Doya Palooza is coming home 🐷🍉🎶

250+ rescued residents. Live music all day. Plant-based food. Local vendors. A silent auction. And a whole lot of watermelon!

Doya Palooza is coming home to Austin Farm Sanctuary on Saturday, July 4.

Join us for a joyful summer celebration honoring Doya, the first pig rescued by AFS, with music, food, local vendors, family-friendly fun, sanctuary walks to meet the residents, the Watermelon Jamboree, and opportunities to support the Doya Fund.

This is one of our biggest community days of the year, and we’d love to have y’all here with us!

Saturday, July 4
10 AM to 4 PM
Austin Farm Sanctuary

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What you can expect

🎶 Live music all day across the sanctuary
🐮 Meet 250+ rescued residents who call Austin Farm Sanctuary home
🍉 Watermelon Jamboree for the pigs, cows, and other residents
🌱 Plant-based food and treats available for purchase
🛍️ Market vendors, community pop-ups, and local goods
🍦 GoodPop popsicles to help keep everybody cool
🎁 Silent auction supporting the Doya Fund
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly activities
💛 Easy ways to support lifelong care through the Doya Fund and Farmily

Doya Palooza is designed as a free-flowing sanctuary day. You can arrive, explore, and participate in all of the activities at your own pace.

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When to expect it

We will have live music throughout the day with sets on stages at the front and center of the property. 🎶

• 10:00 AM: Gates open, market and food vendors open, Jim + Hillary play, and self-guided sanctuary walks begin
• 11:00 AM: Welcome from AFS Founder, Chris
• 11:15 AM: Chris-led sanctuary walk 
• 11:30 AM: Music from Webster's Ragtime Trio in the center of the sanctuary as we prepare for the Watermelon Jamboree!
• 12:00 PM: Kickoff to the Watermelon Jamboree 
• 1:20 PM: Thomas & Hall on the Front Stage
• 2:30 PM: FLAGS on the Front Stage
• 4:00 PM: Thanks for coming!

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What is a Watermelon Jamboree?? 🍉🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s our big summer party for the residents featuring one of their favorite snacks, watermelon!  Thank you to our friends at GoodPop for their support.

Tickets to purchase watermelons and feed the animals will be available on-site. Volunteers will show you on what to do.

The residents get a very good snack.
You get a very good memory.
And every ticket helps support the Doya Fund!

Please do not bring outside watermelons for the residents. We’ll provide everything.

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Market, food, and vendors 🛍️🌱

We will have food vendors, local goods, silent auction items, family-friendly activities, and plenty of ways to connect with the AFS community at the front of the property all day.

We’re excited to be partnering with Bill from Billy Pete’s No Meat BBQ! He will have the truck out selling vegan barbecue and sides.

Plant-based French bakery Bakers of Tomorrow will be bringing their irresistible treats to purchase and GoodPop is sponsoring popsicles to help keep us all cool. 🥐

Our silent auction is open! Click here to bid on art, experiences, gift cards to local favorites and more.

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Music at Doya Palooza 🎶

Jim + Hillary

Frequent farm visitors will likely recognize the peaceful, easygoing vibes of our friends Jim + Hillary, who will help us start the day right. 

Webster's Ragtime Trio

In the lead up to the Watermelon Jamboree, Central Texas-based Webster's Ragtime Trio will play early American string music for guests and animal residents to enjoy!

Thomas & Hall

In the afternoon, longtime friends of the farm Thomas & Hall will keep the party going up front! 

FLAGS

We’ll close out the main-event energy with FLAGS, a post-punk rock band from Austin.

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Why Doya Palooza matters

Doya was the first pig we ever rescued. Our lives changed and Austin Farm Sanctuary was born!

His life helped shape the promise we still make to every resident today: rescue is only the beginning.

Sanctuary means daily care, veterinary care, hoof trims, senior support, safety, comfort, and companionship for a lifetime.

Doya Palooza celebrates that promise with a big, joyful day at the sanctuary with our community.

The event supports our Doya Fund that helps make lifelong care possible for the residents who call AFS home - now and in the future. 

Come for the music.

Come for the residents.
Come for the community.
Come for Doya.

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Important information to know before you visit

Your ticket includes event entry, music, market access, family activities, and sanctuary walk access.

Food, merch, silent auction bids, Doya Fund gifts, Farmily signup, and Watermelon Jamboree tickets are available separately.

Please note:

• No outside animals are allowed on the property.
• Plant-based / vegan food and drinks only, please.
• No outside treats for residents. AFS will provide approved treats for the Watermelon Jamboree.
• This is an outdoor July event, so bring sun protection, comfortable shoes, and a refillable water bottle!
• Be sure to arrive earlier in the day if you want to walk the sanctuary loop.