Austin’s Pecan Street Festival – Cool Things To Do In Austin
Saturday and Sunday, September 28th and 29th, 2013 – Located in the heart of Austin on Sixth street, Austin’s Pecan Street Festival has something for every member of your family. This fall featuring over 20 musical acts, with Shel, Mobley and Scorpion Child. For the kid in all of us there will be a Magic Sideshow with magicians and performers. And for the little ones face painting and a petting zoo.
Then of course there is so much great food, and the art, come see the one of a kind hand made pieces, including paintings, jewelry, home decor and lots of other fun stuff from all over Texas and the country.
It’s a fun day, admission is free and you can bring the family! Come out and join the other 300,000+ people and the 33 years of tradition for this wonderful Austin event.
What To Expect
Local musicians provide entertainment on three stages. The festival is the largest art festival in Central Texas, attracting over 300,000 people per event and generating $43 million in economic impact. Like Austin itself, Pecan Street Festival attendees are diverse. Festival admission is free, so people from all walks of life flock to the streets. Some come to buy art. Some come for food, others for the music, but they all come to take part in a tradition that is 100% Austin and has been known for the last 33 years as a great way to spend a weekend.Location
Sixth Street is the heart of Austin’s live entertainment scene and the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world. It is lined with many historical houses and commercial buildings dating from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The storied old buildings now house numerous bars, a host of live entertainment venues, art galleries, casual cafes and upscale restaurants.Why Is It Called The Pecan Street Festival?
When Edwin Waller first laid out the street plan for Austin, the north-south streets were given the names of Texas rivers in the order in which they appeared on the Texas map. While Waller had recommended numbers for the east-west streets, they were instead given the names of trees. Later on, numbers replaced the tree-named streets and what had been Pecan Street became today’s 6th Street. The Old Pecan Street Spring and Fall Festivals honor the original name of the street.
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