Eeyore's BirthdayAustin Events and FestivalsEeyore's Birthday April 24, 2010 (Rain Date: May 1, 2010) Pease Park 11am - Dusk Admission - Free Austin, Texas has been celebrating Eeyore's birthday (Winnie the Pooh's perpetually depressed donkey friend) each year since 1963. According to legend, the original gathering was a spring picnic and party at Eastwoods Park organized by UT students and/or faculty in the English Department. The celebration eventually took on a life of its own, developing into a major annual hippie gathering and relocating to its current location at Pease Park. [Note: Parking for the event is pretty much non-existent. You'll need to walk, bike, bus, cartwheel, or parachute in. Possible shuttle bus information is sometimes included on the festival's website.] Eeyore's party is still known for its hippie flavor, although there are now events geared more toward family-friendly activities (sack races, egg tosses, face painting, temporary tattoos, costume contests, etc.) The drum circles are pretty cool and one of the elements for which the festival is well known. Other elements include a hybrid Eeyore-Statue of Liberty, a Maypole, and lots of fun and freaky attire and costumes. Featured 2010 live music acts include:
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