Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Austin is no stranger to festivals. South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Texas capital every year, while long-running events like the ABC Kite Fest offer unique attractions like kite-flying contests. But perhaps no festival keeps Austin as weird as Eeyore's Birthday Party. Started by a group of University of Texas students and faculty in 1963, the outdoor celebration heralds spring with drum circles, live music, and games.
In this news segment for Houston's KPRC-TV, reporter Joel Smith marvels at the colorful costumes worn by some of the 13,000 people gathered in Pease District Park in 1977.
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by KPRC-TV.
Austin is no stranger to festivals. South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Texas capital every year, while long-running events like the ABC Kite Fest offer unique attractions like kite-flying contests. But perhaps no festival keeps Austin as weird as Eeyore's Birthday Party. Started by a group of University of Texas students and faculty in 1963, the outdoor celebration heralds spring with drum circles, live music, and games.
In this news segment for Houston's KPRC-TV, reporter Joel Smith marvels at the colorful costumes worn by some of the 13,000 people gathered in Pease District Park in 1977.
Explore the web exhibit, Festival Season, at: bit.ly/4pUGtjE
Contributed to the Texas Moving Image Archive Program by KPRC-TV.
