Austin Pride Parade and Festival: Vibrant Celebration of LGBTQ+ Community

Austin is absolutely buzzing this weekend and throughout the week, so if you’re searching for something memorable to do, look no further. Today, Saturday August 23, the city explodes with color and pride as Austin hosts its 35th annual Pride Parade and Festival. Starting at 8 p.m., the parade launches from the Texas State Capitol at 11th Street and Congress Avenue and makes its way down Congress all the way to the Congress Avenue Bridge. According to the City of Austin, this is the biggest LGBTQ event in Central Texas, drawing over 400,000 people. The theme this year, Silence Equals Death, highlights the city’s ongoing commitment to visibility, activism, and community power. Expect dramatic performances, electric floats, and an outpouring of excitement. The festivities are free and open to everyone, but be sure to arrive early for the best spots and consider biking or using public transit since parking is limited. Over at Fiesta Gardens, Austin PRIDE promises even more fun, music, and community spirit—for free this year, a rare treat announced by the Austin Pride Foundation.

If you have younger listeners or anyone who loves trains, the Austin Train Show is running at the Palmer Events Center today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event transforms over 25,000 square feet with model trains, LEGO railroads, and even home layout tours. Tickets are eight dollars in advance or ten at the door, and kids under twelve get in free, making it a fantastic family outing.

For anyone looking for a creative morning, head to 1100 Kingsbury Street for the Mindful Mending Workshop hosted by The Refugee Collective from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn decorative and practical mending tricks while making your clothes unique and sustainable.

Sports fans won’t want to miss the PBR Team Series—Gambler Days at Moody Center, where the world’s best bull riders light up the arena in nerve-jangling, high-octane action through August 24, as reported by the Austin Chronicle.

Movie lovers can beat the heat with the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, still ongoing at the Paramount Theatre through August 31. Enjoy the old-school movie palace vibe with buttery popcorn and iconic films all week long.

Looking ahead to next weekend, the city gears up for The Front Fest, an end-of-summer celebration featuring performances and films spotlighting Texas women and LGBTQ creatives, alongside the beloved aGLIFF Prism Film Festival, Austin’s largest LGBTQ film event, offering remarkable stories and cinematic moments at the Galaxy Theatres.

Thanks for tuning in to discover what’s happening in Austin. Whether you’re here for the parades, the music, the movies, or just to soak up the local scene, there’s always something unforgettable going on. Don’t forget to subscribe, and we’ll keep you in the know every week. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Austin is absolutely buzzing this weekend and throughout the week
so if you're searching for something memorable to do, look
no further. Today, Saturday, August twenty three, the city explodes
with color and pride as Austin hosts its thirty fifth
annual Pride Parade and festival. Starting at eight pm. The
parade launches from the Texas State Capitol at Eleventh Street

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and Congress Avenue and makes its way down Congress all
the way to the Congress Avenue Bridge. According to the
City of Austin, this is the biggest LGBTQ event in
Central Texas, drawing over four hundred thousand people. The theme
this year, Silence Equals Death, highlights the city's ongoing commitment
to visibility, activism and community power. Expect dramatic performances, electric floats,

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and an outpouring of excitement. The festivities are free and
open to everyone, but be sure to arrive early for
the best spots, and consider biking or using public transit
since parking is limited. Over at Fiestag Gardens, Austin Pride
promises even more fun, music and community spirit for free
this year. A rare treat announced by the Austin Pride Foundation.

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If you have younger listeners or anyone who loves trains,
the Austin Train Show is running at the Palmer Events
Center today from ten am to five pm. This event
transforms over twenty five thousand square feet with model trains,
lego railroads, and even home layout tours. Tickets are eight
dollars in advance or ten at the door, and kids

(01:31):
under twelve get in free, making it a fantastic family
outing for anyone looking for a creative morning. Head to
eleven hundred Kingsbury Street for the Mindful Mending Workshop hosted
by the Refugee Collective from ten thirty am to twelve
thirty pm. Learn decorative and practical mending tricks while making
your clothes unique and sustainable. Sports fans won't want to

(01:54):
miss the PBR Team series Gambler Days at Moody Center,
where the world's best bull riders light up the arena
in nerve jangling, high octane action through August twenty fourth.
As reported by the Austin Chronicle, movie lovers can beat
the heat with the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series still
ongoing at the Paramount Theater through August thirty one, enjoy

(02:16):
the old school movie Palace vibe with buttery popcorn and
iconic films all week long. Looking ahead to next weekend,
the city gears up for the Front Fest, an end
of summer celebration featuring performances and films spotlighting Texas women
and LGBTQ creatives, alongside the beloved a Glyph Prism Film Festival,
Austin's largest LGBTQ film event, offering remarkable stories and cinematic

(02:41):
moments at the Galaxy Theaters. Thanks for tuning in to
discover what's happening in Austin. Whether you're here for the parades,
the music, the movies, or just to soak up the
local scene, there's always something unforgettable going on. Don't forget
to subscribe and we'll keep you in the know every week.
This is It's been a Quiet Please production. For more,

(03:02):
check out Quiet Please dot ai