Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival

This annual arts & crafts fair takes place in the middle of the 6th Street Entertainment District in downtown Austin. Artisans from all over the United States attend this spring event to display and sell their homemade art and craftwork. You'll find clothing, paintings, carvings, hats, candles, shoes, jewelry, housewares, and pet items. Local musicians provide the entertainment along with film and theater. There are usually drawings and other contests going on as well.

When is the Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival:

Held each spring, the 2008 dates are May 3rd and 4th. This is also the 30th Anniversary of this annual event. Hours are 11 am to 10 pm on Saturday and 11 am to 8 pm on Sunday.

Where is the Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival:

The arts festival takes place right down the middle of East 6th Street from Congress Avenue to IH 35. It also spreads onto parts of 7th streets and adjacent areas.

Admission for the Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival:

Free (food and drinks cost extra)

Website for the Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival:

Get arts & craft, food vendor, and sponsor applications for the Old Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival as well as other arts & crafts events in Austin.

Why Old Pecan Street?:

When Edwin Waller first laid out the street plan for Austin the north-south streets were given the names of Texas rivers in the order in which they appeared on the Texas map. While Waller had recommended numbers for the east-west streets, they were instead given the names of trees. Later on, numbers replaced the tree-named streets and what had been Pecan Street became today's 6th Street. The Old Pecan Street Spring and Fall Festivals honor the original name of the street.