For The Love of Parks 2025
For The Love of Parks 2025
May 17th, 2025 | Richard Moya Park | 11am-3pm
Join us for the 3rd annual For the Love of Parks Festival at Richard Moya Park in East Austin!
This free, family-friendly event celebrates the beauty of Travis County parks with a day of music, outdoor activities, and hands-on experiences for all ages. Explore our 27 parks, enjoy interactive nature programming, and discover new ways to connect with the outdoors.
Están cordialmente invitados al tercer Festival anual For the Love of Parks, un evento comunitario gratuito y familiar para celebrar los Parques del Condado de Travis el sábado 17 de mayo de 11 a.m. a 3 p.m. en el Parque Richard Moya en el este de Austin. Este festival contará con música en vivo, actividades al aire libre y experiencias interactivas para todas las edades. Desde actividades infantiles y programación educativa sobre la naturaleza hasta juegos y camiones de bomberos… hay algo para todos.
Schedule of Events/Horario
- 11:00 AM - Discover Richard Moya - All activities begin & Food Trucks Open!
- 11:00 AM - Central Texas Food Bank Fresh Produce Distribution Begins
- 11:15 AM - Crankie Show #1: A Musical about El Camino Real
- 11:30 AM - Workshops Begin - Every 45 mins. (Sign up at Workshop Pavilion)
- 11:30 AM - Welcome & Remarks
- 11:45 AM -12:45 PM - Bidi Bidi Banda Performs
- 11:45 AM- Crankie Show #2: A Musical about El Camino Real
- 12:45 PM- Austin Public Library Book Distribution Begins
- 1:45-2:45 PM - Los Texmaniacs Performs
- 2:45 PM - Closing Remarks
- 3:00 PM - Event Ends
Sponsorship opportunities are still available! View the packet or contact Joanna at info@traviscountyparksfoundation.org.
Save your spot at the event!
Event Highlights
Discover Your Parks and all the fun!
- Transform into a butterfly, superhero, or wild animal with magical face painting!
- Make some furry friends and get your game on with Goats, Gaga Ball, and Spikeball—brought to you by 4-H Capitol
- Curl up in the Kids’ Reading Zone with the Austin Public Library—storytime meets sunshine!
- Toss, shoot, and score with football and basketball fun led by Texas One Fund Student-Athletes
- Join a pick-up game in the park with soccer scrimmages from Bat City
- Hop aboard real fire engines—sirens, lights, and all!
- Wade into wonder with the Mobile River, hosted by Colorado River Alliance—perfect for mini explorers
- Take your best shot at the Disc Golf Tournament with Mint Discs—aim for glory among the trees
- Stroll through our community partner tables to meet local nonprofits and businesses and grab some goodies
- Dive into creativity with family-friendly workshops—from life-saving skills to pollinator rock painting to Night Sky storytelling under the stars
- Grab a bite at one of our local food trucks: Downtown Burgers, Got Sno, Amy’s Ice Cream, and Cold Ones—serving up delicious eats, sweet treats, and cool drinks!
Adventure, discovery, and fun await—come play, explore, and fall in love with your local parks!
Festival FAQs
- Question: Can I bring a cooler to the event?
- Answer: Yes! Coolers with food and drinks are allowed at the festival.
- Question: Can I bring my dogs to the festival?
- Answer: Yes! Dogs on leashes are welcome at the park.
- Question: Will there be free parking on-site?
- Answer: Yes! There is free parking at Richard Moya park.
- Question: Is there a clear bag policy?
- Answer: No. Attendees are encouraged to bring bags to hold anything needed to stay comfortable during a day of enriching activities.
- Question: Will there be University of Texas Football Players at the festival?
- Answer: Yes! There will be UT Football and Basketball players on-site during the event.
- Question: Will there be an ASL interpreter at the event?
- Answer: Yes! An ASL interpreter will be available, courtesy of ACC.
Are you park people?
Interested in volunteering at the event? We’d love your help!
2025 Parks Champion
2025 Parks Friend
2025 Kid's Zone Brought To You By
Additional 2025 Event Sponsors
Parks Visionary
H-E-B
Linebarger Attorneys At Law
Travis Club (Castle Hill Partners)
Parks Ally
Austin Parks Foundation
Central National Bank
KIPP Texas Public Schools
Hitchcock Design Group
Love, Tito's
PPD
Texas Commission on the Arts
Texas Mutual
Parks Advocate
Ali Khataw Photography
Bat City
County Commissioner Ann Howard
County Commissioner Brigid Shea
Halff Associates, Inc
McLean & Howard, LLP
RVi
Senator Sarah Eckhardt
Spurs Give
Texas Gas Service/One Gas
Whirlix Design
In-kind Sponsor
Community Impact
2025 Community Partners
We believe in the power of partnerships and collaboration and invite you to visit our community partner tables at the event.
Austin Parks Foundation
Austin Public Library
Austin Ridge Riders
Balcones Canyonlands Chapter of the Master Naturalists
Camino Real de los Tejas
Central Texas Disc Golf Alliance
Central Texas Food Bank - Fresh Produce Available!
Colorado River Alliance
Colorado River Conservancy/PODER
Del Valle Community Coalition
Families in Nature
Great Springs Project
Kids on Bikes in Parks
HEB / Our Texas, Our Future
Mend Collaborative & the Travis County Parks Comprehensive Plan
Mint Discs
South Austin Creek Alliance
Texas Climbers Coalition
Texas One Fund
Travis Audubon
Travis County Fire Rescue (with a fire truck!)
Travis County Historical Commission
Travis County Natural Resources
Travis County Office of Emergency Management
Travis County Parks
4-H CAPITAL
And more!
Learn more about our beloved Richard Moya Park in this video by the Travis County Parks!
Richard Moya Park - A Rich History
Located in eastern Travis County, Richard Moya Park is named in honor of Richard Moya, Travis County Commissioner from 1970-1986 and the first Mexican-American elected to public office in Travis County. Three spans of the historic 1884 iron Congress Avenue Bridge, once located in downtown Austin, crosses Onion Creek in the park, at the location formerly known as Moore’s Crossing. The park now is a popular location for family picnics, nature study, school outings and bird watching.