What does this guide cover?

First Friday Art Trail fills HOPE Outdoor Gallery on Friday night, and Saturday starts with a Make-A-Wish fitness class at Fairmont Austin. Sunday brings a Porsche show at Mozart's Coffee Roasters and stand-up at the Velveeta Room.

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The Austin Weekender: October 2–4, 2026

Joe & Cara Keenan, Keenan Group at CompassOctober 1, 2026Edition: October 2, 2026Updated October 2, 20264 min readWeekender

October 2–4, 2026 edition

This weekend runs from a free art night on Friday to a lakeside car show and late stand-up on Sunday, with a morning workout for a good cause in between. Times below are for October 2–4, 2026. Check with each organizer before you go, since schedules can change.

This weekend’s events

First Friday Art Trail

*Friday, October 2; 6:00 PM–10:00 PM*

Every first Friday, HOPE Outdoor Gallery turns into a free, self-guided night of art. Expect rotating exhibits, live local music, artist and maker vendors, food trucks and interactive pop-ups across the space. Admission is free, so you can wander the space and talk with the artists. Learn more about First Friday Art Trail.

A crowd gathers in front of a long, brightly painted mural wall at an outdoor art event.

Move for Wishes: Fitness Class at Fairmont Austin

*Saturday, October 3; 10:00 AM–12:00 PM*

Fairmont Austin hosts a morning workout that supports Make-A-Wish. An F45 instructor leads a HIIT class, and afterward you can try cold plunges, a Hyperice recovery zone and wellness pop-ups from HigherDOSE and Circadia. The class is on Fairmont's 7th-floor rooftop, and a $25 per person donation to Make-A-Wish reserves your spot. Fairmont lists 10:00 AM to noon, while the Make-A-Wish page shows 9:00 to 11:00 AM, so confirm the start time when you register. Register for Move for Wishes.

A group exercising on yoga mats on an outdoor deck with palm trees and high-rise buildings behind them.

Cars, Coffee & Croissants: Mozart’s 2026 Fall Porsche Show

*Sunday, October 4; 9:00 AM–1:00 PM*

The Hill Country Region Porsche Club brings new and vintage Porsches, spanning more than 50 years of the marque, to Mozart’s Coffee Roasters on Lake Austin. Walk the rows, listen to live gypsy jazz from the Austin Django Project, and pick up pastries with Mozart’s own roasted coffee. It is free to attend, and the organizers ask you to RSVP so they can plan. RSVP for the Porsche show.

A red vintage Porsche parked in front of the Mozart's Coffee Roasters building.

Cocktails & Comedy

*Sunday, October 4; 8:00 PM–9:30 PM*

End the weekend at the Velveeta Room, Austin’s longest-running comedy club, for a speakeasy-style night of stand-up. The lineup pairs rising comics with headliners whose credits include Dry Bar, Comedy Central, Kill Tony, SiriusXM and Netflix. Tickets are also sold at the door. Purchase tickets for Cocktails & Comedy.

An audience seated at small tables watching a comedian on a club stage, in black and white.

Rescheduled: the 21st Annual Bluegrass & Folk Festival at the Mason Homestead in Leander moved to Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 17, because of weather. See the City of Leander’s festival page.

Homes featured this weekend

Three Keenan Group listings, from a Hyde Park compound with a new price to a golf course home in The Hills. Prices shown are list prices.

4115 Avenue D, Units 1 & 2

*Exclusive Listing · New price*

Hyde Park · The main house $1,800,000 · The fourplex $900,000 · The compound $2,700,000

The main house (Unit 1) is a reimagined 1911 church in the final stages of construction and fully renovated in 2024, with 6,003 square feet, six bedrooms, six baths and dramatic architectural character. The fourplex (Unit 2) is a renovated building of 3,454 square feet with four two-bedroom, one-bath homes, set up for long-term rental income. Buy both together as one compound: a distinctive primary residence with four more units for income or guests.

A white-painted former church on a tree-lined corner lot in Hyde Park.

34 Tiburon Drive

*Exclusive Listing · Just listed*

The Hills · 4 bedrooms · 3 full baths · 1 half bath · 3,761 square feet · $995,000

This two-story home sits behind the guarded gates of The Hills, along the 3rd and 4th fairways of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Signature golf course. It is a home for anyone who wants the golf course as the view out back.

An aerial view at dusk of 34 Tiburon Drive beside a golf course fairway.

15504 Cabrillo Way

*Exclusive Listing · Sold*

Bella Colinas · 4 bedrooms · 3 full baths · 1 half bath · 3,407 square feet · Last listed at $950,000

This Meritage-built Berkeley 5011 in the Bella Colinas community brought together architecture, finish level and outdoor living in the Lake Travis corridor. The backyard set it apart: a pool and spa, a covered back deck and a large pergola-covered loggia beyond the pool. If you were hoping for a home like this one, we can tell you what else fits in the area.

An overhead view of a rectangular pool and spa behind 15504 Cabrillo Way.