Celebrate the Wonders of Bamboo at the 30th Texas Bamboo Festival October 26-27, 2024 at Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, Sunday 10 am - 3:00 pm Bamboo Plants & Crafts for Sale * Talk to Experts & Local Growers * Silent Auction Free festival admission with paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden Workshop: Bamboo Basics of Working with Bamboo - with Michael Schaefer Register Here: 2pm Saturday and 12 noon Sunday $40 per session Ongoing Demonstrations of Bamboo Flute Making Learn about the Benefits of Bamboo Biochar with Drew Weise Collaborating with Roots and Wings Festival   Family Friendly Activities 10am-2pm Hardy Bamboo Plants for Sale - Propagated by a very special Texas Bamboo Society Member Phyllostachys rubromarginata, P. aureosulcata, and P. mannii 'Decora' Clumping Bamboo for Sale - Golden Goddess and Alphonse Karr Michael Schaefer - Garden Structures, Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Removal + Martial Arts Bamboo Branch - Bamboo poles, Garden Stakes, Special Bamboo Pieces, Bamboo Beads & hand crafted bamboo jewelry Bamboo Reflections - Native American Flutes - locally made Bill's Tool Sharpening - contact Bill Paintings and Jewelry by Sung Cha Brooks Bamboo Furniture by James Wolf Bamboo by Buck - A unique collection of bamboo pipes made from bamboo rhizomes Silent Auction - A unique collection of bamboo oddities up for silent auction. If you would like to donate some bamboo items for the silent auction - please send email This is an opportunity to talk to many bamboo experts who have been working with and growing bamboo for 20 - 30 years so bring all your bamboo questions! There is still space to add a few more vendors - so let's hear from you! Browse the History of the 29 different Texas Bamboo Festivals which began in 1993! The Bamboo Festival is the annual fund raiser for the Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to provide research, information, education, assistance to public bamboo gardens, support for bamboo artists, and to bring new varieties to the multi-state region represented by the Texas Bamboo Society. Become a member of the Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society