This event, slated for April 5-8, is a must for wine and food lovers. Partipants join renowned chefs and winemakers from around the globe for this gourmet festival. The weekend's events include dinners and tastings at various Austin restaurants and locales.
Participants can try their hand at a number of cooking schools led by premier chefs.
There's even a fine wine auction that offers guests the opportunity to take a bit of the festival home with them. Austin gets a Cajun accent on April 28-29 with this fun festival at Waterloo Park. Visitors enjoy scorching zydeco music, spicy Louisiana food and tons of tasty crawfish. Guests revel in a traditional funeral procession complete with Mardi Gras-style beads and tokens. With nearly 1,000 musical acts performing on 45 stages throughout the city each March, it's no wonder SXSW has been SXSW Click to enlarge dubbed spring break for the music industry.