Austin Puppy Culture invites all pups and pets to the second annual ATX Pup Weekend, a fetish and kink event spanning three days of paw-some camaraderie and community, done in collaboration with Sir Rat, the Iron Bear, the Austin Eagle, and Package Menswear. Plus: the crowning of the 2024 Iron Pup and Handler.

ATX Pup Weekend

We Are Blood’s annual holiday mall drives return to several local malls: Barton Creek Square, Lakeline Mall, Wolf Ranch Town Center, and Premium Outlets in both San Marcos and Round Rock. Knock out some holiday shopping and a good deed in one fell swoop!

We Are Blood Thanksgiving Drives

Austin Naked Yoga provides a safe environment to remove your clothes, open up to other gay men, and find freedom in movement.

Naked Yoga For Gay Guys

Gimme (fancy) shelter! This annual tour presented by the Modern Architecture + Design Society returns all post-pandemic and offers you the chance to see some of our burgeoning city’s coolest residences inside and out – and to meet the architects, designers, and builders who took them from inspiration to incarnation in stone, brick, wood, steel, and glass. These contemporary homes – more than a dozen dazzlers scattered throughout Austin – can be visited in any order you like, at your own leisurely pace, and we’re thinking you’ll be especially impressed by the green-forward beauty from Moontower Design + Build. – Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Modern Home Tour

If dogs could drink, what would be their tipple of choice? My guess: a cold brewski on a good day, but a frozen daiquiri when they’ve had a tough one. Now, dogs cannot actually drink alcohol – not even Spuds MacKenzie – but you can sup for the pups by purchasing a Pawsport from Austin Humane Society. By dropping a crisp $25, you’ll be able to bring your dog along to Dog House Drinkery, MUTTS Canine Cantina Austin, Yard Bar, or the Watering Bowl, where they can run about an on-site dog park and you can get a free drink. Each bar earns you a Pawsport stamp, and all four stamps get you entered in pawsome prize giveaways. It’s no dog-safe daiquiri, but it’ll do until the science is there. –  James Scott

Pup Crawl

I’ll admit it: I don’t believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein, or Superman. All I wanna do is bicycle! Bike Month ATX promises two-wheeler fun for the whole month of May. Break out the 10-speed, the recumbent, the cruiser, and join your fellow cyclists in the last nice weather days in Austin. There’s bike polo on May 5, or an all-level ride around Walnut Creek on the 19th. Help with meal delivery on the 22nd or pedal under a full moon on the 24th. Find pretty much every kind of bike fun under the sun (and moon!) at bikemonthatx.com, because those bicycle races? They’re coming your way. – James Scott

Bike Month

Hoo-wee! Does anything feel better than a dip in the pool during a hot Texas summer? While some among us may be privileged to own private watering holes, most of us get to enjoy the great Austin PARD’s work at the 44 public aquatic facilities to choose from this summer. You’ve got regional, neighborhood, and community pools; a wading pool; splash pads; and the crown jewel: Barton Springs. Check austintexas.gov/pools-splashpads for up-to-date info on which pools are open, what their entry fee is, and whether you have what it takes to be a public pool lifeguard. Now, outta the way if you don’t wanna get wet: I’m gonna do a cannonball! – James Scott