Old Pecan Street Festival 2011

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to The Pecan Street Festival, a free, bi-annual juried arts and crafts festival held on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Musicians provide entertainment on five stages, and the promoter will be selecting at least five artists via Sonicbids. The festival is the largest art festival in Central Texas, attracting over 300,000 people per event and generating $43 million in economic impact./n/nThe Pecan Street Festival is a free, bi-annual juried arts and crafts festival held on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. The festival has been an Austin tradition for more than 30 years. The show features artisans from all over the United States who display and sell homemade art and craftwork. Festival goers can find paintings, sculpture, woodwork, candles, jewelry, cowboy hats, home decor, games, and other useful and whimsical household items.

Musicians provide entertainment on five stages, and the promoter will be selecting at least five artists via Sonicbids. The festival is the largest art festival in Central Texas, attracting over 300,000 people per event and generating $43 million in economic impact. The show benefits local charities including the Austin Boxer Rescue, Friends of the Planetarium and United Care USA. The show is also the primary fundraiser for the Old Pecan Street Association, an organization established to preserve and beautify 6th Street.