Eeyore's Birthday Party
eeyores birthday party daylong festival taking place annually austin texas since typically occurs last saturday april austin pea district park includes live music food drink vending benefit local nonprofit organization attendee colorful costume large drum circle event frequented child family specific event presented event organizer festival named honor eeyore character milne winniethepooh story eeyores birthday party began spring party picnic beginning ‘dead week’ hosted plan ii student faculty first led lloyd birdwell english graduate student university texas austin named eeyore chronically depressed donkey milne winniethepooh story one story belief friend forgotten birthday discover planned surprise party despite name event fall official birthday fictional character original event held eastwoods park featured trashcan full lemonade beer honey sandwich live flowerdraped donkey may pole keeping event proximity may day many year party ut tradition subsequently annual birthday party became tradition austin hippie subculture festival moved eastwoods park pea district park austinarea nonprofit friend forest foundation organization distributes fund area charity began arranging food drink vendor festival early university ymca took production event initiating adult beverage sponsorship creating child adult costume contest first aid booth kiddie area many feature still happening event mids friend forest assumed primary production responsibility arranging public service toilet bus security medic scheduling live music familyoriented game contest event still known festival oriented towards modern hippy consumption psychedelics widespread among demographic group boast annual attendance thousand festival held online official scrapped inperson party due covid pandemic started small picnic university texas austin student today swelled major annual festival live band nonprofit vendor food drink local beer well childrens area complete art craft carnival game familyoriented game contest costume contest egg toss attendance birthday party free weatherpermitting occurs last saturday april pea district park rain date scheduled following weekend bright diverse costume common keeping original tradition event live donkey may pole always present event begin late morning continues dusk food drink sold onsite local austin c nonprofit group purified water available onsite participant fill container due lack parking area high attendance friend forest foundation provides festive shuttle bus state parking lot north capitol building pea park singing folk road trip song encouraged short bus ride eeyores birthday party attended people wide variety background age may attending decade austin hippie community still put major appearance event celebrate forming large drum circle sometimes contain hundred drummer dancer large area park occupied event member deaf community like drum circle feel vibration event also spread seattle cal anderson park annual celebration eeyores birthday party official homepage eeyores photo austinistcom