For The Love of Parks 2024
For The Love of Parks 2024
May 11, 2024, 11-3 PM | Richard Moya Park
Thank you for joining us this year for For the Love of Parks. A special thank you to our sponsors for supporting this free community event!
Program of Events
11:30 a.m. - Kid's music with Mr. Will
12:30 p.m. - Welcome and remarks
1 p.m. - Los Texmaniacs featuring Flaco Jimenez
12 & 2 p.m. - Historic bridge tours
Scroll down to view all the activities and Community Partners at the event!
Event Highlights
Los Texmaniacs
With a special guest appearance by Flaco Jimenez
Kid's Music with Mr. Will
Terry P. Mitchell Book Signing, City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin
Historic Moore’s Crossing Guided History Walks
Face Painting
Petting Zoo
Inflatables
Food Trucks featuring Danny's Ice Cream Truck, O's Chop House, Tacos La Catrina and Carter Bros. Pizza
Pop-Up Disc Golf Course with MINT Discs
Student-Athletes, University of Texas at Austin
Community Partners Area with the CRA Mobile River, voter registration, fresh produce distribution, library books, a fire truck and more!
Presenting Sponsors
Parks Champions
Additional Event Sponsors
Parks Hero
G Fiber
Parks Friend
Community Impact
Dell Technologies
H-E-B
Tecovas
Texas Commission on the Arts
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Travis Club
Parks Defenders
Austin Parks Foundation
Central National Bank
Chuy's Restaurants
Hahn
Hitchcock Design Group
Texas Gas Services
Parks Advocate
Ali Khataw Photography
Commissioner Ann Howard
Commissioners Brigid Shea & Jeff Travillion
KIND
Musco Lighting
Senator Sarah Eckhardt
The Travis County Texas House Delegation: Representatives Sheryl Cole, Lulu Flores, Gina Hinojosa, Donna Howard & James Talarico
Whirlix Design
In-kind Sponsors
MINT Discs
Community Partners
We believe in the power of partnerships and collaboration and invite you to visit our community partner tables at the event.
Austin Youth River Watch
Central Texas Food Bank - Fresh produce available!
City of Austin Office of Sustainability and the Food Plan team
Colorado River Alliance with the Mobile River
Dark Sky Texas
Del Valle Community Coalition
Del Valle Mobile Library - Books available!
Great Springs Project
Terry P. Mitchell Book Signing
The League of Women Voters - Voter registration!
Travis Audubon
Travis County Fire with a fire truck
Travis County Historical Commission, Commissioner Bob Ward
Travis County Master Naturalists
Travis County Natural Resources
Travis County Office of Emergency Management
Travis County Parks
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.