Happenings
SEE A NEW SIDE OF AUSTIN AT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
From weekly deals for pet owners and students to local tours and sightseeing full of fun facts, there’s always something amazing happening at Rowing Dock!
Monday, October 10 - All Day
mental health awareness day
Studies have shown that spending time outside, and incorporating nature into your daily life, can greatly benefit your mental and physical wellbeing. In support of “World Mental Health Day: make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority,” on Monday, October 10, you’re invited to Rowing Dock for a day of FREE outdoor programming designed to give you the opportunity to connect, reflect, and reset.
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sunday, May 5
Paddlepalooza
As a thank you to the Austin community, join Rowing Dock for our free-to-the-public Paddlepalooza. From open to close, Rowing Dock will provide one hour of FREE kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddle boarding to community members on a first come, first serve basis (no advance registration required).
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daily & weekly classes
soma reform @ rowing dock
Welcome to the first outdoor pilates studio in Austin! Join Soma Reform at Rowing Dock for a one-of-a-kind lake-view reformer-based pilates class. All levels welcome, with modifications and challenges for beginners to advanced clients.
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private classes available
floating sup yoga class
Embark on a transformative journey to reconnect with yourself and nature. Rowing Dock's 45-minute floating SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboard) yoga class is a unique fusion of yoga and adventure, designed to elevate your practice and encourage you to embrace the beauty of movement in the outdoors. This will be a vinyasa style class that will focus on core strength and balance, along with some breath and mindfulness work.
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friday, october 24th, 7pm
hocus pocus: on water screening
Join Rowing Dock for a Halloween-themed floating movie night featuring the cult classic Hocus Pocus on Friday, October 24th at 7:00 PM! Bring your family and friends for a bewitching evening under the stars—all from the comfort of your kayak, canoe, or paddleboard.
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tees for texas
flood relief fundraiser & auction
Rowing Dock is auctioning a rare collection of vintage Kerrville Folk Festival tees to raise funds for the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. Every tee in our first drop was donated by Rowing Dock family and includes coveted, decades-old Kerrville Folk Festival Staff shirts—items never sold to the public. 100% of proceeds go directly to flood relief.
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floating soundbath
Rowing Dock and ATX Yoga Girl invite you to drift into pure relaxation during our floating soundbath experiences, available for private classes or public classes.Imagine floating on the water on a personal SUP board anchored to the group with Quartz sound bowls playing in the center by Cynthia Bernard of ATX Yoga Girl.
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Sunday, September 7th
moonlight paddle
Find your inner zen during the full moon for our extended hours, self-guided moonlight paddle. Join us anytime for hourly rentals and watch the sunset and the moon rise overhead (cloud cover dependent). This event is first come, first serve. Last boat out at 7:30pm. All boats must be off the water by 8:30pm. Full moon expected just before 8pm.
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sunday, august 10th, 6:45am
14th annual paddle for puppies
Join Austin Subaru, APA! and Rowing Dock for the 14th annual Paddle for Puppies Fundraiser - benefiting Austin Pets Alive's Parvo Puppy ICU. Participants can purchase tickets for a kayak, canoe, or standup paddleboard (SUP) at Rowing Dock and paddle together down Lady Bird Lake. Presented by Austin Subaru, this beloved fundraiser is a local favorite. Let's do it for the pups!
buy nowWeekend 1 (October 3 - 5) + Weekend 2 (October 10 - 12)
ACL RENTAL RESERVATIONS
No tickets? No problem! Reserve your boats ahead of time, avoid the lines and take in ACL from the water. Choose from one hour, two hours or the all day rate. Please don't forget to take a peek at special instructions to get to Rowing Dock during ACL - available on our Locations page and in your booking confirmation email, as there are road closures that will block the regular routes.
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seasonal only (june - september)
Sunset bat paddle
SPECIAL TOUR OFFERING ON SAT, AUG 26 FOR BAT FEST!On this spectacular tour, you’ll take a 2-mile paddle to the famous Congress Avenue Bridge where you’ll watch and listen to over 1.5 million bats flying overhead en route to their nightly feeding. The 4-mile round-trip is accompanied by one of our excellent guides who will also teach you about prominent architecture across the skyline, the Austin power plant, Auditorium Shores, and much more. The tour is approximately two hours but please allow three hours, as the bats dictate our timing.
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Monday - Friday, 4pm or later
Happy Hour Promo
Spend your happy hour on the lake! Head on down to Rowing Dock Monday - Friday from 4pm on, and get 50% OFF your paddle!
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April 13
Roll Colorado Roll
Join Javier Wallace from Black Austin Tours for this limited edition guided kayak tour, hosted at Rowing Dock. Guests will discover the Colorado River's centrality in the development of Austin and the surrounding region. We will do this by centering African Americans' history and experiences related to the vital waterway.
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Friday, April 19
earth day lake & land clean up
Join us on Friday, April 19 for our third annual community wide Earth Day lake and land clean up along Lady Bird Lake! Volunteers will have the option to launch from one of three locations: Rowing Dock (West end), Epic SUP (East end), and on the trail at Festival Beach. From there, you'll select whether you would like to pick up trash by boat or by walking trails along the river.
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happy hour paddle
Get 50% off your paddle when you join us before 11am every day of the week. Please note, you MUST mention this discount at check-in prior to payment processing in order for it to apply.
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Saturday, September 7 - 6pm
bat fest: a limited edition guided tour
Did you know Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world? Get a front row seat to Austin’s most popular bat sighting of the year, and join Rowing Dock for its limited-edition guided bat tour on Saturday, September 7th, during Austin’s annual Bat Fest! Beat the crowds on land and watch from the comfort of your own kayak as over 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from under Congress Avenue Bridge to their nightly feeding, while listening to the live music from Bat Fest. This is the best time of year to see the bats, as baby bats are now emerging with the adults!
Learn MoreCollege Day
The eyes of Texas are upon college students on Wednesdays! Come on down to the Dock with a valid student ID and you’ll get 50% OFF any rental! This deal is good all day for regular rentals, but we do limit one vessel per college ID.
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Check out our schedule via the link below
The Kayak Clean Up Crew
Help us clean up our lake! Volunteers will get a free two-hour boat rental, a trash bag, gloves, and grabbers (you must sign up via our meet-up group to attend as each meet up group does have limited capacity). Upon your return, a Rowing Dock team member will weigh your trash bag, snap a pic and add it to our roster. We’re excited to share that we’ve teamed up with Easy Tiger this year to offer volunteers a delicious surprise: for every participant who cleans up the lake, we’ll provide a pretzel token that can be redeemed at either Easy Tiger location on a future date!
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Yappy Hour
We always welcome your fur babies! But Tuesday is truly a day for the dogs. We’ll give you a FREE hour rental after the purchase of one hour with a barker on board.Please note, given the history of poisonous toxins found in the blue-green algae in Lady Bird Lake, if you decide to bring your pet, you are doing so at your own risk.To learn more about the history of toxic algae in Lady Bird Lake, please visit: austintexas.gov/algae
Learn MoreTeacher Tuesdays
To celebrate our teachers who work tirelessly to support and educate their students, we are kicking off Teacher Tuesdays, beginning on Teacher Appreciation Day!! All teachers who bring their school identification will receive 50% off their rental every Tuesday!
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Happenings FAQs
What is Yappy Hour and College Day?
Do you offer lake clean up days?
Are your events ticketed or first come, first serve?
Can I bring a pet that is not a dog and receive the yappy hour discount?
Can I bring my cooler to ticketed events?
Do I need to wear my life jacket during events?
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