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Crews work to restore the Great Lawn at Zilker Park on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, after the grass was damaged by muddy conditions and large crowds during the Austin City Limits Music Festival earlier this month. The festival’s producer, C3 Presents, is responsible for restoring the park under its agreement with the city.<\/p>\n
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Zilker Park’s Great Lawn<\/a> remained closed Thursday, four days after its scheduled reopening following Austin City Limits Music Festival, and city officials have not provided a revised timeline for when the public can return.<\/p>\n Austin Parks and Recreation confirmed Thursday that maintenance will continue through October, with additional sections of the lawn remaining closed beyond that period for restoration. The department did not specify how much work has been completed, what repairs remain or whether damage from this year’s rain-soaked festival<\/a> has delayed the reopening.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The city’s park closures website, which was updated Oct. 19, continues to list Oct. 18 as the scheduled end of the Great Lawn’s closure, even as a passage farther down in the same section acknowledges the extended maintenance period.<\/p>\n “Zilker Park’s Great Lawn is currently closed for Austin Parks and Recreation’s annual maintenance period which runs through October 2026,” the department said in a statement Thursday. “Afterwards, portions of the Great Lawn will remain closed to allow for turf recovery, including restoring nutrients to the soil and trees and relieving soil compaction.”<\/p>\n The department said sections would reopen as work allows, although some areas will remain closed for the annual Trail of Lights event later this year.<\/p>\n Crews work to restore the Great Lawn at Zilker Park on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, after the grass was damaged by muddy conditions and large crowds during the Austin City Limits Music Festival earlier this month. The festival’s producer, C3 Presents, is responsible for restoring the park under its agreement with the city.<\/p>\n Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n Parks officials did not provide an estimated reopening date when asked Thursday, instead directing the American-Statesman to the city’s closure website. When asked about the conflicting dates, A Parks Department spokesperson\u00a0pointed to the notice farther down the same page, which states that maintenance will continue through October. They did not provide a revised reopening date.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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