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TEXAS VEGFEST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026 | 11am to 6pm | Fiesta Gardens: 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street 78702

Inclement Weather and City of Austin Response Protocols

Current Forecast Projection for Saturday September 12th:

12% / 0 in  Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. Hot. High 101F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

PREPARE FOR A HOT TEXAS SUMMER DAY

STAY SAFE IN THE TEXAS SUMMER HEAT! WE ARE USED TO SPRING WEATHER, SO BE PREPARED AND STAY HYDRATED. A WATER STATION, SMALL COOLING TENT, LARGE FANS, ICE, AND PORTABLE A/C UNITS ARE ON SITE TO HELP MITIGATE THE RISK OF HIGH TEMPERATURES. BRING REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES, COOLING TOWELS, BATTERY POWERED FANS, APPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR EXTREME HEAT, UMBRELLAS TO PROVIDE MOBILE SHADE, SUNSCREEN, AND HATS. 

PLEASE TAKE OUT WHAT YOU BRING IN TO HELP KEEP OUR PARKS LITTER FREE. COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING BINS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE SITE. 

LET’S LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT! 

 

Guidelines and Preparedness

We follow these city, state, and federal requirements and guidelines:

  • City of Austin Emergency Management: austintexas.gov/emergency-management
  • City of Austin Public Health Emergencies: austintexas.gov/health/programs/public-health-emergencies
  • City of Austin’s Office of Special Events Guide: austintexas.gov/ace/event-planning-guide
  • State of Texas Emergency Preparedness: dshs.texas.gov/center-health-emergency-preparedness-response
  • State of Texas COVID-19: dshs.texas.gov/covid-19-home
  • Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

We use these helpful links to help plan and prepare for inclement weather. 

 

Event Details

INCLEMENT WEATHER DEFAULT PLAN

  • Inclement weather is weather that is not reasonable or safe for staff, volunteers, participants, or attendees to be exposed while at or near the event. May cause interruption of transit service, blockading, and communication issues.
  • Our venue is the property of the City of Austin, they have the final say on postponing or rescheduling due to inclement weather.
  • We’ll make any announcements here on our website, on our social media, and through or speaker and music stages, so please keep posted. Our volunteers will help direct attendees to dry land or the exit if required.
  • In the event of inclement weather, listen for notices on our stages, look for updates on our social media and our website, then find a volunteer to help you get to shelter or leave the grounds if required. We break our weather plans into the following groups: LIGHT WIND AND RAIN, HEAVY WIND AND RAIN, FREEZE AND HAIL, EXTREME TEMPERATURES. We’ll post data accordingly as we get close to the event date.
  • Both our team and the city have heightened monitoring the week before the event to gauge potential risks.
  • We have proactive volunteers working with us to ensure attendees are safe in the event of severe weather during the event.
  • Exits are clearly marked on our maps.
  • Our team will have the city staff, on-line weather monitoring, and APD on site to help determine our action decisions.

 

POSSIBLE BACK-UP VENUE AND DATE

Back-up venue, details, and dates will be provided in the case of inclement weather. Stay posted here for inclement weather updates. Back-up date and venue not guaranteed. City of Austin venue. 

 

GENERAL EVENT DETAILS

Saturday April 4th, 2026

11am to 6pm

Fiesta Gardens: 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street Austin, TX 78702

 

HOW MUCH TO ATTEND?

Texas VegFest is a FREE public education event!

Admission is free to the public. 

 

DONATE

Texas VegFest is a FREE public education event. Your donations help us keep the event free to the public while covering our printing, venue, and activity overhead. We cannot achieve our mission without YOU! Donate today to help keep Texas VegFest a FREE public event for years to come! 

Donate today: texasvegfest.com/donate

 

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