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Experience Waterloo Greenway’s Creek Show

This annual event features eight illuminated installations and nightly music performances.

November 14, 2023 • 
Emily Shea-Owen
An illuminated sign for Creek Show in Austin, TX.

Waterloo Greenway started Creek Show in 2014.

Photo by ATXtoday

In case you missed it, Waterloo Greenway’s 2023 Creek Show is in full swing, and you have just four nights left to check it out.

This year’s event features eight dazzling installations (think: illuminated, larger-than-life designs by Austin-based architects and artists), family-friendly activities, food + drink, and nightly music performances. A couple of the remaining performances include DJ Ella Ella at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 and DJ Shani at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.

Bonus: Tonight is Pride Night, featuring LGBTQ+ small businesses and performances by Papa Siii as well as Vertarias & Friends with guests She23, Keira Nova, Tribe Mafia, and Austin Drag All-Stars. Activities kick off at 7 p.m.

Creek Show is located at 700 E. 9th St. + is free to attend (or you can skip the line with a fast pass for $10).

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