Arts & Culture
Theaters
Alamo Draft House
Enjoy dinner, drinks and a movie at the original Alamo Draft House Cinema in downtown Austin.
409 Colorado
476-1320
Hours: Open 7 days a week, call for shows and times
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- IMAX® and Texas Spirit Theater
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin tells the Story of Texas through three floors of interactive exhibits, the special effects of the Texas Spirit Theater and Austin's only IMAX Theatre. With an indoor/outdoor café, a gift shop and special programs throughout the year, the Museum offers something for everyone in Texas, and the Texan in everyone.
1800 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 936-8746
(866) 369-7108 (Toll Free)
Hours:
Mon - Sat: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sun: Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Admission:
Exhibits: free to ages 18 and under; $5.50 for adults
Texas Spirit Multimedia Theater: $3.50 for youth; $5.00 for adults
IMAX Theatre: $5.00 for youth; $7.00 for adults
Senior discounts and money-saving combination tickets available
Dobie Theater
Located on the UT Drag on the second floor of the Dobie Mall, this long-time Austin favorite for features four auditoriums each decorated in a unique theme (Egyptian, French tudor, Gothic and space age). Also known for its close ties to filmmaker Richard Linklater, of Slacker and Dazed and Confused fame, the Dobie is at the heart of Austin's fast-rising independent film community.
2025 Guadalupe Street in the Dobie Mall
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 472-FILM
The Hideout
Coffee house featuring live music, comedy and films. Austin ghost tours also available.
Hours:
Mon-Thu 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Sat 8:30 a.m.- 1:00 a.m.
Sun 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
617 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 476-0473
(512) 443-3688 - Box Office
Paramount Theater
For over 88 years, the Paramount Theatre has been home to vaudeville, silent movies and "talkies," music, dance, and Broadway shows. Through the years, a cast of superstars has graced its stage; from Houdini, the Marx Brothers, Helen Hayes, Orson Welles, Sarah Bernhardt, the Ziegfeld Follies, the Metropolitan Opera, Lillian Russell, John Philip Sousa, the Barrymores, Lillian Gish, and George M. Cohan to such modern-day favorites as Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sarah Vaughan, Lyle Lovett, Gregory Hines, and Mandy Patinkin.
713 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 472-2901