One of Austin’s newest and biggest green spaces is celebrating its official opening this Saturday, May 4. Situated in the fast-growing Easton Park neighborhood, Skyline Park is a new 21-acre park featuring views of – you guessed it – the Austin skyline, as well as a splash pad, open lawn, and two playgrounds. Located at 7800 Apogee Blvd., the design also showcases a bridge connection resembling the city’s iconic Pennybacker Bridge.
The grand opening celebration will take place from 1-4 pm on Saturday, May 4, and will include activities for all ages, local food and drink vendors, live music, and special remarks from Austin dignitaries. The event is sponsored by Brookfield Residential Properties, the home builder and land developer behind the 2,700-acre master-planned community at Easton Park.
Parents get stuck in traffic on the big version of this bridge, but kids will love the small one.Photo courtesy of Skyline Park
Brookfield’s regional president of Texas, Brad Chelton, will kick off the event with remarks at 1 pm, joined by District 2 City of Austin Council member Vanessa Fuentes. After the ceremony, guests can enjoy tunes from DJ Cassandra and headlining act CJ Sparks, or wander over to the pop-up market for snacks and family-friendly activities.
“We are excited for Skyline Park to provide Austin’s Eastside community with a vital space for play, events, and programming,” says Chelton via release. “Easton Park is one of the most amenity-focused communities in Austin and the park opening continues our commitment to building family-friendly spaces.”
According to the release, the park broke ground in August 2022, with construction of its two playscapes focused on creating a multi-generational amenity that is engaging, inclusive, and sustainable. While the senior play area is geared toward kids aged 5-12 and features interconnected and cantilever floors with city skyline viewxs from the top of a three-story tower, the woodland-themed junior play area for ages 2-5 showcases an interconnected tree canopy and forest cabin structures.
The park is designed in a series of pocket play areas.Photo courtesy of Skyline Park
Another highlight of the park is a hilltop kinetic wind sculpture, Singing Mountain, designed by local artist and architect Nicholas DeBruyne. With three angled steel and timber columns extending toward the sky, the sculpture creates beautiful and unique triad chords when wind strikes the surrounding 5,000 reflective stainless steel rods. The artist worked with local wind chime company Music of the Spheres to choose three complementary tones that make a harmonious chord when played together.
Saturday’s grand opening celebration is free and open to the public, though RSVPs are encouraged. Kids can enjoy free face painting and balloon twisters, while adults can get their braid or bling on at the bling bar. Epic Entertainment will also provide interactive, circus-themed performers including hula hoopers and stilt walkers for the party, and guests can enjoy an assortment of lawn games and a water balloon toss.
More information about the park is available at eastonparkatx.com.
