Hi, How Are You Day 2026
January 23, 2026
Join us for Hi, How Are You Day 2026 at the Paramount Theatre! Tickets on sale now.
This is the Hi, How Are You Project’s signature annual event—our primary awareness-building and fundraising celebration of music, connection, and mental health. Held each year around January 22 (Daniel Johnston’s birthday) at Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre, Hi, How Are You Day brings artists, advocates, and the community together to inspire open conversations about emotional wellbeing.
Proceeds benefit the Hi, How Are You Project, supporting peer-to-peer and self-guided mental wellness education programs that encourage people everywhere to check in with themselves and each other.
Paramount Theatre
Austin, TX
One Question Can Make a Huge Difference
The Hi, How Are You Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educates young adults worldwide on mental health through creative content, events, and community programs. Inspired by Daniel Johnston's Austin mural, it honors his legacy while promoting mental wellness.
Managing Your Mental Health Is Vitally Important
64%
of college dropouts leave due to a mental health related reason.
1 in 4
young adults between the ages of 18-24 experience a diagnosable mental health issue.
75%
of lifetime cases of mental health issues begin by age 24.
65%
of college students report feeling stressed “all the time” or “often”.
Our Reach
More than 850,000 college students across the U.S.
Hi, How Are You Project is proudly partnered with the College Student Mental Wellness Advocacy Coalition, a group of the nation's leading student housing providers, to provide mental health best practices to more than 850,000 college students in over 200 communities nationwide.
Thriving College Student Index Survey
The Hi, How Are You Project collaborates with the College Student Mental Wellness Advocacy Coalition to conduct an annual mental health and wellness survey involving tens of thousands of college students, making it the largest survey of its kind.
It’s never too late to establish protective daily habits.
Check out these six simple, science-backed practices that make it easier for anyone to nurture mental well-being every day.
Annual Hi How Are You Day Concert
HI, HOW ARE YOU DAY (January 22) is our annual celebration of the enduring impact of the late musician, songwriter, and visual artist Daniel Johnston. Recognized by both the City of Austin and the State of Texas, it’s a day to ask other “Hi, how are you?” and really mean it.
Past performers include Cage The Elephant, The Flaming Lips, Grouplove, Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes), UMI and others.
“When I'm down, really down. Nothing matters, nothing does. Please hear my cry for help and save me from myself.”
Daniel Johnston | PEEK A BOO