South by Southwest

South by Southwest is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that takes place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States.... Wikipedia

• Genre:  Conference and festival
• Dates:  March (dates vary but generally coinciding with University of Texas at Austin spring break and also usually includes St. Patrick's Day)
• Frequency:  Annual
• Location(s):  Austin, Texas, U.S.
• Inaugurated:  1987
• Founders:  Roland Swenson, Louis Jay Meyers, Louis Black, Nick Barbaro
• Next event:  March 12-18, 2026
• Attendance:  SXSW Music: 28,119, SXSW Interactive: 30,621, SXSW Film: 16,297, SXSW EDU: 4,260, Other Exhibits/Parties: 152,000
• Organized by:  SXSW, LLC
• People:  Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo