Are you ready to come together to lift each other's spirits, continue to move forward, and #MakeATXBRAVE?!
Come join the 4th Annual BRAVE Fest - a community celebration of diversity, inclusion, and loving our neighbors at The Ballroom! 
This is a family-friendly event so bring your children, grandparents, friends, neighbors, and colleagues! There will be representation from diverse local artists, shop vendors, non-profit organizations, that align with the passion and purpose to strive for equity, inclusion, and justice. Plus, we will have a children's activities and games area. Delicious and healthy food options, including plant-based foods, available for purchase with food trucks located on the premises. And, The Ballroom is a fully-stocked venue with refreshing Saturday spirits and a photo booth to capture your fun memories.
The anticipated lineup for 2021 BRAVE Fest are:
2:05~2:35PM: April Rain Chinese School of Dance
2:45~3:15PM Lesly Reneyga
3:30~4:10PM CoMeTrY
4:20~5:00PM SaulPaul
5:15~6:00PM More Cowbell
BRAVE Fest co-emcees: Bianca Neal and Max Ekesi
All performance acts will be family-friendly. Doors open at 1:30PM.
*Tickets - Suggested minimum donation: $20/Adult ; $10/Student ; FREE/Child ages 4 and under
*To honor our commitment for an equitable and inclusive community event this will be a 'Donate As You Wish' event.
100% of the event proceeds will be used to sustain our free monthly community conversations, scholarships for our academic-year and summer young women's leadership & social change programs, and weekly outreach efforts to combat food & health injustices.
Exhibitors and Vendors at the Community Market are:
Austin Chinese-American Network (ACAN) (+ sponsor of Sanitiation Station)
Asian Pacific America Public Affairs - Austin Chapter (APAPA) (+ sponsor of Sanitation Station)
Ash Roc Candle
BRAVE Communities
Central Texas Allied Health Institute (CTAHI)
CoMeTrY
Generation Serve (hosting children's games & activities)
Grassroots Leadership
Kendra Scott
Meals on Wheels Central Texas
Save the Food Austin
Thank you to all the in-kind donors! We are going to have some fun event raffle and virtual auction (11/13-11/20) prizes!!
206 Fit & Massage, Amy's Ice Cream, Arlo's Food Truck, BRAVE Communities, The Cook's Nook, Cortez Consulting, Creative Focus Video, Deep Eddy Vodka, EPIC Provision, Generation Serve, Hillcrest Strategies, HOP Fitness/Boxing, Hyde Park AirBnB, Kendra Scott, L'oca d'Oro, Lucas P-Li Art, Magic Meadow Skin Care, Nailivic Studios, Nothing Bundt Cake, Practice Yoga, Slab BBQ, Solid Soaps, The Murphey Team, Tito's Vodka, Trader Joes, Tru-Skin Dermatology, True by Brandi, Womxn on the Moon, YETI, Zach Theater
Want to provide an in-kind donation or be an event sponsor? Please fill out 2021 BRAVE Fest Partnership form. Have questions or interested to collaborate with more of our 2022 programs and services, contact us at services@bravecommunities.org.
Please be socially responsible. Please wear a mask when indoors. Please get vaccinated (if applicable). Please be courteous.
We will have sanitation stations throughout the venue.
"This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department."
