Welcome aboard Virtual Vacation

On behalf of Almost Real Things and the entire crew, welcome to your much needed break from reality.

Please prepare for non-stop virtual entertainment featuring a ton of incredible creators and a curated interactive companion box to guide you through your journey.

What a trip

Our travel time will be approximately 2.5 hours. We’ll be traveling at an artitude of 2,021 miles with ~12 destinations.

Watch, chat, dance, and sing along to:

Mike Melinoe ft. The CMBK KID, Dossey, Easy Compadre!, Trupica, PrintAustin, Ariel Spiegelman, Mystica Fiora, Gerardo Rodriguez & Natalie Earhart, Ira Ralston, Mariah Howard, Marcella Colavecchio

Filming Locations

Art Island, Kwik Ice and The Zachyard

Easy Compadre!

at Kwik Ice

PrintAustin

at PrintEXPO

Mike Melinoe

at Kwik Ice

Dossey

at Kwik Ice

Artist Interviews

How it works

Our Virtual Vacation series is free to stream.

If you want a fully interactive experience, order our 3rd edition Party Box!

Total Immersion

Inside your one-of-a-kind companion box you will find everything you need to feel like you’re on vacation with us. Almost Real Things operates as a nonprofit and funds collected from Companion Boxes ensure that we can continue to pay the artists, musicians and performers who make these vacations possible.

What’s in the box?

Please direct your attention to your Virtual Vacation Companion Box.

To ensure your trip is extraordinary, we’ve curated a one-of-a-kind carry on. You’ll find special supplies for workshops, treats to sip & snack on and custom souvenirs.

Learn something new

Excursions

Seek new talents with a special printmaking workshop by PrintAustin, along with specialty tools to hone your skills and professional Speedball professional printing ink.

Stimulate your senses

Minibar

Get in the party mood with delicious drinks and delectable snacks provided by our friends at Bobo’s Oat Bites, Golden Ratio Coffee and RSVP Skinnies Cocktail Mixers.

Stimulate your senses

Minibar

Get in the party mood with delicious drinks and delectable snacks provided by our friends at Bobo’s, Golden Ratio and RSVP Skinnies.

Treat yourself

Gift Shop

Remember your adventure with an assortment of souvenirs, stickers, prints and more.

Our crew members at Almost Real Things will lead your journey.

From awe-inspiring sights to the intimate interactions with new friends, we’ll create memories that will last nearly forever.

Virtual Vacation is over for now but we’ll be back with another tour of creativity soon!

Ready for the adventure?

Ready for the adventure?

Order our third edition VIP Companion Box to ride with us in style!

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Since 2016 we’ve connected ourselves to the heart of Austin’s creative scene.

After hosting 30+ celebrations, concerts, workshops and ART Bus Tours, we know where to go and who to see. You can trust us to guide you through the most exciting, fun, interactive, beautiful virtual extravaganza you’ve seen so far.


Almost Real Things, LLC is a sponsored project of Artus Co 501(c)(3), and operates under their non-profit status. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Sold out

Order our third edition VIP Companion Box to ride with us in style!

Since 2016 we’ve connected ourselves to the heart of Austin’s creative scene.

After hosting 30+ celebrations, concerts, workshops and ART Bus Tours, we know where to go and who to see. You can trust us to guide you through the most exciting, fun, interactive, beautiful virtual extravaganza you’ve seen so far.


Almost Real Things, LLC is a sponsored project of Artus Co 501(c)(3), and operates under their non-profit status. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.