Llano Earth Art Festival 2026
An old wheel is used as the base for a rock stack sculpture at Grenwelge Park in Llano for the 2026 Llano Earth Art Festival. You can see the famous Red Top Jail towering in the distance behind the work. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
The Llano Earth Art Festival rocked the Highland Lakes this past weekend, Friday through Sunday, March 27-29. Artists, visitors, and vendors from the area and around the world congregated in Llano for the unique spring festival focused on creating art from natural materials.
The festival, better known as LEAF, took place within the banks of the Llano River in Grenwelge Park, 199 E. Haynie Street in Llano. Held almost every year since 2015, LEAF features the World Rock Stacking Championships and countless sculptures made using materials found along the riverbed and bank.
One of the longtime attendees of the festival, Bigfoot, had this to say about the event.
“It’s awfully hot in Texas. I come out of hibernation this time of year, in the spring, and when it starts getting too hot I go back into hibernation,” Bigfoot told DailyTrib. “The LEAF festival has always been a lovely home for me. They make a lovely space, and the people are lovely, that is what brings me out.”
Llano local Dale Barnett has been suiting up as Bigfoot for LEAF for the last decade, posing for photos and acting as a benevolent guide for festival goers.
While the festival is over this year, much of the artwork is still on display at Grenwelge Park and can be seen free-of-charge.
dakota@thepicayune.com
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Great pictures, looks cool!