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"All Boats Bloom" Performance Showcase

August 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Experience a morning of art, movement, and community at the second public event celebrating All Boats Bloom, a TEMPO public art installation by artist Vy Ngo.

Presented by The Trail Conservancy in partnership with the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places program, this free outdoor showcase features two original performances inspired by the installation and the natural landscape of Lady Bird Lake. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy complimentary refreshments provided by Smartwater and Desnudo Coffee.

Bring a blanket or chair, settle in along the Trail, and experience two unique performances celebrating art, nature, and community.

Featured Performances

Alexa Capareda – Choreographed Flora

Austin choreographer Alexa Capareda presents a new dance work inspired by nature and acts of care. Combining expressive wire sculptures, floral arrangements, and contemporary movement, Choreographed Flora transforms the landscape into a living stage while inviting audiences to reflect on the beauty, resilience, and quiet intelligence of the natural world.

Michael Anthony Garcia – The Where We Land

Interdisciplinary artist Michael Anthony Garcia presents a performance blending poetry, song, and movement. The Where We Land explores humanity’s relationship with nature, drawing inspiration from the migration of seeds and the interconnectedness of all living things. Through performance, Garcia invites audiences to imagine a world where people move through nature with the same freedom and openness found throughout the natural world.

Getting There

auditorium shores

This park space has:

GRASSY LAWN

RESTROOMS

PARKING LOT

DOG PARK

City metered street parking is available along W. Riverside Dr. Free 2-hour parking is available in the two small lots off W. Riverside Dr and the Vic Mathias lot. Paid parking is available across the street at the Palmer Event Center Garage. 

About "All Boats Bloom"

"All Boats Bloom" by Vy Ngo is one of nine temporary art installations on the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail as part of TEMPO on the Trail 2026. The piece explores community, migration, and our shared connection to nature. Over the course of a year, the installation evolves through gardening, performances, and gatherings that activate the space. Together, these moments invite reflection on unity, diversity, and our collective responsibility to ensure all communities thrive and bloom.