Austin events this weekend are expected to draw large regional attendance between Friday, February 27 and Sunday, March 1, 2026, as ticket demand continues to rise for motorsports programming at Circuit of the Americas, professional tennis sessions at Westwood Country Club and live concert performances scheduled at Moody Center. Availability across verified US booking platforms including Ticketmaster, AXS, SeatGeek and StubHub is already tightening in several seating categories, particularly for Saturday evening programming across downtown Austin venues.
The weekend schedule will open Friday morning with ATX Open Session 9 beginning at 11:00 AM at Westwood Country Club, where professional women’s tennis competition will continue throughout the day with Session 10 scheduled for 5:00 PM under evening match conditions. At the same time, Day 1 of the Longhorn Softball Invitational will take place at Red and Charline McCombs Field with NCAA teams beginning tournament play across multiple sessions.
Motorsport activity will begin at 2:00 PM Friday with NASCAR practice sessions at Circuit of the Americas ahead of race-day competition, while a three-day NASCAR Cup Series pass will also activate for attendees entering the venue across the full February 27 through February 29 race weekend period.
Collegiate athletics will continue in nearby San Marcos as the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions face the Texas State Bobcats in a softball doubleheader at 3:00 PM inside Bobcat Softball Stadium. Later in the evening, Appalachian State Mountaineers are scheduled to meet the Texas State Bobcats in NCAA basketball competition at 7:00 PM at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center.
Professional hockey fans will be able to attend the San Diego Gulls at Texas Stars matchup at 7:00 PM at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, where American Hockey League regular season play continues.
Comedy programming will be led by JR De Guzman at 7:00 PM inside Cap City Comedy Club, while live music performances Friday evening will include Lights appearing at 8:00 PM at Historic Scoot Inn and regional Latin music group Conjunto Primavera performing at The Coliseum. Electronic music audiences can attend Chris Lorenzo’s scheduled performance later in the night at The Concourse Project.
Saturday’s programming will resume at Westwood Country Club with ATX Open Session 11 beginning at 10:00 AM, while Day 2 of the Longhorn Softball Invitational continues tournament play at Red and Charline McCombs Field throughout the afternoon.
Film and orchestral audiences will also have access to the live concert presentation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at 1:00 PM inside Bass Concert Hall, where the film will be accompanied by a full symphonic performance.
The Focused Health 250 NASCAR race is scheduled for 1:30 PM Saturday at Circuit of the Americas and is expected to represent one of the weekend’s highest attendance motorsport events based on historical regional turnout from across Texas metro areas including Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
Saturday evening will feature additional live music programming with The Strumbellas appearing at 6:00 PM at Historic Scoot Inn and bbno$ scheduled to perform at 7:00 PM at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre.
Podcast entertainment will take place at 7:00 PM with Last Podcast on the Left scheduled inside Paramount Theatre, while country music artist Eric Church will perform at 7:30 PM at Moody Center where ticket demand remains elevated across floor and lower bowl seating levels.
Yacht Rock Revue is also scheduled to appear at 8:00 PM at ACL Live at The Moody Theater later that evening, followed by Level Up at The Concourse Project at 9:00 PM and RL Grime performing at Mayfair Lounge and Terrace beginning at 10:00 PM.
Sunday’s schedule will conclude with ATX Open Session 12 at 11:30 AM at Westwood Country Club alongside Day 3 of the Longhorn Softball Invitational continuing throughout the day at Red and Charline McCombs Field.
Circuit of the Americas is located southeast of downtown Austin and offers multi-lot on-site parking with shuttle service options operating from central pickup zones during NASCAR race weekend. Moody Center and Bass Concert Hall are situated within the University of Texas campus district, which includes structured parking garages and surface lots within walking distance of entry gates.
Public transit access across Austin includes Capital Metro bus routes connecting downtown with the University of Texas campus for events at Moody Center and Bass Concert Hall. Shuttle services to Circuit of the Americas will also operate from downtown Austin locations throughout race weekend.
Most venues across Austin will begin gate entry between sixty and ninety minutes prior to scheduled event start times. Guests should expect bag screening and metal detector security checks at all primary entrances, while motorsport attendees are advised to allow additional arrival time due to anticipated traffic congestion near Elroy Road access points.
