If you attended ACL Festival in 2024, your wristband helped contribute $8.4 million in funding to beautify local parks.
The 2024 funding is ~$300,000 more than the amount awarded to Austin Parks Foundation in 2023 and ~$1.2 million more than 2022’s total. Here are a few more fun facts about the fest’s economic impact:
- ACL Fest 2024 contributed $534.8 million to the local economy, which is the equivalent of 3,607 full-time jobs.
- ACL Fest has generated an estimated $4.1 billion for the local economy since its partnership with APF began.
- ACL and APF’s partnership has raised more than $71 million for Austin green spaces since it began in 2006.
Compare that to years prior:
- 2023: The festival raised $8.1 million for local parks and generated $499.9 million for the local economy.
- 2022: ACL raised $7.2 million dollars for parks and generated $447.9 million for the local economy.
- 2021: $6.7 million went toward local parks and $369 million in economic impact was generated.
Brownie Neighborhood Park and Pan Am Neighborhood Park each received $250,000 in investments, while Deep Eddy Pool received $200,000 in improvements thanks to past allotments of ACL funding.
Here are some projects this year’s $8.4 million check will go toward, in addition to the restoration and maintenance of Zilker Park:
- Restoration of the historic Henry Madison Cabin and playground replacement at Rosewood Neighborhood Park
- Construction at Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park
- Design, permitting, and engineering at Jamestown Neighborhood Park
- Creation of the first all-abilities playground at Onion Creek Metro Park
- Trail + greenbelt improvements across the city
In the past 20 years, funding has been used for 250+ projects across town. Now, it’s time for the fun part: check out who is performing at ACL 2025.
