AUSTIN (KXAN) — Millions of Texans live in the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse — and many more have traveled into the area to experience it.
Below is a compilation of photos showing how Central Texans are celebrating the special day.
Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
Concertgoers enjoy a performance from Vampire Weekend during the eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April, 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
Jody, 79, is excited to watch the total solar eclipse in Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kelsey Thompson)
Dachshunds Sire, Duchess, Lourdes, and Bishop awaiting the total solar eclipse in Central Texas on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy: Robyn Hefner)
Students and staff at Reilly Elementary School watch the solar eclipse begin in Austin. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley)
Dripping Springs total eclipse block party on April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Folks line up to see an eclipse performance from Vampire Weekend at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
Moody Amphitheater prepares for an eclipse performance from Vampire Weekend in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis)
California couple Clarissa Encarnacion and Wil Perkins are tying the knot during totality of the total solar eclipse at a ranch in Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Sarah Al-Shaikh)
Lines at the Long Center started forming before 10 a.m. for an 11 a.m. entrance to view the eclipse on the front lawn. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)
Noud Oomens and Ceciel Plegt came to Marble Falls to watch the total solar eclipse after traveling from the Netherlands. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree)
The owner of Ms. Lollipop organized a block party to mark the eclipse and draw people to Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree)
Cheryl Westerman, the owner of Ms. Lollipop, set up an area where people can take pictures to mark their trip to Marble Falls for the eclipse. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree)
The Ms. Lollipop shop created eclipse souvenirs for tourists to buy. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree)
These folks from the Netherlands traveled to Dripping Springs, Texas, to watch the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kristen Currie)
The mayor of Dripping Springs with Meteorologist Kristen Currie ahead of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo)
Dripping Springs, Texas, gets ready for the total eclipse the morning of April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kristen Currie)
Meteorologist Kristen Currie giving eclipse updates from Dripping Springs, Texas, the morning before the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
Cloudy morning in Marble Falls, Texas, before the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Will DuPree)
Cloud cover the morning of April 8, 2024, in Dripping Springs, Texas, before the total eclipse. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
View of the clouds from the Arch Ray Resort in Fredericksburg, Texas, the morning of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson)
The Texas Total Eclipse Festival in Burnet, Texas, before its early cancellation (Courtesy: Robert Fox)
A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. When the alignment is right, as it is on Monday, it will be fully blocked for those in the path of totality.
