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title: "F1 Race Week Is Here: The United States Grand Prix Takes Over COTA Oct. 22-25 | Evvnt"
description: The 2026 United States Grand Prix runs Oct. 22-25 at Circuit of The Americas, with lights out Sunday at 3 p.m. and Maroon 5, Post Malone and Alesso on the concert bill.
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# [F1 Race Week Is Here: The United States Grand Prix Takes Over COTA Oct. 22-25 | Evvnt](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/austin-us-grand-prix-cota-2026)

 Written by [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/author/jarvis) | Oct 20, 2026, 6:13:05 AM

Austin's biggest week on the calendar starts now, and this year the racing weekend gets an extra day.

The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix returns to Circuit of The Americas Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 22-25, according to COTA. New this year is Grand PrixView Thursday, a preview day with F1 Academy on track, Pirelli hot laps and a pit lane walk from 2 to 4 p.m.

Practice runs Friday and Saturday, with qualifying Saturday afternoon. Lights out for the race is Sunday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. Central.

The music is half the draw. Maroon 5 plays Friday night, Post Malone headlines after qualifying Saturday, and Alesso closes the weekend after Sunday's race. The concerts are at the track and require a race ticket.

Check COTA's full schedule before you head out, since times are subject to change.

**Source:** Circuit of The Americas. [Read the original article](https://circuitoftheamericas.com/event/f1/schedule/).

**Looking for something fun to do?** [See what's on in Austin this week on Evvnt](https://evvnt.com/events/?towns=Austin).

*Photo: ["Formula 1 Circuit of the Americas | November 2013"](https://www.flickr.com/photos/97402086@N00/10948746545) by Nan Palmero, via Flickr, licensed under [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Cropped and resized from the original.*

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