Austin Is Hosting The Largest Free Street Festival In Central Texas This May
Get ready for some free springtime fun because the Spring Pecan Street Festival is returning this year on the iconic 6th street for an entire day of free fun, shopping, music, and food. There's no better reason to head downtown for the free festival than to have a lovely stroll past over 300 vendors, food shops, live bands, carnival rides, and much more!
The Spring Pecan Street Festival is a free 2-day festival that is held two times a year, once in Spring and once in Fall, in downtown Austin’s Sixth Street Historic District. The festival has been reoccurring for over 30 years and brings in more vendors, creators, and visitors every year! You can browse through over 300 different booths featuring local businesses, small artisans, Texan artists, and tons of local food shops and restaurants.
There will also be free entertainment for everyone to enjoy including over 50 local musicians and bands that will be performing on a multitude of stages across the Historic District. Along with the bands will be live street performers, face painters, magicians, dancers, and artists for guests to enjoy and engage with all day long.
You can also get excited for a fun section of rides, games, and petting zoos to keep the fun going for hours. You will find so many things to do at this event, you will never want to leave!
Bring your furry friends along with you and shop for some personalized pup accessories and treats or tag along with a group of your friends and find the cutest trinkets, home decor, art pieces, foods, and clothes. You should definitely try a frozen wine popsicle, a cookie ice cream sandwich, or some tasty BBQ on a stick while you browse! There is so much to find at this free street fair, you don't want to miss out.
The festival will be free and open to the public for both Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th, from 11 AM - 10 PM and 11 AM - 8 PM on the respective days.
The Spring Pecan Street Festival will be located at 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78702. You can visit their website for more information here!