About the Fair:

April 5, 2008 • Noon to 10 pm • Rain date: Sunday, April 6

The Oak Hill World’s Fair – a spectacular, community building, family fun filled festival will be held on April 5th of 2008 at Fire Lake, on Fitzhugh Rd. off Hwy. 290 West, from noon until 10 pm. It is presented by the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN), the Oak Hill Business and Professional Association (OHBPA) and the Oak Hill Gazette.

Oak Hill World’s Fair is a non-profit event with a mission to raise funds for Oak Hill community groups. This year’s festival will raise funds for Oak Hill parks, and the Oak Hill Trails Association (OHTA).

The festival will feature some of the best musical talent the Oak Hill area has to offer, including Grammy Award winner Cyril Neville and his band Tribe 13 as well as Grammy Award winner Floyd Domino, and his hand picked band the Oak Hill All-Stars. Musical performances will be on an island stage in Fire Lake (so called because of it’s fire-spewing fountain).

There will be a diverse assortment of entertainers, vendors, food, interactive exhibits, and activities. In addition, the Oak Hill World’s Fair will feature the debut of Convict Sledding Hill – the area’s first year-round snow sledding experience! In addition, the fair marks the debut of Pyro-palooza, which will culminate in a huge fireworks display.

There will be classic cars, along with many other quirky, creative and educational events, attractions and competitions that exemplify that special Oak Hill state of mind.

What to bring:

Please bring cash for parking, admission, and vendors. Parking is $5 per car and admission is $3 per head, with kids under 12 admitted FREE. There will be plenty of delectable food and drink for sale. Don't forget your sunscreen! Feel free to bring chairs and blankets but leave your glass bottles at home.

For questions or information: info@oakhillworldsfair.org or call the Oak Hill Gazette at 301-0123.

Music & Entertainment

(Please note that due to a last-minute cancellation, the schedule has changed)

Main Stage:

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm — Floyd Domino and the Oak Hill Allstars, including Merle Haggard's guitarist Redd Volkaert
“In Texas, where the guitar is the official instrument, pianist Floyd Domino regularly manages to cause jaws to drop when he ruffles the keys.” –San Antonio Express-News . Domino is joined by longtime Merle Haggard guitarist and solo artist Redd Volkaert.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm — Jane Gillman
“Jane is a top of the heap, class songwriter and performer, plays a mean harmonica too!...a rich concoction of all the great sounds that have a longtime home deep in us all.” -Folk Roots Magazine
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm — Mario Matteoli
Some have likened Matteoli's solo album to the “acoustic solitude of Neil Young or the depressed world spun by Townes Van Zandt,” while others simply described it as “fantastic.”
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm — THAT Damned Band
Thisself-described “dark carnival jug band” of skilled musicians made theirnational television debut on the Tonight Show last year.
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm — Bowie Jazz Band
A swinging 15-piece big band ensemble from Oak Hill’s Bowie High School.
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm — The Sunset Valley Boys
The Sunset Valley Boys are a motley cast of characters who play the best in old-time country music and are often joined by surprise guest performers.
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm — Austin Nights Brass Band
Preservers of the New Orleans Brass Band Tradition with an Austin flair.
8:45 pm - 10:00 pm — Cyril Neville & Tribe 13
The youngest of the New Orleans famous Neville Brothers, Cyril and family relocated to Austin after Katrina and shortly thereafter was named Musician of the Year Austin 2005. Wife Gaynielle and other musicians join Cyril to create their own blend of reggae and New Orleans funk.

Expo Pavilion:

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm — Bowie Wrestling Team Exhibition
Regional title winners will give a demonstration of wrestling techniques.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm — Kuk Sool Won of South Austin Martial Arts Demo
Three-time national champions to give a dynamic demonstration.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm — Medallion Barbershop Quartet
Members of the Austin Chord Rangers will serenade you with velvet vocal harmony.
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm — The Lonestar Roller Girls
Austin’s banked-track bruisers will give skating lessons and roller-derby demos.
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm — Lindy Project Swing Dancers
Dancers will Lindy-Hop to the music of the Bowie Jazz band.
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm — The Lonestar Roller Girls and THAT Damned Band
Two great acts team up.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm — PYRO-PALOOZA!
Fire-dancers and pyrotechnic displays will punctuate the New Orleans music on the main stage, culminating in a fireworks show.

Cool Car Show

The Oak Hill World's Fair will be an opportunity for collectors of vintage or unique cars to show off their ride. If you are interested in showing your car, please email Evan Taddia or call him at 512-301-3284. It is recommended that you email a photo of your car to Evan along with your application.

Click here to download a printable PDF of the Car Show Application.

Kids Activity Highlights:

Nate the Great : Balloon Artist Extraordinaire
Face Painting, Hair Coloring, Tattoos
Storytelling
Kids Sand Art
Hoop Games
Pony Rides
Petting Zoo
Ziplines Through the Tree Tops
Hollywood-Snow Sledding Hill
Sandbox