A Look Ahead at Austin's October Food and Drink Events

Festival Season — Austin City Limits is back for two weekends: Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4, and Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11. There’s food on the grounds, but if you want to escape for a bit, here are your best bets for eating and drinking nearby. [EATX]

Cooking Classes — Learn how to improve your cooking and baking with the help of Kitchen Underground’s Elizabeth Winslow during her three classes at Metier from 6 to 8 p.m. First, there’s pasta on Wednesday, October 7; apple cooking and baking on Wednesday, October 14; and fall pies on Saturday, October 24. [EaterWire]

Chef Auction — Get ready to bid on Aaron Franklin, Sonya Cote, Tyson Cole, and other Austin chefs with the fourth annual chef auction held by Edible Austin on Thursday, October 8 at the Allan House. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., with the auction at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds will go towards both the Sustainable Food Center and Urban Roots. [Edible Austin]

Beer Here Birthdays — Hops & Grain is celebrating both its fourth anniversary and the final section of Bike Affair Fiesta on Saturday, October 10. From 12 to 8 p.m., there’s raffles, beer, music, and food from newcomer Kick Drum Burgers. Elsewhere, Independence Brewing turns 11 with a birthday party on Saturday, October 17 with a limited beers. There are early session tickets for $30 and general admission for $15. [EaterWire]

Meals on Wheels — Truck by Truckwest is now Trucklandia, but the same concept still holds: participants try out a lot of food trucks for $50, and vote on their favorites. The winning truck gets $10,000. This year, it begins on Tuesday, October 13 and ends on Sunday, October 18. [EaterWire]

Food Festival Time — La Dolce Vita Food & Wine Festival comes back on Thursday, October 15 at Laguna Gloria from 7 to 10 p.m. The $200 tickets includes bites from a deluge of Austin restaurants, like Counter 3. Five. VII, Ramen Tatsu-Ya, and forthcoming Wu Chow. [EaterWire]

All Things Pig — More food festivals: now it's time for pork with the return of Cochon 555's Heritage BBQ and help from Salt & Time, East Side King Thai Kun, Epicerie, and others on Sunday, October 18. Tickets are $100, and it takes place at The Driskill starting at 5 p.m. [EaterWire]

Beer Here — The end of the month brings back Austin Beer Week from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, November 1. Along with tap takeovers, Banger’s is hosting the kick-off party with Hops & Grain that day, featuring a special Greenhouse IPA batch with paired sausage. [EaterWire]