The Austin ArtWorks Festival is a free two-day event held annually each August — a celebration of visual, performing, and literary artists, many with ties to Austin and the area.

Schedule of Events:

Music Stages

8:50-9am - Austin High School Drumline
Festival Grounds

9am-10am - MacPhail Showcase
Main Stage

10-11am - Austin Community Jazz Band
Main Stage

11am-12pm - Hadley Prescott
Tent Stage

12-1pm - Eleanor Sievers
Tent Stage

1-2pm - Austin Symphony Orchestra
Main Stage

2:15-3:15pm - Greentop
Main Stage

3:30-5pm - Mae Simpson
Main Stage

Authors/Theatrical Arts Stage

9:30-10:30am - Roxi Manacoochi & “A Night at the Paramount” Preview

Panel Discussion: Kent Nerburn, Teresa Peterson, & Marcie Rendon
11am-12pm

12-1pm - All Author Book Signing

1-2pm - Flash Fiction Writer’s Workshop Culmination

2:15-2:45pm - An Introduction to the Saint John’s Bible
Life in Community, Heritage Edition, photo courtesy of Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota

3-3:45pm - AHS Drama/Speech

4-4:45pm - Eric Anfinson Documentary Preview

4-4:45pm - Buckets N Boards
Historic Paramount Theatre