SXSW 2026 will be shorter and features less music

Sxsw will look A lot different in 2026And not only because the new Austin Conference Center will be under construction.

The fortieth anniversary festival will be for only seven days, and it is the shortest two days than usual, and the music festival part in particular will be shortened. The festival will be held on Thursday, March 12 to Wednesday, March 18.

SXSW 2026 Sireers will have access to all programming of their emblem, including keywords, exhibitions, halls and activations.

The organizers said that they will use the time when the festival will be displaced from the conference center to “re -invent the spaces for our society by establishing special centers in this field to enable new ways to communicate.”

From now to Monday, March 31, Tickets before walking It will be available with deep discounts, starting at $ 475.