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Recurring Events

Annual Events

monthdaydescription
Jan1New Year's Day
Feb5birthday of Atari cofounder and video game industry father Nolan K. Bushnell (1943)
xGaskell Ball
MarchxGame Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose or San Francisco, California
xAustin's annual South by Southwest conference and festival for music, film and interactive media
14Pi Day: (3.14...) "It figures..."
21spring equinox
April1April Fools Day
~7Austin's annual pandemonious potted pork festival, Spamarama in Waterloo Park (403 E. 15th St.)
~15M.A.A. Texas Section meeting
xGaskell Ball
last SaEeyore's Birthday Party is held annually (since 1963) in Austin's Pease Park
May4Star Wars Day: "May the fourth be with you!"
through last MoBayCon (since 1982) - San Mateo (formerly San Jose), California (over United States Memorial Day weekend)
~19-20Austin's annual O. Henry Pun Off
Junex(Project) A-Kon (since 1987) - Dallas, Texas
xGaskell Ball
21summer solstice
July4(United States) Independence Day (1776), birthday of Origin Systems cofounder Richard Garriott a.k.a. Lord British (1961)
Augxentertainment software industry anniversary (1976: Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp. Channel F Video Entertainment Computer released)
xGaskell Ball
SepxAustin Game Conference (since 2003)
xAustin's annual Austin City Limits Festival
xTokyo Game Show
19International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Avast ye, matey!
21autumnal equinox
OctxLondon Game Developers Conference
xTexas Renaissance Festival begins, runs 8 weekends
xGaskell Ball
31(United States) Halloween (wiki:Halloween)
Nov1st Tu(United States) election day
4th Th(United States) Thanksgiving Day (wiki:Thanksgiving), followed by traditional start of Christmas shopping (peak game sales) season
DecxHanukkah (wiki:Hanukkah)
xKwanzaa (wiki:Kwanzaa)
xFestivus (wiki:Festivus)
xGaskell Ball
21winter solstice
24Christmas Eve (wiki:Christmas)
25Christmas Day (wiki:Christmas)
31New Year's Eve

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Weekly Events

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Su 17:30-22:00 country/western dancing and lesson Dallas Night Club
Burnet Road, Austin, TX
22:00- salsa dancing
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Tu 19:00-22:30 adult night roller skating session Playland Skate Center
McCann Drive, Austin, TX
19:15- Four on the Floor
lindy hop and swing dancing and lesson		 Texas Federation of Womens Clubs ("The Fed")
24th Street, Austin, TX
We 19:30-22:30 The Lindy Project
lindy hop and swing dancing and lesson		 see Web site
Th 18:30- Heart of Texas Whip Dance Club push and west-coast swing dancing and lesson see Web site
20:00-00:00 Austin Swing Syndicate swing dancing and lesson Texas Federation of Womens Clubs ("The Fed")
24th Street, Austin, TX
Fr 10:00-11:30 Launch Pad Job Club
Kathy Lansford's excellent free not-for-profit employment networking group meeting		 1016 La Posada Drive Suite 165, Austin, TX 78752 (northeast of highways 35 and 2222/290 intersection, on the northwest corner at Camino La Costa)
12:00- Top Guns executive networking group
Sa 18:30-20:00 or 19:30-21:00 Austin Ballroom Dancers
ballroom and Latin dancing and lesson		 see Web site