Violet Crown Festival on CBS Austin

VCF organizer David Ezrailson and volunteer chair Janice Samuelson were on CBS Austin on Tuesday morning to preview the festival. You can read the store and see their interview at

We Are Austin: Violet Crown Festival promises fun for the whole family Saturday

Our 2025 VCF Headliner: Dale Watson and His Lone Stars

We’re pleased as punch to announce that playing our headline spot at 2pm during the Violet Crown Festival is the one-and-only Dale Watson and His Lone Stars.

For more music announcements, see the event page.

Violet Crown Festival is Back!

After a COVID-hiatus, we’ve regrouped and will be holding the Violet Crown Festival again in 2025 on the first Saturday of May, the 3rd.

This year we are going to do something new and exciting, an amateur BBQ brisket cook-off contest called the Violet Crown Barbecue Showdown. If you are interested in competing, please fill out our BBQ Showdown interest form.

You can get the latest updates on the Violet Crown Community Works Facebook page.