CelebrASIA Austin 2024

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The City of Austin's Asian American Resource Center (AARC) is hosting its annual CelebrASIA Austin event, featuring performances, art, culture, food, and more! This free, family-friendly festival will take place during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 3pm.

The main stage will be indoors in the AARC ballroom, with special performances from a wide range of groups. Doors open at 11am and performances will begin at 11:20. Please note that the schedule is subject to last minute changes.  

• 11:20am Austin Uri Karak Dance Group 
• 11:30am Chinese Society of Austin 
• 11:40am Saloni Dance Group 
• 11:50am Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors 
• 12:00pm Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin 
• 12:10pm Austin Moonflower Performing Arts Group 
• 12:20pm Korean American Association of Greater Austin 
• 12:30pm QiLi Dance 
• 12:40pm Senior Bollywood 
• 12:50pm Austin Matu Hula 
• 1:00pm Heavenly Dragon Lion Dance Association 
• 1:20pm Odissi Dance Company 
• 1:30pm G-Force 
• 1:40pm Austin Folk Dance & Music Group 
• 1:50pm Xiquan Wang 
• 2:00pm Nana Dance (Nana Ballet Studio) 
• 2:10pm KhushATX: Austin's South Asian Queer LGBTQ+ Social Group 
• 2:20pm Austin Kyudo  

The AARC’s classrooms will be transformed into cultural experience rooms, where you can immerse in hands-on cultural experiences. This year’s cultural experience rooms will be curated by the following groups:

• Austin Hong Kongers - The Hong Kong XR Museum will use AR technology to create a visually engaging environment that brings to life the traditions and heritage of Hong Kong.
• Indonesian Diaspora Network of Greater Austin - Learn more about the Kebaya, traditionally worn by Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese women and now considered a national costume in Indonesia.
• Natayla School of Dance - Join in and learn more about Bharathanaytam, a type of South Asian classical dance that uses a combination of intricate movements to tell stories.
• Austin Japanese Minyo Group - Experience Japanese culture and heritage, and learn more about the traditions of origami, kimono, anime, matcha, and more.
• AARC’s Teen Mentorship Program - This year, the AARC brought together teens and mentors from across Austin for the first time. Drop by to hear more from program participants and check out their capstone project!

Food will be available from local vendors, including All Asian Concessions, Bake 'n Bite ATX, Lotus Creamery, Mama Kong Cambodian, Sharetea, Tsaocaa Austin, and WEH? Asian Fusion. 

There will also be other tables and activities provided by community organizations:  

• Asian Family Support Services of Austin
• Austin Community College  
• Austin History Center
• Austin Parks Foundation
• Austin Public Library
• Austin Queer Asians  
• Carver Museum
• City of Austin Equity Based Preservation Plan
• Dougherty Arts Center
• Girl Scouts of Central Texas
• Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce
• Indie Meme
• Jieun Beth Kim
• Network of Asian American Organizations
• We All Belong

This is an indoor-outdoor event, so please dress accordingly. The AARC parking lot will only be available for ADA parking.

UPDATE: There will not be shuttles available from the other parking lots, but there will be a drop off area at the North entrance to the AARC parking lot. The 1520 Rutherford Lane lot is closest to the center and approximately a 5 minute walk away. Additional parking will also be available at 8700 and 8900 Cameron Road (Austin Transportation Dept).

If you need more information, email us at aarc@austintexas.gov.

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