Waller Creek Conservancy is excited to announce that the 2018 Call for Ideas is now open! Celebrating its 5th year, Creek Show features light-based works by local designers. In 2017, the event drew more than 20,000 Austinites and visitors to downtown over ten nights. In 2018, Creek Show will be moving to a NEW location […]
Food In Future Waller Creek Parks
Waller Creek Conservancy, together with the City of Austin, broke ground in Sept. 2017 on the Waller Creek chain of parks. The parks will be active places for all of Austin to enjoy and that includes food. Two public feedback sessions will be held next month on Thursday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 24 to […]
Creek Show 2017 Breaks Attendance Record
We want to thank our community for supporting another year of Creek Show! With over 20,000 Austinites experiencing our ten nights of free art installations, kids’ programming, and music, this was our most successful year in this 4th annual tradition. This year, we were excited to host our first Creek Show Lounge as a place […]
Creek Show 2017 Open Nov. 10-18!
Celebrate the fourth year of Creek Show, open Nov. 10-18! It’s back for nine nights of free light-based, site-specific installations along Waller Creek, between 5th and 8th Streets. Featuring a series of special events between Nov. 10 and Nov. 18, there will be something for everyone to enjoy! This year, enjoy a one-of-a-kind Waller Creek […]
6th Annual Benefit Concert a Major Success
Waller Creek Conservancy just celebrated our 6th Annual Benefit Concert on October 11th at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater! We want to thank the many Waller Creek supporters that joined us for this special evening. All proceeds from the concert and dinner will benefit Waller Creek, funding Waller Creek operations and programs, like the upcoming Creek […]
Austin City Council Advances Downtown Puzzle
On Sept. 28, the Austin City Council unanimously (10-0) passed Item 52 on their agenda regarding the “Downtown Puzzle”, requesting that staff pursue further analysis on the various projects, including Waller Creek. While this does not finalize any funding decisions, it does represent a significant step forward in this effort. The Puzzle looks to advance […]
Waller Creek Conservancy, City of Austin Break Ground at Waterloo Park
Today, Waller Creek Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Austin, celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Waller Creek project at Waterloo Park. The Waller Creek project is a chain of urban parks around a restored Waller Creek in downtown Austin, running one-and-a-half miles from Lady Bird Lake to 15th Street between Trinity Street and […]
Celebrate Austin Museum Day at Waller Creek on Sep. 17
Join the Waller Creek Conservancy on Sunday, September 17th, in celebrating Austin Museum Day at Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles! Popsicles, arts & crafts, snow cones, empanadas, and more! Is there any better way to spend a Sunday!? Spend part of your Austin Museum Day by visiting Waller Creek with the Waller Creek Conservancy! Enjoy FREE […]
Support Waller Creek by Shopping at Outdoor Voices on Aug. 30
20% of all sales on August 30 from 6 – 8pm will go to Waller Creek! Outdoor Voices makes clothes to sweat in and, like Waller Creek Conservancy, they believe in getting outdoors and #DoingThings. Be sure to stop by for food, drinks, Waller Creek swag, and other door prizes, including two general admission tickets […]
SXSW 2018 PanelPicker Community Voting Now Open
Support Waller Creek Conservancy Panels! PanelPicker online voting is now open, allowing our community to vote (and comment) on the ideas you believe are the most creative, innovative and appropriate for 2018! Cast your vote for these two panels including Waller Creek Conservancy: High Line Network: Next-Gen Parks + Infrastructure In the last decade, projects […]