Headed to Austin for a Texas game? Here’s your one-page weekend cheat sheet

A Texas Longhorns football weekend in Austin comes with plenty to plan: barbecue lines, breakfast tacos, five pregame destinations and more than 100,000 fans in burnt orange at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. Our one-page guide boils it all down to a single graphic you can save to your phone or print for the trip.

Friday covers the Forty Acres and dinner at spots like Franklin Barbecue and Matt’s El Rancho. Saturday takes you from breakfast tacos to kickoff with a game-day timeline. Sunday offers eight ways to explore Austin, from the Texas State Capitol to South Congress Avenue.

Every campus. Every tradition. Every fan. Sign up for the Student Section Newsletter  

Scroll to Top