Shows in Austin

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is Austin's greatest cultural contribution to American entertainment — the South Lamar flagship of the revolutionary cinema-restaurant chain that reinvented the moviegoing experience with strict no-talking policies, full bar service, and a film programming ethos that treats cinema as an art form worthy of reverence. Founded in Austin in 1997, Alamo Drafthouse has expanded nationally while maintaining Austin as its spiritual home and the embodiment of the creative spirit that makes Austin one of America's most culturally innovative cities.

Long Center for the Performing Arts is Austin's premier arts complex — a 2,400-seat concert hall and black box theater on Town Lake presenting Austin Symphony, Ballet Austin, and national theatrical touring productions. The hall's extraordinary lakeside setting, with views of downtown Austin across Lady Bird Lake, creates one of the most scenic performance venue arrivals in America.

Paramount Theatre is Austin's most beloved performance venue — a 1915 vaudeville theater on Congress Avenue that presents the most diverse programming of any Austin venue, from film festivals to Broadway productions to the most intimate shows by world-renowned musicians. Its extraordinary history as Austin's most continuously operated performance space, combined with its 1,300-seat intimacy and Congress Avenue location at the heart of Texas's capital, make it irreplaceable in Austin's cultural landscape.