Austin · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
College football is the religion here; Formula 1 and an MLS side arrived later and did well.
Texas Longhorns football
College football September to December in front of a hundred thousand people, now in the Southeastern Conference. The campus turns burnt orange on game weekends.
Circuit of the Americas
The United States Grand Prix runs in October, with MotoGP earlier in the year. General admission tickets are the affordable way in, and the hills give real views.
Austin FC at Q2 Stadium
MLS February to October in north Austin, with a supporters' end that sings for ninety minutes. Sell-outs are routine, so buy early or on resale.
Running and paddling
The ten-mile loop around Lady Bird Lake is free and busy from dawn, kayaks and boards hire by the hour, and the city marathon runs in February.