The Brief Weekend One of the 2025 ACL Music Festival is taking place in Austin starting Oct. 3 Travelers from across the country are flocking to Austin Travelers spoke about their journey at the airportThe Austin City Limits Music Festival will take center stage at Zilker Park this weekend. Travelers flocked to attend the festival from all across the country. "She [her sister] was telling me about it earlier this year, 'Oh yeah, we're going to be in Austin.' Aiden Ginn and Sunny Ramkumar both traveled from Virginia together. "Oh, wait, I am now," said Sunny Ramkumar.