Barton Hills Neighborhood 4th of July Parade & Celebration

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Join your neighbors, friends, and visitors for the annual Barton Hills 4th of July Parade and Celebration! Everyone is welcome to participate in the parade or cheer from the sidelines along Barton Hills Drive. Wear your red, white, and blue and help celebrate Independence Day with the community.

Event Schedule

8:30 AM – Parade Assembly

  • Meet at Barton Hills Market
  • 1220 Barton Hills Drive

9:00 AM – Parade Begins

  • The parade travels along Barton Hills Drive and ends at Barton Hills Elementary School

Parade After-Party

Following the parade, join us at:

Barton Hills Community Park
2108 Barton Hills Drive

Enjoy:

  • Cookies and watermelon
  • Amy’s Ice Cream
  • Announcement of parade contest winners

The celebration is expected to conclude before noon.

Contest & Prize Categories

Awards will be presented for:

  • Top 3 Decorated Bicycles & Scooters
  • Top 3 Wagons, Carts & Strollers
  • Most Patriotic Pooch
  • Most Patriotic Neighbor
  • Tastiest Cookie Baker

Parade Participation

Residents are encouraged to join the procession. Participants may include:

  • Decorated bicycles and scooters
  • Wagons, carts, and strollers
  • Pets
  • Walkers
  • Skaters
  • Scooters and motorcycles
  • Classic cars
  • Floats

Please note: Commercial advertising on vehicles or floats is not permitted.

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you would like to sponsor the event, please contact:

officers@bartonhills.org

Sponsor commitments should be made by Friday, June 26.

Hosted By

Barton Hills Neighborhood Association

We look forward to celebrating Independence Day with our community!

Barton Springs Bridge 100th Birthday Celebration, Sunday June 21

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Join the Save Our Springs Alliance in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Barton Springs Bridge on Sunday, June 21.

Morning Activities (9:00 a.m. – Noon)

  • Swimming at Barton Springs
  • Tacos and coffee
  • Birthday banner making

Evening Celebration (5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

  • Live music by Bill Oliver and the Otter Space Band
  • Barton Springs Bridge history presentations
  • Advocacy activities and community gathering

Location: Barton Springs Bridge area near Barton Creek and Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park.

Learn more: Visit SOSAlliance.org for event details and information about efforts to preserve the historic Barton Springs Bridge.

Community Candidates Forum Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM

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Join us for a community candidates forum for the Texas House District 49 runoff, co-hosted by the Barton Hills Neighborhood Association and the Zilker Neighborhood Association.

The forum will feature runoff candidates Kathie Tovo and Montserrat Garibay, who will answer in-depth questions and discuss their vision for representing HD 49.

The event will be held on Wednesday, May 20, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Barton Hills. Doors will open at 5:45 PM, and the forum will begin promptly at 6:30 PM. The forum will last apx. 90 minutes. 

This will be a substantive, issues-focused conversation organized around four key themes:

• Getting to Know You – This Neighborhood, This District
• Environment, Water & Our Shared Natural Heritage
• Affordability – Housing, Wages & Staying in Austin
• Education, Rights & Democratic Defense

All are welcome to attend. This is an opportunity for voters from across House District 49 to engage directly with the candidates and hear how they plan to serve our community.

For more information, please visit

https://bartonhills.org or https://zna.org.

Early runoff voting is May 18-22. Runoff voting date is May 26.

Sincerely,

Barton Hills Neighborhood Association

Zilker Neighborhood Association