30th Annual - Austin 2026
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Sunday, November 22, 2026 · 11 AM to 3 PM
Programme
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6 - 9PM
Preview Party: first pick of handmade bowls
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6 - 9PM
Preview Party: local restaurant and bakery tastings
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6 - 9PM
Preview Party: meet artists and supporters
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6 - 9PM
Preview Party: refreshments and door prizes
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11 AM to 3 PM
Central Texas Food Bank
6500 Metropolis Dr.
Choose your favourite handmade bowls; soup served.
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11 AM to 3 PM
Community day of bowls, soup and live music with local potters and musicians; choose your favourite bowls
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Auction including some of the bowls decorated by musicians
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Hidden treasures: some musicians' bowls hidden among the bowls to find
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About This Event
The 30th annual Austin Empty Bowl Project, a beloved Austin tradition fighting hunger since 1997, takes place on Sunday, November 22, 2026, from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Central Texas Food Bank, 6500 Metropolis Dr., Austin. It is a community day of handmade bowls, soup and live music with local potters and musicians, where visitors choose their favourite bowls. A ticketed Preview Party is held the evening before, Saturday, November 21, 6-9 PM, at the Central Texas Food Bank.
The cause
Fighting hunger; in 2025 the event donated $156,000 to fight hunger.
History
Fighting hunger since 1997; 2026 is the 30th year. The 2025 Austin Empty Bowl donated $156,000 to fight hunger, with 3,500 bowls made, 300 volunteers and 205 gallons of soup served.
Who's who
Organised by
- Austin-area potters
- Austin Empty Bowl Project (Austin-area potters)
Also involved
- Central Texas Food Bank Host venue
Good to know
- Proceeds fight hunger (2025: $156,000 donated).
- Bring 30 friends to the 30th annual event and choose your favourite bowls.
- Attendance
- 2025 stats: 3,500 bowls, 300 volunteers, 205 gallons of soup, $156,000 donated
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
30th Annual / 30th Anniversary Austin Empty Bowl Project.
Sunday, November 22, 2026, 11 AM to 3 PM, Central Texas Food Bank, 6500 Metropolis Dr.
Bring 30 friends to our 30th annual event and choose your favorite bowls!
We're back for our 30th year! Join local potters & musicians for a beloved Austin tradition.
Join us Sunday, November 22nd for a community day of bowls, soup, and live music.
2025 Austin Empty Bowl: $156,000 donated to fight hunger; 3,500 bowls made; 300 volunteers; 205 gallons of soup served.
Fighting hunger since 1997.
Preview Party: Saturday, November 21st, 6 - 9PM, Central Texas Food Bank, Austin, TX. First pick of handmade bowls, local restaurant and bakery tastings, meet artists and supporters, refreshments and door prizes. Tickets: $125 (limited availability).
Musicians bowls hot out of the kiln: some will be available in the auction and some will be hidden treasures to find.
The Austin Empty Bowl Project returns for its 30th year on Sunday, November 22, with local potters and musicians: a community day of bowls, soup and live music.
Guests pick out a bowl made by local potters, are served soup and bread from Austin's finest restaurants, and enjoy their soup listening to live music. All of this costs $30, and the event benefits the Food Bank and Meals On Wheels.
The 30th annual event runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Central Texas Food Bank. Austin-area potters make the bowls; all proceeds go to Kids Cafe, a program of the Central Texas Food Bank, and to Meals on Wheels Central Texas. The site says it is always held the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The 2025 event donated $156,000, with 3,500 bowls made, 300 volunteers and 205 gallons of soup served.
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Location
Central Texas Food Bank, 6500 Metropolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744, Texas, United States
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Prices and tickets
- Preview Party ticket (limited availability)
- $125
What's included
- Preview Party ticket: first pick of handmade bowls, local restaurant and bakery tastings, meeting artists and supporters, refreshments and door prizes
How to get tickets
- Preview Party tickets: $125, limited availability