Austin, Texas– Award winning organization Girls Rock Austin is thrilled to host Festive Fest, their annual end of year fundraiser on December 17th at Feels So Good to raise funds for their programs as well as celebrate their recent awards and accolades, such as the 2022 Project Glimmer Award, 2022 Nonprofit of the Year (Austin Award Program), 2022 Best Nonprofit nominee (Austin Music Awards), becoming the first nonprofit to partner with the Moody Center, plus having provided over 250,000 meals to families facing food insecurity through their Operation Lunch Box program.

The event includes performances by Japanese comic book heroes Peelander-Z, Willow Smith tourmates We Don't Ride Llamas, "Austin pop breakout" Kady Rain, Transy Warhol and a special acoustic solo performance from Calliope Musical’s Carrie Fussell. plus speakers like Caleb De Casper speaking on LGBT rights and HB64 as well as a raffle, vendors and more. If you're not familiar, Girls Rock Austin is empowering girls, trans and gender non-conforming youth through music education, mentorship and self-care. It's more than learning an instrument- it's a safe space for kids to find growth and confidence. Over half of their students are on scholarships as the favorite local nonprofit includes all students, regardless of their ability to pay.

Representatives from Girls Rock Austin will be on hand to sign up potential volunteers as well as registering students for Girls Rock Austin's educational programs, like Camp Rock-A-Rama and Rock-A-Rama After School, where kids ages 8-17 learn how to play an instrument, join a band, write and play their own original songs and make music videos while participating in STEAM and self-care workshops. The experience includes mentoring from local women and LGBTQ musicians.

Girls Rock Austin Festive Fest- Saturday December 17th 5pm-10pm

Feels So Good- 211 Alpine Rd., Suite 700A

$10/ ADV, $15/DOS

All ages welcome!

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Girls Rock Austin website: www.girlsrockaustin.org