Free Workouts, Children’s Storytime, Fall Festivals at Waterloo Park
Austin, TX — August 14, 2024 – Today Waterloo Greenway Conservancy announces the return of its weekly series of no-cost family-friendly community programs at Waterloo Park this fall, in collaboration with Austin-based organizations, artists, and performers.
Located in the heart of downtown Austin, Waterloo Park is a central hub of activity featuring more than 1.5 miles of scenic trails, thousands of native plants, imaginative playscapes, and the 5,000-capacity Moody Amphitheater. The 11-acre greenspace is a public park, reimagined and rebuilt in partnership with the City of Austin, and is open daily from 5am-10pm for everyone to explore and enjoy.
“The community programming at Waterloo is a standout example of how local businesses can partner with public spaces to conjure the magic of Austin,” said Greg Reintjes, VP of Marketing at LALO Tequila. “We are proud to build a community in our hometown with our partners at Waterloo Greenway.”
HEALTHY LIVING & EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Morning Glories
Tuesdays; September 17 – October 15 at 10am
Meredith Heritage Tree Deck
Weekly early childhood education series that provides hands-on activities and programs to promote literacy, bilingual storytelling, music, dance, cultural learnings, and nature play. Each week features a different style of play from our partners at the Texas Book Festival, Asian American Resource Center, Monarch Sanctuary Project, Austin Public Library, and more.
WORKOUT AT WATERLOO
STAY STRONG
Thursdays, September 5 – November 21 at 10:30am
Meredith Heritage Tree Deck
Presented by Aging Is Cool
Join us for a 50+ workout that’s all about staying active and engaged. Improve your cardio health, flexibility, and strength while you get to know other active agers in the community.
YOGA & SOUND
Mondays, October 21 – November 25 at 6pm
Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Presented in partnership with Castle Hill Fitness
Come unwind and set your intentions with mindful movement, immersive sound therapy, and energizing flows each week.
WATERLOO GREENWAY PRESENTS
Urban parks have always been an important setting for community-focused events and cultural presentations. First opened in 1975, Waterloo Park has been home to some of Austin’s most beloved festivals and concerts. Waterloo Greenway is excited to honor these traditions and welcome an ongoing series of special events that enliven our community and celebrate Austin’s artistic diversity and rich culture.
OUTSIDE VOICES AT WATERLOO PARK
Saturday, September 7 at 7pm | Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Presented by Local Opera Local Artists
Free outdoor opera series to share Local Opera, Local Artist’s mission to promote and demystify the operatic art form and provide unique opportunities to experience opera for collaborators and audiences.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
PRESENTED BY SIETE FAMILY FOODS
Friday, November 1 at 6pm
Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, long observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries and communities, is a holiday now embraced globally. Each culture infuses their own unique influences into vibrant festivities that honor the dead. Gather with us as we celebrate both the centuries-old and modern traditions shared from around the world.
Local Tejano florist Jose Arrieta Hinojos (Teocochitl Designs) will transform the Moody Amphitheater stage into a community “ofrenda,” or altar, where visitors are invited to place images and decorations that honor their families and friends who have passed. Guests can also remember beloved departed pets at a special Alebrijes Altar designed by artist Ernest Ramirez (@muertosclothingco). The free nighttime festival will feature free live music and dance performances, a Latinx artisan craft market, themed cocktails, local food vendors, family-friendly hands-on activities, calavera face painting, and more!
CREEK SHOW
Friday, November 8 – Saturday, November 16 at 6pm-10pm
Creek Show is Waterloo Greenway’s most defining signature program and aims to raise awareness and public support for the transformation of Waller Creek into a series of restored urban parks and trails. Since 2014, Waterloo Greenway and AIA Austin have commissioned site-specific work by Austin-based architects, landscape architects, artists, and designers. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Waterloo Greenway is reimagining the format of Creek Show to honor a decade of high spectacle creativity, innovation, and community.
PAST DEPOSITS FROM A FUTURE YET TO COME
On Display Nightly | View the Schedule | Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Buttons, plates, marbles, bottles, coins, bullets, keys and other historic artifacts are suspended in a rhythmic free fall in a new public video art installation exploring the ways in which these objects connect us to Austin’s past, present, and future, offering a glimpse into the daily lives of people who once lived and worked along the creek in the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. The installation is free to the public.
For more information on program sponsorship opportunities and other ways to support Waterloo Greenway, please contact [email protected].
To view full details on upcoming programming, visit WaterlooGreenway.org, and follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more updates.
ABOUT WATERLOO GREENWAY
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create and maintain an extraordinary urban park system and a restored Waller Creek, in partnership with the City of Austin, for the benefit of all. The Conservancy renews the natural environment, promotes play, health and wellness, economic vitality and mobility, and engages the community through outreach, education, cultural events, and the arts.