October is filled with vibrant occasions occurring throughout Texas. From standard music festivals like Austin Metropolis Limits Music Competition and the Texas Jazz Competition in Corpus Christi, to new museum exhibitions in Arlington and San Antonio, there may be all kinds of occasions to take a look at this month.
Houston vacationers can take a look at the DÃa de los Muertos festivities in San Antonio, discover dozens of Hill Nation wineries with a Texas Wine Month passport, or keep native with an autumn-themed spa day at a Houston resort.
Listed here are our high 12 picks for summer season Texas journey occasions, resort information, and extra in October.
Austin
The faraway Austin suburb of Georgetown is getting a daring makeover with the event of a brand new 18,000-square-foot mural on the metropolis’s new parking storage situated at 502 S. Foremost St., simply steps away from the enduring downtown sq.. Graffiti artist and muralist ARCY designed the large-scale piece to honor the legacy of Georgetown’s historic Chisholm Path. The brand new mural comes as town prepares for its Month of the Arts celebration from October 16-18. Festivities embrace a sculpture tour, the Autumn Artwork Stroll, and the fourth annual South Foremost Arts Competition. All occasions are household pleasant and free to the general public.
Austin guests who aren’t coming to city for ACL Fest or the Formulation 1 weekend can as a substitute absorb two laid again, self-guided dwelling excursions going down in October. The primary is the Austin Panorama Artistry Showcase & Residential Backyard Tour, which can enable guests to discover a few of Austin’s most gorgeous personal landscapes for at some point solely on October 18. The second tour, the thirty ninth annual AIA Austin Houses Tour, is an October 25-26 weekend tour showcasing 10 custom-designed houses all through the Austin space. Tickets for the Austin Panorama Artistry Showcase are $23.17 per particular person, and tickets for the AIA Austin Houses Tour vary from $16.82-$132.87.
The stops on these Austin dwelling excursions mix avant garde concepts with sensible parts, bringing artwork dwelling. Vista Lane by Cuppett Kilpatrick Architects, by way of AIA Austin/aiaaustin.org
Within the Hill Nation
October is named Texas Wine Month, and nonprofit commerce group Texas Hill Nation Wineries is celebrating with its month-long Texas Wine Month Passport occasion. The passport offers complimentary tastings at greater than 45 collaborating Hill Nation wineries, in addition to unique reductions on bottles of wine to take dwelling. Passport holders can go to as much as 4 wineries every day in October, with a restrict of visiting every vineyard as soon as through the occasion. Texas Wine Month Passports are $85 for people and $120 for {couples}, and could be bought on-line.
The Fredericksburg Meals and Wine Competition is coming back from October 21-26, and there are nonetheless tickets obtainable for varied meals tasting occasions, together with the Grand Tasting Occasion at Marktplatz on Oct. 25. The annual pageant showcases over 75 Texas wineries, breweries, distilleries, and culinary companions, and options reside music performances, reside demonstrations, and extra. Ticket costs differ, and could be bought on-line.
At dwelling in Houston
The Blossom Resort Houston has formally rebranded and joined the Curio Assortment by Hilton, starting a brand new chapter for the four-year-old resort. The 16-story property incorporates 267 rooms, the famend Whole You Medical Spa, all-day restaurant Blossom Reserve, and the Plum Skybar & Lounge. From October 2025 to March 2026, resort company will obtain 1,000 Hilton Honors bonus factors per evening after they e book their stays. Nightly charges start at $167 in October.
Vacationers needing a refreshing autumn-themed spa day can strive one of many new fall therapy specials on the Thompson Houston resort spa, which features a pumpkin enzyme renewal facial and a “Drift into Mild” therapeutic massage. The brand new remedies are a part of the Thompson Spa’s “Tailor-made Contact” assortment, that are personalised for every particular person visitor. Costs for the autumn spa specials vary from $205-$445.
Alongside the Gulf Coast
The sixty fourth annual Texas Jazz Competition, often called the longest repeatedly operating free jazz pageant on the planet, is returning to Heritage Park in Corpus Christi from October 17-19. Three levels will likely be constructed for reside performances from musicians from everywhere in the U.S. Guests can count on loads of leisure in between units, resembling native vendor markets, meals cubicles, and extra. The complete act lineup and efficiency schedule could be discovered on the pageant’s web site.
San Antonio
The Briscoe Western Artwork Museum will unveil its new historic exhibition, Going to Texas: 5 Centuries of Texas Maps on Friday, October 3. Curated by Texas businessman and philanthropist Marty Davis and his spouse Yana Davis from their private assortment, the exhibit contains 64 maps showcasing the evolution of Texas’ panorama and historical past. Maps date way back to 1548 and as latest as 2006. The exhibit will likely be on view by means of January 19, 2026. Non-member admission costs vary from $8-$16 per particular person, and admission for youngsters 12 and below is free.
An 1853 map reveals a really giant Bexar County. MuseumOfTheBigBend.com
San Antonio’s DÃa de Muertos celebrations kick off as early as October 5 with boat cruises to discover the alebrije (spirit information) sculptures adorning the River Stroll, plus the annual Day of the Lifeless River Parade on October 24. Muertos Fest will happen the identical weekend because the parade and can embrace a musical tribute to Grammy-winning conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez. A neighborhood 5k run and household stroll is scheduled for October 25 at 7 pm, and guests are inspired to jot down their cherished one’s title on a remembrance wall and add a photograph to the neighborhood altar.
Dallas-Fort Value
The Arlington Museum of Artwork will debut its extremely anticipated Sport of Thrones exhibition on Saturday, October 4, that includes greater than 60 authentic costumes, props, and behind-the-scenes pictures from the favored HBO sequence. The family-friendly exhibition contains Daenerys Targaryen’s regal dragon-scale robes and Jon Snow’s battle-worn Night time’s Watch gear, amongst many others. Non-member tickets are $20 for youngsters and $25 for adults, with extra reductions for army, seniors, and teams. The exhibition will run till April 5, 2026.
It might solely be October, however The Adolphus in downtown Dallas is skipping forward to December with reservations opening for its 2025-26 Vacation Tea season beginning on Tuesday, October 7, at 10 am. The resort’s commemorated Vacation Tea occasions – boasting a luxurious three-course meal, a complimentary glass of bubbly, and an assortment of free leaf teas – are an iconic a part of what makes Dallas so jolly through the festive winter season, and tickets promote out inside minutes. Vacation Tea companies at The Adolphus are $85 per particular person, and can start on Wednesday, November 5, and run by means of January 11, 2026. Reservations could be made by way of Resy or by calling The French Room immediately at 214-651-3615.
Award-winning inside design agency Tihany Design has accomplished renovations on 126 West Tower guestrooms at The Joule, a luxurious resort within the coronary heart of downtown Dallas. Tihany Design initially designed the resort when it opened in 2008, so it is protected to say The Joule’s Neo-Gothic aesthetic continues to be in good palms. Along with “purposeful updates,” a press launch revealed that the West Tower guestrooms now comprise modern colour palettes, European walnut paneling, bespoke furnishings, {custom} art work, and way more.
