Local parks in “every corner of Austin” will soon get a facelift thanks to the $7.2 million the 2022 Austin City Limits music festival generated for the Austin Parks Foundation, Mayor Kirk Watson announced May 9.
The music festival—led by production company C3 Presents—has generated over $55 million for Austin’s parks in the past 18 years.
Park improvements
- The Henry Madison Cabin in Rosewood Neighborhood Park will be restored with ACL funds. The cabin—built in 1863—honors Austin’s first African American City Council member.
- Austin’s first all-abilities playground will be built at Onion Creek Metropolitan Park. All-abilities playgrounds have features that support children with special needs.
- Trail improvements and maintenance will be made along the Barton Creek Greenbelt.
- A park will be built in the Brownie neighborhood.
- More park improvements made from ACL Fest 2022 revenue can be found here.
- ACL Fest 2022 brought in about 75,000 fans per day throughout both weekends.
- The festival brought $447.9 million to Austin’s economy.
- ACL has generated over $3 billion for Austin’s economy since the city started tracking the music festival’s economic impact in 2006.
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