Red Poppy

Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month. Photo by Andy Sharp

Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month. Photo by Andy Sharp

Red Poppy season is here

Andy Sharp
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Poppies, most adorned with water drops from weekend rain, are making their annual appearance at Edwards Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026.  Signs posted in the park let visitors know to be cautious, giving the blooms time to grow and prosper this month.   Photo by Andy Sharp

Georgetown's Red Poppy Festival 2026 lineup finalized

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 5, 2026
The 2026 Red Poppy Festival brings not just vendors and food for visitors, but music from artists like Maddie & Tae, Jade Eagleson and Dysfunkshun Junkshun, making a fun environment for the whole family. The Red Poppy Festival will take place on April 24- 26.
David Mertink helps arrange plants for the Georgetown Garden Club’s offerings at Seventh and Main streets during the Red Poppy Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Although rules have changed for nonprofit booths at the 2026 Red Poppy Festival, the Georgetown Garden Club can still sell plants as a vendor selling products if they apply. (Sun Archive)

David Mertink helps arrange plants for the Georgetown Garden Club’s offerings at Seventh and Main streets during the Red Poppy Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Although rules have changed for nonprofit booths at the 2026 Red Poppy Festival, the Georgetown Garden Club can still sell plants as a vendor selling products if they apply. (Sun Archive)

Nonprofits excluded from Georgetown's Red Poppy Festival

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The Red Poppy Festival each spring brings live music, food and vendor booths to downtown Georgetown. It especially brings people — tens of thousands — from across Georgetown and the Austin area. In 2026, booths will be assigned only to businesses and those selling goods.
Southwestern University senior Ashton Frey stands next to one of three “Red Poppy Stoppy signs” installed on campus. The signs are the result of Mr. Frey’s efforts through the Houston Art & Paint Initiative, a nonprofit he started. Photo by Brigid Cooley

Southwestern University senior Ashton Frey stands next to one of three “Red Poppy Stoppy signs” installed on campus. The signs are the result of Mr. Frey’s efforts through the Houston Art & Paint Initiative, a nonprofit he started. Photo by Brigid Cooley

Southwestern’s new ‘Stoppy Signs’ spread joy on campus

Brigid Cooley
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Three stop signs on the Southwestern University campus were given a locally-inspired makeover thanks to the efforts of graduating senior Ashton Frey.
Georgetown historian Helen Cordes and attendees of her free poppy-themed history walk inspect a patch of poppies Monday, April 24.

Georgetown historian Helen Cordes and attendees of her free poppy-themed history walk inspect a patch of poppies Monday, April 24.

Old Town walk explores Georgetown's red poppy history

Brigid Cooley
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A group of 15 people gathered Monday morning near Edwards Park in Georgetown for a poppy-themed history walk led by local historian Helen Cordes.
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