MAS Cultura Fest celebrates Austin’s Latinidad
The inaugural three-day festival in East Austin aims to honor Austin’s Latino community and its impact on history through music, art and cultural events on Nov. 18-20.
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Where to celebrate Día de los Muertos 2022 in Austin
Día de Los Muertos, a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates life and death. Once a year, the departed come back to the land of the living to reunite with their families. Check out the various ways to honor departed loved ones.
Musician Lesly Reynaga makes ACL Music Fest History
Austin’s own Lesly Reynaga blazed trails with a historic ACL Music Fest performance. The Mexican born singer-songwriter became one of the first artists in the festival’s 20-year history to feature a full mariachi band. Find out which surprise ensemble joined her on stage to help her create this historic moment in Austin music history.
ACL Música to Add to Your Playlist
We kept our eyes on all things cultura this year at ACL. Our hope is that by shining a light on Latinidad that we can keep diversity, equity, and inclusion top of mind not only when booking artists at ACL, but at other music festivals in Austin and across the country.
How Puerto Rican Cultural Center helped put island’s cultura on Central Texas map
Austin’s Puerto Rican Cultural Center turns 25 this year. What started as a dream and three dancers has transformed into a hub, bringing the area’s Puerto Rican community and beyond together through diverse cultural arts programming. From navigating the pandemic to temporary closures, the center hopes to keep moving pa’lante.
Where to celebrate Selena’s birthday in Austin
Each April, cities across the country honor the legacy of the Queen of Tejano with various tributes and events. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez would have turned 51 this year.
5 SXSW Artists to Boost Your Playlist
Top música you don’t want to miss
5 Mujeres Who Rocked SXSW
Top female artists to add to your playlists.
3 SXSW Docs Para El Alma
Check out three soul-nourishing documentaries centered around our gente.
Welcome to Austin Vida – Estás en tu casa
Austin Vida empowers our community by amplifying our stories, events and cultura. Latinos make up about 33% of Austin’s population. We are a big part of this community’s rich history, present and future. Our historias should not be ignored.
