Waterloo Park, Austin’s premier downtown park, will reopen to the public after years of renovation with a free “CommUNITY Day” on Aug.
The 11-acre park has been closed for a decade as the city and Waterloo Greenway, initially known as Waller Creek Conservancy, worked on redeveloping the area as part of the Waller Creek Tunnel project designed to address constant flooding threats.
Community partners — including the Mexican American Cultural Center, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Capitol Metro — will set up information booths in the park.
A day of children’s activities, environmental programs, and musical and performing arts events will follow the ribbon-cutting at newly created park areas, including an open plaza, a tree-covered deck and a hillside garden.
Tickets for a half-dozen C3 Presents concerts in September already have gone on sale: Rebelution on Sept.
That busy month suggests the amphitheater is well-positioned to capitalize on a glut of touring action this fall, as musicians finally get back on the road with the coronavirus pandemic receding.
The amphitheater is an open space of grass and concrete designed to hold 5,000 concertgoers.