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Eeyore's Birthday Party
Eeyore's Birthday Party is a day-long festival taking place annually in Austin, Texas since 1963. It typically occurs on the last Saturday of April in Austin's Pease District Park.〔Sexton, Scott. (Eeyore's Birthday Party ). Retrieved March 4, 2006.〕 It includes live music, food and drink vending which benefit local non-profit organizations, attendees in colorful costumes, and very large drum circles. The event is frequented by children and families, with specific events presented for them by the event organizers. The festival is named in honor of Eeyore, a character in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories.〔Rossi, Victoria. "(Celebrating Eeyore: Young and old gather for traditional tribute to fictional character )". (May 2, 2005). ''The Daily Texan''. Retrieved January 18, 2006. 〕
== History ==
Eeyore's Birthday Party began in 1963 as a spring party and picnic for Department of English students at the University of Texas at Austin by Lloyd W. Birdwell, Jr. and other UT students.〔 It was named for Eeyore, a chronically depressed donkey in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories who, in one story, believes his friends have forgotten his birthday only to discover they have planned a surprise party for him.〔Milne, A. A.. ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' (1926). New York: Dutton Juvenile Press. ISBN 0-525-44443-2.〕 Despite its name, the event does not fall on the official birthday of the fictional character.〔Topher. (Winnie-the-Pooh FAQ ). Retrieved January 18, 2006.〕 The original event featured a trashcan full of lemonade, beer, honey sandwiches, a live, flower-draped donkey, and a may pole (in keeping with the event's proximity to May Day).〔Ramirez, Elena. (Eeyore's Birthday ). ''Austin Now''. Retrieved January 18, 2006.〕 For many years the party was a UT tradition, but subsequently the annual Birthday Party became a tradition in Austin's hippie subculture.〔
When the festival moved from Eastwoods Park to Pease District Park in 1974, Austin-area non-profit Friends of the Forest Foundation, an organization which distributes funds to other area charities, began arranging for food and drink vendors at the festival. They continue this task today along with arranging public services (toilets, buses, security, medics) and scheduling live music and family-oriented games and contests. The event is still known to most as a festival oriented towards modern hippies. It now boasts an annual attendance in the thousands.〔
Over time, the festival has outgrown its original founders. It is now sponsored by the Friends of the Forest Foundation. 〔
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