. at Lakeline Park in Cedar Park with food, vendors, stages, and outdoor cinema.
Image: NightMarket.fun / The Lunar Foundation
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Austin, Texas
Austin Chinese Culture Festival returns Saturday, September 26, 2026 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center from noon to 7 p.m. with stage performances, exhibits, activities, and Asian food.
Image: Austin Chinese-American Network
Austin, Texas
VACAT’s Mid-Autumn Festival and Night Market runs Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 3–9 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic School with free admission, lantern energy, and Vietnamese food vendors.
Image: Vietnamese American Community of Austin Texas
Austin, Texas
Maharashtra Majha and Austin Hindu Temple host a free Greater Austin Community Ganesh Utsav on Friday, September 25, 2026 starting at 6 p.m. on Anant Chaturdashi.
Image: Carol M. Highsmith (public domain)
Austin, Texas
Austin Sister Cities International lists a free Austin–Taichung 40th anniversary festival Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. at the Asian American Resource Center with Taiwanese food, performances, and booths.
Image: Austin Sister Cities International
Round Rock, Texas
Sankara Eye Foundation's Austin chapter returns to Round Rock Sports Center on Saturday, September 12, 2026 for a Navratri night of garba, dandiya, live music, food, and vendors.
Austin, Texas
Austin's 11th Oita Japan Festival fills the Long Center on Sunday, August 30, 2026 with taiko, workshops, and two halls of programming. Tickets from $20.
Image: Austin Oita Sister City Committee
Austin, Texas
Greater Austin Malayalee Association hosts Thiruvonam 2026 on Saturday, August 22 at Travis County Exposition Center with Onam sadya and Kerala cultural programming.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s Asian American Resource Center presents the fifth and final Tones Fest on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (1–4 p.m.): a free afternoon of AAPI live music, makers, crafts, and chai at 8401 Cameron Road.
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