Violet Crown Festival

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
10AM to 5PM
Brentwood Park (map)

Details

Art, music and more on tap at this year’s festival!

There’s no better way to enjoy a spring Saturday than by spending it at the Violet Crown Festival. Admission is free.

For 2025, we’re also holding our first neighborhood BBQ challenge. Teams from across Brentwood, Crestview, and the surrounding neighborhoods will compete to make the most delicious BBQ, with tickets available for the public to come sample their meats and vote on their favorite.

To get up-to-date information, check the Violet Crown Festival event page on Facebook. We are making frequent updates there with announcements of artists and activities.

Getting There

The festival is in Brentwood Park, just north of the swimming pool area. Some parking is available in the neighborhood, but we encourage you to walk, bike, or take Capitol Metro bus service. Bus lines 3, 5, 320, and 803 are all within a fifteen minute walk of the park.

Volunteering

Music

This year’s music lineup is one of our strongest ever.

Headlining our event at 2pm is Dale Watson and His Lone Stars!

Dale Watson is an award-winning hardest working real country music musician and producer who has been creating music and performing live for over 40 years. He has shared the stage with such icons as Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson, just to name a few. He has been seen on David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, and Austin City Limits, but most of the time, he is touring the world, killing it for his fans, keeping the country music roots sound alive. With over 30 albums and singles, Dale knows his way around the recording studio, which is why he built Watsun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, complete with the 1937 board from Sun Studio.

Here’s our full music lineup for the day.

10am - 10:45am Caroline Paddock
11am - 11:30am Groundwork Music Project
11:45 - 12:15pm Rising Ivy
12:30 pm - 1:15pm Jim Stringer Band
1:15 pm - 2pm Big Wy’s Brass Band
2pm - 3pm Dale Watson and His Lone Stars
3:15pm - 4pm Jimi Calhoun and Friends
4:15pm - 5pm Malaysiabrunei

Food Vendors

We have opened up online sales of tickets that grant you the right and obligation to sample the various briskets prepared by the hard-working crews in the Violet Crown BBQ Showdown!

They’re available online ahead of the event for $15 a person. Slots are limited, so pre-order today.

In addition to the Violet Crown BBQ Showdown, we will feature several local food vendors including

Artists

Good Scents Shop - handmade candles and home fragrance with a minimal aesthetic for affordable luxury.
Bliss art - Oil, acrylic, and mixed media paintings, including pen and ink work.
Sewloon - handmade purses and accessories from eco-friendly cork fabric.
Liminal Parts - stained glass plants, cherry hardwood earrings, and stained glass jewelry.
Bad Grackle Woodcraft - handmade wood items highlighting natural beauty with mixed materials.
The9thChakra - psychic readings, tarot, crystals, candles, herbs, and jewelry.
J Bird Designs - handmade bird feeders and hummingbird feeders using upcycled materials.
AustinbyEaton - oil paintings, mostly portraits and animals.
Buzzle Boutique - crochet and knit plushies, clothes, home decor, and seasonal items.
Domino's Dots - original children's book inspired by the Violet Crown Festival.
Knot Sew Mod - fiber art, textile crafts, and jewelry inspired by mid-century design.
Marta Pelrine-Bacon - pen and ink art and paper objects like books and ornaments.
Yevgenia's Artwares - hand-painted glassware, small-scale paintings, and concrete planters.
Jamin Pablo - screenprints inspired by local themes.
Lee Alice H. Pablo - gouache paintings of local scenes and flora, with prints and note cards.
Sweet Sparrow Studio - vintage-inspired jewelry using old warehouse stock parts.
tEChLECTIC - whimsical and functional art crafted from old tech materials.
Ethan Ham Artworks - functional, handmade wood crafts from local and exotic woods.
Ashdel - modern textile jewelry handmade from vintage sewing notions and glass beads.
Grace and Charm - upcycled clothing, handmade jewelry, and customized hat bands.
Willow Tree Works - handmade jewelry from recycled stainless steel bicycle spokes.
Hallmark Pottery - wheel-thrown earthenware pottery with hand-painted Majolica glaze.
ALEXILLE - bohemian chic jewelry with a Southwestern touch and French flair.
Touchstone Arts - hand-dyed silk wraps, metallic watercolor paintings, and wood-burned boxes.
MBmetalworkx - handmade metal jewelry forged from copper, sterling silver, and brass.
Wick Habit - hand-poured soy wax candles and home fragrance oils in Austin-inspired scents.
Blue Victory Gallery - digitally modified tree photography, note cards, and stained glass mosaics.
unsourire - upcycled vintage linens, quilts, and textiles.