Things to do
in Austin.

Get coffee and a cooked breakfast in the Second Street District before starting your day.

Pick up tacos and fresh juice at The LINE’s Congress Avenue window or eat inside.

Make room for a vegetarian or vegan meal and coffee on South 1st Street.

Mix Japanese izakaya flavours with Texas smokehouse cooking in a relaxed East Austin evening.

Reserve an East Austin dinner, or leave a free day for lunch and weekend brunch.

Choose live-fire Texas cooking downtown, with a tasting menu for an unhurried evening.

Make a dedicated North Austin evening of a seasonal chef’s tasting menu.

Reserve a plant-based tasting evening in Tarrytown.

Book an intimate French–Japanese dinner inside Austin Proper, with fixed two-hour seatings.

Choose a lively East 6th Street dinner built around Mexican cooking and house-made masa.

Balance the barbecue with coastal Mexican seafood in a garden-framed Manor Road restaurant.

Reserve a classic Clarksville dinner for steaks, wine and a more formal evening out.

Choose seasonal Italian-inspired cooking in part of the Bud’s Motorcycle Shop building.

Make a lively East Austin dinner of Eastern Mediterranean sharing dishes.

Reserve a focused Japanese omakase evening at an intimate North Lamar counter.

Reserve a seated cocktail stop with non-alcoholic choices and a separate late food cutoff.

See the FW48 show car and try the simulators at a free city fan zone, 19–24 October.

Try pit-stop challenges and simulators at a free East Austin event, 22–25 October.

Try Mercedes simulators and a pit-stop challenge at a free downtown fan hub, 22–25 October.

Begin race week with a Long Center car showcase, simulators and charity auction on 21 October, 17:00–21:30.

Start race week with Thursday campus activities and a pit-lane walk on 22 October, using a separate Thursday ticket.

Trade the grandstand for an electric kart on an indoor course of hairpins and sweeping bends.

Spend a focused half-hour or hour driving a full-motion simulator, with a head-to-head option for friends.

Drive virtual COTA in a motion simulator, race friends or add coaching at a dedicated North Austin centre.

Race RC cars, try interactive challenges and catch the pre-race atmosphere at Wednesday’s Power Paddock.

Hear Calum Nicholas and a panel including Yuki Tsunoda discuss the people and careers behind Formula 1.

Share brisket, ribs and sides, or book a separate pit-tour experience.

Make lunch the main event at Franklin, with time for the queue.

Choose a live set at the South Congress club and build your evening around it.

Spend an adults-only evening with live music and dancing in East Austin.

Try two-stepping and spend an evening in an Austin dance hall.

Take a free guided tour or explore the Capitol at your own pace.

Explore Texas history indoors, with film screenings available separately.

Keep an indoor Austin art visit ready for heat, rain or a shorter city day.

Swim in the spring-fed pool during a free part of your Austin trip.

Enjoy the waterfront and watch for bats, with modest expectations in late October.

Walk native-plant gardens and trails on a separate South Austin half-day.

Take a free afternoon for barbecue at the original Driftwood restaurant.

Add a reserved park walk before barbecue on a full Lockhart day.

Choose the original Lockhart dining room for a flexible barbecue stop.

Try a historic Lockhart market meal without turning the day into a rushed checklist.

Use a hands-on indoor museum as the family anchor for a Johnson City day.

Start the Johnson City heritage visit with NPS orientation, exhibits and films.

Reserve a Hill Country walking day with flash-flood and swimming limits understood.