Get ready to celebrate fall and everything that makes this the best season of the year. Start your Halloween weekend at PATTERSONPALOOZA! Come explore one of Austin’s most beloved neighborhood parks. Friends of Patterson Park welcomes our community to celebrate trees and pollinators, play baseball and tennis games, and join a marching band parade. Come … Continue reading PATTERSONPALOOZA IS OCTOBER 28
PATTERSON PARK NEWSThe permit for the basketball shade structure was approved faster than expected and installation is planned for the week of April 17. Hurray! Note: A tree will be removed at one corner of the court to make room for the structure, and we will plant replacements in the fall. Save the date for … Continue reading April 2023
The 2021 ABC Kite Fest returns March 27-28 as a city-wide celebration of Austin’s parks in partnership with the Austin Parks Foundation. Come fly a kite at Patterson Park! Sponsored in part by KXAN and Texas Mutual, this year’s ABC Kite Fest encourages Austinites to get outside and fly a kite at their neighborhood park … Continue reading Kite Festival at Patterson
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. Austin Parks Foundation and TreeFolks, in partnership with the Urban Forestry Division at PARD, have proposed a partnership with Friends of Patterson Park in order to plant two small groves of trees at the park this October. The objective is to increase the diversity of tree … Continue reading Proposed Project: Tree Planting
On Thursday night, the City Council held the first of two public budget hearings leading to the adoption of the upcoming fiscal year's budget in September. Austin Parks Foundation is advocating for an additional 5 million dollars to be allocated to the Parks and Recreation Department, and FoPP and other park groups were invited to support … Continue reading APF and FoPP Advocating for Parks Funding in City Budget
Friends of Patterson Park is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Neighborhood Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation to replace the furnishings at the Patterson pool. The grant is for $4,910 to purchase two new picnic tables, six benches and a trash can to replace the existing ones, which are in severe … Continue reading FoPP Receives Austin Parks Foundation Grant to Update Pool Area Benches and Tables
UPDATE: This event has been postponed to Saturday, May 27, 10 a.m.–12 noon. Join us for a celebration of Dance of the Cosmos, which is coming to Patterson Park at the end of the month! Sunday, April 30 12:00-2:00pm Corner of Schieffer Ave. and Airport Ave. Event will include: * Bring your own picnic, we'll … Continue reading Dance of the Cosmos Ribbon Cutting Celebration Planned for April 30
Austin Parks Foundation invites neighbors to Fitness in the Park featuring Family Yoga at Patterson Park with The Little Yoga House (Ages 3+ with a parent). This class will be held at Patterson on the 3rd Sunday of the month through November 2017. See austinparks.org/fitness or their Facebook page for the full schedule and other … Continue reading Fitness in the Park: Free Family Yoga at Patterson Park
It's My Park Day was a success on Saturday! We went forward despite the threat of rain that morning, and the sky cleared just in time for our work day. There was a great crowd of volunteers, including neighbors from all the around the park, AmeriCorps volunteers, and Girl Scouts from the Maplewood Elementary troop. … Continue reading Report: It’s My Park Day Spring 2017
Our neighborhood park is getting a major makeover this week, and we want to celebrate! There were new picnic tables installed at the main pavilion last Friday, and this week PARD is rebuilding the small pavilion by the basketball court, and installing new tables and trash cans both there and at the community garden. That's … Continue reading Ice Cream Party to Kick Off Amplify Austin and Celebrate Updates
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