2011 Keep Austin Weird Festival

Saturday, June 25, 2011 (updated on 6/26/2011 at 2:11 p.m.)

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Jessica Grenader, 20, of Houston "Cow"

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Allan Deleon, 18, of Baytown "The Native American known as Big Steak"

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Don Vito Price, of Cedar Park, owned by Jennifer Price, is dressed up for The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

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Jimmy and Shelley Embrey , of Austin "Pretty Pretty Princesses"

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Esperanza Garibay, 16, of Boerne, "Lady Gaga"

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Jennifer Asbury-Hughes and Christian Hughes, of Austin, dress up for The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011. "We are trying to start a flash mob," Hughes said.

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Alise Widmer (left), 25, and Rhiannon Paul, 32, both of Austin, dress up for The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011. "I feel remarkably comfortable in a cape," Widmer said.

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Jerrie Radloff of Austin, dresses up for The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

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From Left: Cecilia Hasdorff, Heather Conley and Shara Seaman, all of Austin "70s Basketball Players"

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William Forsythe, of Austin "The Mad Hatter"

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Jimmy Embrey, of Austin "Pretty Pretty Princess"

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Samantha Radloff, 12, of Austin "Dead Bride"

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Chantal Jacquot, 13, of Austin "Life-Sized Barbie"

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Sandro Colantonio, 9, of Austin, dress up for The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011. "I put this on because I wanted to look weird," Colantonio said.

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Participants in the The Keep Austin Weird 5K bolt off the starting line at the beginning of the race on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

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Street busker Bodhi Freeman (left) serenades participants in The Keep Austin Weird 5K as they run down Cesar Chaves Street on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

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From left: Roger Cordero, 19, and his sister, Carrie Cordero, 20, both of El Paso, spray down racers with water guns as they participate in The Keep Austin Weird 5K, on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

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Photos from The Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, held at the Long Center, on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

Story: Thousands keep pace with Austin's weirdness

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