Eeyore's Birthday Party — Pease Park Drum Circle

Austin’s 61st Eeyore’s Birthday Party took over Pease District Park on Saturday, April 25, as Austin marked another year of its long-running spring gathering. (eeyores.org) The free event ran from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1100 Kingsbury St., with Friends of the Forest Foundation listing live music, games, crafts, costume contests and nonprofit vendors on the 2026 schedule. (eeyores.org) (austintexas.org) The 2026 music lineup listed The Fonts, Indoor Creature, J-Bone and the River Turtles, and Rob and the Nasty Beat, with kids’ activities scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and contests continuing later in the day. (eeyores.org) (do512family.com) Eeyore’s Birthday Party is built less like a ticketed festival than a city picnic: admission is free, the event is staffed by unpaid volunteers, and vendors are local 501(c)(3) nonprofits. (eeyores.org) (austintexas.gov) That setup has made the party one of Austin’s most durable civic rituals, mixing drum circles, costumes, food, beer and fundraising in the same park every spring. (austintexas.org) (austin.citycast.fm) The event’s own history traces it to University of Texas students in 1964, when a small campus celebration around the Winnie-the-Pooh character grew into a public annual party. (eeyores.org) (communityimpact.com) City of Austin event guidance for this year warned against parking on unauthorized park grounds, banned glass and Styrofoam in parks, and directed visitors toward transit, garages and other transportation options. (austintexas.gov) By Sunday, local coverage and photo galleries showed the familiar scene back in place at Pease Park: costumes in the meadow, dancers in the drum circle and another April date checked off on Austin’s calendar. (yahoo.com) (msn.com)