✰ This Spring, we’re kicking off our first-ever annual partnership with Pease Park. Throughout 2023, we’ll be working with the Conservancy to nurture and curate family-friendly, eco-friendly creative spaces in Austin.
Starting with SquirrelFest on April 15, stop by the park to enjoy installations, workshops and performances by Future Front creatives, vendors, artists, performers, hosts, musicians, chefs, designers and more.
SquirrelFest will be open from 4 PM to 8 PM. Free and open to the public. Family-friendly. Dog-friendly. Human-friendly.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
An outdoor community flea, featuring pop-ups by eco-friendly and sustainable local brands and independent creative projects from The Front Market:
Spring surprises from some of Future Front’s favorite community partners and friends:
Hands-on activities, yoga, playtime in the park and film screenings curated by Pease Park Conservancy and other SquirrelFest partners
OUR LINEUP
HOW TO ATTEND
SquirrelFest is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO PEASE PARK.
Pease Park is located within the Kingsbury Commons at 1100 Kingsbury Street.
WHERE TO PARK: You can learn more about parking recommendations here.
WHAT TO DO: When you arrive, find your picnic spot, then browse around! You'll have plenty of vendors to meet, plus a chance to browse all of the pop-ups and surprises happening that day, too.
WHAT TO EAT/DRINK: Pease Park’s food court will be immaculate, but you can also bring your own foods and bevs.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All FFTX staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values.
All sessions are held online or in outdoor, open-air spaces. Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind.
All guests are required to practice mutual respect and social distancing, as well as follow APH’s COVID-19 Guidelines, which currently include:
At all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by their personal level of risk.
People with potential COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask, regardless of a negative test.
People with a positive COVID-19 test and/or not fully vaccinated should not participate in an in-person Future Front event or visit a Future Front location until they test negative and/or they are fully vaccinated and no longer at risk.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES: The picnic is wheelchair-accessible. ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
MEET THE PRODUCERS:
Future Front is a 501c3 nonprofit, homegrown in Austin, Texas. We nurture spaces where women and LGBTQ+ creatives, founders and leaders can grow together. Currently, we produce The Front Market and Festival, host year-round workshops and meet-ups, as well as create resources for resilience in creative industries. You’re invited to join us, of course. You can learn more about how it all works, our team and what we do: futurefronttexas.org
Pease Park celebrates the diverse ecology and history that make Austin’s first public park valuable and unique. The Conservancy works to restore, enhance and maintain this 84-acre public green space for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all. Learn more here.