Art in the Park

Art in the Park is back at Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park on Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 11 AM. It's part of a series run by the Austin Parks Foundation, and this particular session is led by Painting Pandas.

The whole point of the series is to get people outdoors and making things. They describe it as an inclusive event designed to get your creative juices flowing, with activities for both kids and adults. You head out into the park and work on nature-inspired art projects, and Painting Pandas is there to help you through it. It's the kind of thing that works just as well if you're bringing the kids as it does if you just want a morning outside with a project in front of you.

Since it's an outdoor session, the nature part isn't just the subject—it's the setting. You'll be working right in the park rather than in a studio or a classroom, so the inspiration is literally around you. Painting Pandas handles the guidance, and the Austin Parks Foundation puts it all together as part of their broader effort to get people active in the city's green spaces.

It's a one-hour window on a Saturday morning, so it's a low-commitment way to spend a bit of your weekend. You'll find it at Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, 12138 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753, on Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 11 AM.