Music

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Activations

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Food

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Fun

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Movie Screening

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Music 🪩 Activations 🎨 Food 🌭 Fun 🏀 Movie Screening 🎥

Squirrel Fest 2026

saturday, April 11, 2026

A family-friendly celebration of spring at Austin’s first public park. From 4:00-8:00pm enjoy games, activations, information booths, food, drink, and music. Then stick around for a screening of Zootopia!

In partnership with Future Front Texas and SnoRide
presented by

 
 

FREE FUN FOR ALL

Activations led by the Conservancy’s partners

🎭 Puppet Show with Small Wonders

📚 Austin Bat Cave Book Bus

🖼 Squirrel Origami with JASGA

🚩 HCRA Mile of Silence Installation

🦋 Moth Study with Dr. Eckerman

All-ages eco-crafts with Austin-based artists and creatives from Future Front’s programs:

🎨 Nature Painting Picnic with Kayla Kennedy

🧵 Friendship Bracelets and Recycled Collage with Future Front

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Village Clay Time with Tanya Zal

☀️ Sun Prints and Cyanotypes


food & drink

🌭 Zee’s Wiener System
🌮 El Mariachi’s Tacos
🍛 Five O Four
🍧 SnoRide ATX
💧 Liquid Death
🥤 Lady Bird Soda
☕️ Brother Friend Coffee

FEATURED SCREENING

Zootopia


SUPPORT SQUIRREL FEST

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

BOOTH & TABLING OPPORTUNITIES

For sponsorship questions, please email donations@peasepark.org


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Click one of the following buttons to register!


Thank you to our Squirrel Fest Sponsors

PRESENTING

 
 

LIVE OAK

 
 

Premium Booth

 
 

Standard Booth

 
 

IN-KIND

 
 

Additional Support

Mary Tipps


Plan Ahead: Parking & Transportation

We highly encourage alternative modes of transportation such as rideshare, walking, biking, or public transportation. If you do drive save yourself a headache and park offsite at either

Austin Recreation Center Parking Lot
(1301 Shoal Creek Blvd)

ACC Rio Grande Parking Garage
(824 W 12th Street)

Both of these options connect to Pease Park via a short walk along the Shoal Creek Trail and offer nearly 500 FREE parking spots!


Squirrel Fest Gear


Looking Back at Squirrel Fest 2025

Thank you to Landon and Della Jensen for these images.