Mark your calendar for the second annual
RISE Fest
presented by Tejemos Foundation
Sunday, March 29
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Great Lawn at Pease Park
An afternoon celebrating Austin’s Black freedom communities, created by Pease Park Conservancy, The Rise Project, and Outreach Productions.
Austin Freedom Communities were founded by formerly enslaved people after Emancipation. They became thriving centers of Black culture, community, and resilience. Residents built homes, churches, schools, and businesses that sustained generations.
Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and gather in community at Pease Park to enjoy engaging activities, music, food, and discussions.
Sweet Home Baptist Church choir performance
Ajah Monet DJ set
Zell Miller call and response poetry
Featured Guests: Ms. Vessie and Ms. Flo
Interactive Booths:
Rise ATX
Betelhem Makonnen
Norris Explores
Clarksville Community Development Corporation
Third SPACES
Painting with Rhea Rose
Raising Roots Gardening
The Austin History Center
Bethany Cemetery
Black Austin Tours
Pease Park Conservancy
Shop with:
Blur Boutique
So Curious
Chak Therapy
