Summer's here and Austin is so ready. From food fests to free concert series, summer is when Bat City comes alive.

Get ready to get outside with this guide featuring 24 summer events — including holiday celebrations — happening between May and August.

Festivals

City Editor London enjoyed food from some of Austin's top chefs at Hot Luck Fest. | Photo by ATXtoday

Holiday celebrations

Memorial Day Weekend

Juneteenth

The George Washington Carver Museum has a series of events planned for Black History Month. | Photo by ATXtoday

Stay Black & Live | Saturday, June 15 | 3-10 p.m. | George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center‎, 1165 Angelina St., Austin | Free with RSVP | The annual celebration will include live music, smoked barbecue, vendors, carnival games, workshops, and self-guided tours.

Fourth of July

Whether you're ready for a rooftop or looking for live music, these Austin events have you covered on December 31. | Photo by Varun Yadav on Unsplash

Pride Month

Live music

Austinites have been gathering at Zilker Park for Blues on the Green for more than 30 years. | Photo by ATXtoday

Fruit + flowers

Sweet Berry Farm, 1801 FM1980, Marble Falls
Head to the Hill Country for a day at this quaint Marble Falls farm. Strawberries are available from now through May, with sunflower bouquets coming soon. The farm also offers pony rides, sand art, a barrel train, and a paint-a-pot station.

Sweet Eats Fruit Farm, 14400 E. State Hwy. 29, Georgetown
Pick your own strawberries and peaches at this Georgetown farm, which also hosts a variety of seasonal events. Plan ahead now for the Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 12 and the Sunflower Festival later in the summer.

If you belong among the wildflowers, Zilker Botanical Garden is the photoshoot location for you. | Photo by ATXtoday team

Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd. Austin
This central Austin botanical garden is beautiful year-round, but shines in the spring + summer. Don’t miss the two-month Woodland Faerie Trail opening Saturday, May 18 or the regular flower arranging demonstrations.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin
Take in local blooms at one of the center’s native plant sales, gardening courses, or Tuesday Twilights, late hours featuring live music and food trucks lasting through Tuesday, May 14.

Seasonal essentials

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