A Community Celebration Benefiting the Adelante Teachers Defense Fund

Just like gumbo served during Mardi Gras, our community is robust and flavorful because of the many cultural influences that shape it.

Fairy Alley has always been a place where imagination lives openly — where children play, neighbors connect, and creativity flourishes freely. It reminds us that community is something we build together, through care, presence, and shared joy.

But across Austin, immigrant teachers — people who have dedicated their lives to educating our children and strengthening our communities — are facing detention and deportation. The ripple effects reach far beyond individual families, disrupting classrooms, friendships, and the stability of our schools.

In moments like this, it can be easy to feel powerless. But as Bad Bunny reminds us, the only way to fight hate is with love.

So we’re throwing a Love Fest.

Join us in Fairy Alley for an afternoon of art, music, and food in celebration of the cultures and people who make Austin what it is. All proceeds will benefit the Adelante Teachers Defense Fund, which provides legal and emergency support to immigrant educators and families.

We’ll be serving incredible Honduran Creole Po’ Boys by Chef Grace Aguilar of the newly launched Five O Four food truck, whose cuisine reflects the blending of Honduran and New Orleans Creole traditions that mirror the cultural richness of our own city.

This event is about more than preserving a painted alley. It’s about protecting the people who make our community vibrant. It’s about choosing love over fear, and solidarity over silence.

Event Details
Date: February 22, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Fairy Alley, Zilker Neighborhood

Suggested donation: $25
All proceeds benefit the Adelante Teachers Defense Fund.

Come celebrate. Come connect. Come show up for love.

DJ…

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Chef Grace Aguilar

Through Five O Four, Aguilar wants to showcase who she is — a first-generation Honduran who was raised in New Orleans surrounded by Creole cuisine.

More contributors…

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  • "Because I love visible outdoor and street art all over my city that all citizens can enjoy for free."

    Paula B.

  • "Fairy Alley is a lovely, peace filled and magical place where all' ages can gather and connect with one another in a positive, meaningful expérience. More places not less are needed more than ever!"

    Dea L.

  • "Fairy Alley is a magical place in Austin. The alley and all of the street art in the city arepart of the charm that helps Austin be set apart from all the boring concrete cities in Texas."

    Joan D.

  • "Fairy Alley is a beloved, sweet surprise, not just for the Zilker neighborhood, but my friends have taken children there from Mueller and Northwest Hills to see what the fairies have done. We need sweet places of community joy like Fairy Alley."

    Donna P.

  • "My children and I have always gone to fairy alley and helped decorate in 2005 it brings joy to the community and on the border on neighborhood and parking garage that went up. We live in another neighborhood but still like to know and visit fairy alley."

    Holly M.

  • "Fairy Alley has been a part of our lives for over 20 years. We have dear friends that live close by and over the years, Fairy Alley has become a touch stone for my kids and I. They're 22 and 19 now, we need this kind of whimsy. It's important."

    Danielle C.