Make the Bright Choice!
Back to School and Making a Difference! Our 4th festival features and all-Austin collection of ways to stop global warming, live toxin-free, become more energy efficient, eat healthier, and build a more sustainable future! Join us! Over 65 vendors! FREE!

Our All-Austin outdoor Green Living Market features over 65 handpicked local businesses and non-profits, whose products and services support ecologically intelligent lifestyle choices. Come shop the ball!

Click here to see our list of Vendors.

Visit with Austin Eco Expert Brandi Clark, members of the The Austin Water Conservation Department, Clean Water Action, The Sustainable Building Coalition, and many more!

Check out our speaker tent and learn about "Making a Difference, Made Easy." Start the new school year off green! Workshops are FREE.

Schedule:

Yo, yo, yo - kids. Our Solar Powered High School Acoustic Music Cafe is the first EVER in the world, and features some of Austin's best new talent. Help us debut this exciting venue and come enjoy the sounds of the future:

• The Daze
• Max & Henry
• The Perfectly Safe Penguins
• The Uketizers

* solar café powered by Meridian Energy Systems
This month's FAMILY FUN centre features solar powered COOL WATER MISTERS, LOT'S OF SHADE, and the following COOL activities and performances:

Performances
• The Clickety Cloggers - 10:00am
• The Amazing Frank Meyer - 10:45am
• Inside Out Steel Band - Austin’s best steel drum ensemble - 11:45am

Activities
• Ms. Nancy's 3-D Mural
• Inflatable Moon Walk & Water Slide
• “Special Grab Bags” (courtesy of Parent:Wise Magazine)
• A Solar-Powered “Splash Zone” (courtesy of Armadillo Solar)
• Big ol’ Outdoor Chess Game (courtesy of Terra Toys)
• Ms. Nancy’s “Free Books For Everyone!” - a free book give away
(courtesy of Half Price Books)

Diesel engines can fill up with an introductory tank of BioDiesel courtesy of Austin's newest BioFuels Cooperative. (while supplies last, of course)

For this mid-August event, we're adding multiple COOL WATER MISTERS and EXTRA SHADE! Take your time, soak in the beauty of works created by local green artist, Heather Carter. And bring a date!

* Cool Water Misters created in part by Janet’s Solar, The Natural Gardener, Bio-Gardener, The Green Guru, & Good Common Sense. Thanks guys!

We've got what is undoubtedly the world's most beautiful recycling center. Composting, too. Worth the trip!

Enjoy the likes of Austin phenoms Mr. Natural, Nada Moo, and Richard's Rainwater, as well as the freshest faire around from our friends at The Sunset Valley Farmers Market. Nationally renown, locally grown, organically harvested, Fair Trade, & more. Bon Apetit!

Back To School & Shopping for Sustainability! Parents, teachers, students, and children of all ages can learn simple ways to make a difference for the environment, start the year off green and have a ball!