The Fourth of July Is Going To Be Hot
Temperatures will near triple digits on Saturday with a high of 99 degrees expected during the day. Skies will be clear and mostly sunny, National Weather Service forecasters say. At night, temperatures will dip to a low near 77 degrees and skies will be partly cloudy. Saturday will be a classic summer day in Austin!
It’s Zilker Summer Musical Season
The annual, free summer musical put on by Zilker Theatre Productions makes me feel lucky to live in Austin. Starting July 10, you can see a production of “Singin’ in the Rain” on Thursdays through Sundays at Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater. Shows start at 8:15 p.m. and you can set up a blanket or camping chair for watching. You can pack a picnic, too!
July = Hot Dogs
July is prime hot dog season in Austin. Yes, of course, I’m sure you’re enjoying a dog year-round, but there’s just something about July.
Maybe it’s Jennifer Coolidge’s delivery of “You look like the Fourth of July! It makes me want a hot dog real bad” in “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde.” Or maybe it’s because National Hot Dog Day, a totally real holiday, falls on July 15. Either way, here’s how to have a hot dog summer.
If that’s not enough, you could always go to this hot dog eating contest or this hot dog eating contest.
Hot Summer Nights Is Back
Fourth of July gets all the publicity, but Austinites know the premiere July event in town is Hot Summer Nights, a free, three-day music festival downtown. The festival runs July 16-18 and takes place in the Red River Cultural District and features dozens of local musicians, eats, and vendors. All you have to do is show up!
One More Chance for ‘Jaws’ on the Water
I get excited about this event every summer. Volente Beach does two showings of “Jaws” where attendees watch from tubes in Lake Travis with scuba divers lurking below, reading to grab a limb or two. The final such event for the summer is on July 18 and is $25 to attend.
