Location and Lodging
Hotels
(State tax is 6%, and the city tax is 9%.)
The discounted hotel reservation deadline was October 30; the Courtyard Austin and Residence Inn have graciously extended discount reservations through November 17.
Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center [1 King Bed] [2 Queen Beds] [Hotel Fact Sheet]
300 East 4th Street, 512-236-8008
- Rooms start at $139 per night for one king bed (group code tgttgta) and $145 per night for two queen beds (group code tgttgtb)
- $21 daily on-site parking; $27 daily valet parking
- Across the street from the Austin Convention Center
Residence Inn Austin Downtown/Convention Center [1 Queen + Sofa Bed] [2 Queen Beds] [Hotel Fact Sheet]
300 East 4th Street, 512-472-5553
- Rooms start at $149 per night for a studio with one queen bed and a sofa bed (group code tgttgta)
- $21 daily on-site parking; $27 daily valet parking
- Across the street from the Austin Convention Center
Hilton Austin
500 East 4th Street, 512-482-8000
- Rooms start at $142 per night
- Across the street from the Austin Convention Center
Hampton Inn & Suites Austin-Downtown
200 San Jacinto Blvd., 512-472-1500
- Rooms start at $139 per night
Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown [Block full; closed]
500 North IH 35, 512-480-8181
- Rooms start at $108 per night
- 1 Block from Austin Convention Center and the Hilton Austin
Location Map
This year's TAGT Professional Development Conference will be held at the Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701. (View the Exhibit Hall Map)
The Austin Convention Center has two Parking Garages:
- 201 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701. Entrances on Brazos and San Jacinto streets.
- 601 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Entrance on 5th Street, between Red River and Sabine streets.
Excursions
Ideas for what to do while in Austin from the Austin Conventions and Visitor's Bureau; the following suggestions come from popular venues The Paramount, The Long Center, and Bass Performance Hall (Have suggestions?):
- Irving Berlin's White Christmas (performances every night)
"Get ready to discover a delightful new show that's as fresh and rare as newly fallen snow! The classic holiday tradition WHITE CHRISTMAS comes to the stage at last, as a brand new Irving Berlin musical direct from Broadway." - The Blanton Museum of Art, the largest university art museum in the country, and the third largest in Texas, with over 17,000 works of art from European Old Masters to American and Latin American Modern and Contemporary holdings. Mention that you are attending the TAGT Professional Development Conference to get free admission, plus 10% discounts in the Museum Shop and café!
Wednesday:
- Border Music: David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot
"Guitar meets guitar as Texas Performing Arts hosts the U.S. premiere of this rocking post-roots, pan-Latin, rave-up/descarga."
Thursday:
- "Tom Russell, a former cab driver in Queens, N.Y., has amassed an impressive body of work, not to mention an endless stream of kudos from the likes of Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, k.d. lang and Iris Dement, all of whom have covered Russell's material."
- Kenny Rogers singing his classic hits! By now, Kenny Rogers has become such a living legend that it's easy to forget how he got there. Having recorded more than 65 albums which have sold over 120 million records worldwide during his 52 years in show business, Rogers is an American hero.
Friday:
- Sara Hickman & Terri Hendrix
"Two of Texas' finest singer/songwriters on one stage, swapping songs and sharing the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories that go along with them." - John Waters' Christmas
"That's right, legendary filmmaker, actor and uber-eccentric John Waters is bringing his holiday show back to the Paramount!"
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