Museums, Galleries & Culture in East Austin
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Museums, Galleries & Culture in East Austin, checked by People of Austin. Museums, galleries, tours and historic Austin, including the free ones and the ones that are better with kids.
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
A city-run museum in East Austin devoted to Black history in Texas, with a Juneteenth exhibit, a children's gallery, and rotating shows by local Black artists.
Museum of Human Achievement
An artist-run experimental gallery inside the Canopy complex mounting boundary-pushing installations and performance art shows.
Canopy
A sprawling East Austin studio and gallery complex housing dozens of working artists alongside Big Medium, Ground Floor Theatre and other tenants.
Women & Their Work
A nonprofit gallery founded to showcase Texas women artists across visual art, dance and performance, with rotating exhibitions all year.
HOPE Outdoor Gallery
Austin's legal graffiti park, reborn near the airport after outgrowing its old Baylor Street hillside, where anyone can bring spray paint and add to the walls.
Texas State Cemetery
The official burial ground for Texas governors, legislators and notable figures including Stephen F. Austin, with self-guided walking tours through the grounds.
French Legation Museum
The oldest surviving building in Austin, a French diplomat's 1841 residence turned house museum with period furnishings and shaded gardens.
Haus Obscura
Fine art print studio and gallery with a shared courtyard and a cyclorama wall for photography.
MASS Gallery
Artist-run East Austin gallery showing contemporary exhibitions.
ICOSA
Artist collective gallery inside the Springdale Road creative complex.
Pump Project Art Complex
A nonprofit complex with over 50 artists in studios that hosts group shows and community workshops.
Happy hours in East Austin
| Venue | Days | Hours | Deals | Verified |
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| Sour Duck MarketEast Austin · $3 Lone Star cans all day every day | SMTWTFS Today |
3pm to 6pm | $6 single / $9 double burgers, $6 palomas and mules, $4 select lager pints, $6 tiny frozen cocktails, $3 snaquiri shots, $1 off wine and draft beer Low-carb lane: wine by the glass, spirits and highballs |
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| Salty SowEast Austin · Website header says 4-6pm; menu page says 4:30am-6:30pm | SMTWTFS Today |
4:30pm to 6:30pm | $2 off cocktails, $7 rotating house wines ($28 bottles), discounted plates $5-$15 (duck fat fries $10, deviled eggs $8, fried chicken $13) | Venue-confirmed source |
| LaunderetteEast Austin | SMTWTFS Today |
5pm to 6pm | Half-price beers, cocktails and wines by the glass; $5 off snacky bits and plancha burgers | Venue-confirmed source |
| El Chile Cafe y CantinaEast Austin | SMTWTFS Today |
3pm to 5:30pm | $6 house margaritas, discounted appetizers | Venue-confirmed source |
| EsteEast Austin · Fri-Sun happy hour runs 12pm-5pm | SMTWTFS |
5pm to 6pm | $8 fish tacos, $10 margaritas, 25% off wine bottles, $25 off seafood towers Low-carb lane: wine by the glass |
Venue-confirmed source |
| Bar TotiEast Austin · Made a permanent daily deal as of Sept 2026 | SMTWTFS Today |
5pm to 6pm | $5 off aperitivos and select signature cocktails, $2 off snacks, half-price smashburgesas | Venue-confirmed source |
| Uptown Sports ClubEast Austin | SMTWTFS Today |
2pm to 6pm | $8 martinis, $6 spritzes, $10 shrimp cocktail, $13 smoked trout dip Low-carb lane: shrimp, martinis |
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| Il BruttoEast Austin · Monday window is 5pm-6pm per Tribeza; Infatuation lists Sun-Thu 5-6pm and Fri-Sat 4-5pm, so confirm hours | SMTWTFS Today |
4pm to 6pm | 50% off all cocktails, wine and beer; $15 pizza at the bar Low-carb lane: wine by the glass |
Press-confirmed source |
| Licha's CantinaEast Austin | SMTWTFS Today |
4pm to 6pm | $8 cocktails and bites, $12 32oz beers | Press-confirmed source |
| BufalinaEast Austin · No reservations during happy hour (per site) | SMTWTFS Today |
4pm to 5:30pm | Half-price select pizzas, half off wine bottles under $100 Low-carb lane: wine by the glass |
Press-confirmed source |
| Hillside FarmacyEast Austin · Thursday also has an all night happy hour in the bar area (hours not posted). Dog friendly patios. | SMTWTFS Today |
3pm to 5pm | Half off sharing menu items, oysters, wine bottles and draft beers; champagne excluded Low-carb lane: oysters, wine bottles |
Venue-confirmed source |
| SuerteEast Austin · Called Lucky Hour on the venue site; weekends run 3pm to 5pm (Sat Sun). Hours confirmed on venue site, deal specifics from a July 2025 guide. | SMTWTFS Today |
5pm to 6pm | $10 signature cocktails, $2 off wine glasses and drafts, 25% off wine bottles, 50% off select agave pours Low-carb lane: wine by the glass, agave pours |
Press-confirmed source |
| HolidayEast Austin · Source is a July 2025 guide; not confirmed on venue site. | SMTWTFS Today |
5pm to 6pm | Half off fries and frozen cocktails | Press-confirmed source |
| De Nada Cantina (East Cesar Chavez)East Austin · Source is a July 2025 guide; not confirmed on venue site. | SMTWTFS Today |
3:30pm to 6:30pm | Discounted appetizers and bites, classic margaritas from $10 Low-carb lane: house margaritas |
Press-confirmed source |
| LoudmouthEast Austin · Source is a July 2025 guide; not confirmed on venue site. | SMTWTFS Today |
5pm to 7pm | $1 off beers, $2 off wine glasses, frozen cocktails, 25% off select apps and wings Low-carb lane: wine by the glass |
Press-confirmed source |
| Casa BiancaEast Austin · Site says every day 4-6pm but restaurant is listed closed Mondays, so Monday omitted. Confirm Monday before relying on it. | SMTWTFS Today |
4pm to 6pm | Raw oysters $1.50; half dozen broiled oysters $20; confit and fried wings with Calabrian chili jam $10; fingerling potatoes with Caesar dip $7; pasta sopressinese with mussels $16; $2 off wine by the glass; $10 cocktails including Aperol Spritz, Gin Negroni, Espresso Martini, Paloma Low-carb lane: Raw oysters, Broiled oysters, Confit and fried wings |
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