A girl makes crafts with her parent on UT's campus during the university-sponsored Stem Girl Day on Feb. 24, 2024.
Two boys rejoice after getting necklaces from a parade participant at the Central Texas Juneteenth celebration in Austin on June 15, 2024.
Girls laugh at a demonstration during UT's Stem Girl Day, an annual event to inspire education and career aspirations in science, technology, engineering and mathematical fields, on UT Austin's campus on Feb. 24, 2024.
The Austin All-Star Band, comprised of musicians across AISD schools, performed during the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade in Austin on June 15, 2024.
A girl holds the Juneteenth flag as her and her family walk around the festival grounds on June 15, 2024.
A girl makes oobleck at one of the stations on Speedway during UT Austin's annual Stem Girl Day on Feb. 24, 2024
A child runs after a bubble in Zilker Park during the ABC Kite Fest on April, 14, 2024.
A child climbs onto a rock during the ABC Kite Fest in Zilker Park on April 14, 2024.
Two girls look down at their kite at the ABC Kite Fest in Zilker Park on April 14, 2024.
Two girls perform with their group for the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade in East Austin on June 15, 2024.
During a small gathering of dancers, two people hug, at the Sacred Springs Powwow in San Marcos on Oct. 8, 2023. Moments of affection like this demostrate how powerful expressions of culture can be. There were incredible amounts of love and joy and pride in the air, awestriking the spectators.
A girl walks by with balloons in hand for the Viva la Vida parade on Congress Avenue on Oct. 28, 2023.
A woman dances with her group to celebrate Día de los Muertos for the Viva La Vida parade that began on 6th and Red River Street in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
Parade participants perform on rebound shoes for the 40th annual Viva La Vida parade on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
A mariachi member plays the violin for the Viva la Vida parade on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
Two kids watch the Viva La Vida parade, hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum, on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
A group of girls in Folklórico attire lead a larger group for the Viva la Vida parade on the corner of 4th Street and Congress Avenue in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023. This group references the Flor de Piña dance with the women, not pictured, that follow the girls holding pineapples.
Two women dance after the parade for the Viva la Vida parade on Congress Avenue in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
Que Rico Tacos prepares Mexican food for the Viva La Vida festival on 4th Street in downtown Austin on Oct. 28, 2023.
A woman visits a booth during the annual Israel Block Party at UT Austin on April 2, 2024.
