The final day for this year’s HONK! TX festival provided a parade through the streets of East Austin, followed by performances at the Pan Am Park stage. The weather was perfect and it was an excellent ending to this great annual tradition in Austin. I hope you enjoy all the photos!
Yes, flying pigs and other bits of coolness on this wall mural!
Cisco’s Restaurant is an Austin institution, having served breakfast on the East Side for more than 50 years. Their migas are some of my favorite in all of Austin.
A few scenes from the hills of East Austin looking towards downtown on a sunny Sunday morning.
More awesome bands and music today at the Spider House Amphitheater and Courtyard. Tomorrow will be the last chance to check out the HONK! TX festival with a parade and several performances on the East side of Austin.
Today’s lunch and HONK! TX experience was at Spider House. This place is a must see if you visit Austin some day. Here are some photos to give you an idea of what it looks like.
My favorite HONK! TX band tonight on South Congress was Bramaya. The description on their website says, “Bramaya is the musical project of Austin-based West African master percussionist Abou Sylla. Named in honor of his father’s village, Abou’s band, Bramaya, combines new musical ideas and traditional West African rhythms.” They totally rocked the stage at Jo’s Coffee. I hope to see them perform again at the remaining two days of the music festival.
Dinner tonight was at Snack Bar on South Congress. I sat out on the patio so I could watch some of the HONK! TX bands perform – lucky me. My selections were the Black Bean Dip, Caesar Salad, and the Hibiscus Mint Iced Tea. Everything was great.
Hello Austin people. The HONK! TX Festival is in town this weekend and you should try to get out and enjoy some of these bands. The weather should be great all weekend. Tonight’s event was Downtown at Red 7, but check their website for the rest of the festival locations. This is one of the best music festivals in Austin, in my opinion. 🙂
Austin had a Community Night at the Thinkery. There were chicken puppets, rainbows, water walls, color panels, giant Lite-Brite, random art, and so many more activities. If you have kids, and you live near Austin, and you haven’t brought them here yet, then you should probably punch yourself in the face as punishment (not really, this blog does not normally promote violence). Just get them here as soon as possible. 🙂
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