April 16: SXSW Announces 2027 Dates

March 26: SXSW Announces Leadership Transition for Film & TV Festival

March 20: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2026 Audience Award Winners

March 19: SXSW Announces 2026 Grulke Prize Winners

March 18: SXSW Announces 2026 Film & TV Festival Jury and Special Awards

March 14: SXSW Announces Winners of 2026 Pitch Competition

March 4: SXSW Announces Major Keynote and Featured Speakers and Showcase Artists for the 2026 Conferences and Festivals

February 25: SXSW Announces 2026 Comedy Lineup

February 12: SXSW Film & TV Festival Expands 2026 Program With 13 Additional Titles

February 4: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 50+ Additions to 2026 Slate

January 20: SXSW Announces Third Round of Keynote Speakers and Features Sessions for 2026 Conference

January 15: SXSW Unveils 2026 Pitch Competition Finalists

January 14: SXSW 2026 First Wave Film & TV Programming

January 13: SXSW Announces More Than 300 Showcase Artists Added To The 2026 Music Festival Lineup

December 9: SXSW Announces Keynote Speakers and Featured Sessions for the 2026 Innovation Conference

December 4: SXSW Announces Boots Riley's I Love Boosters To Open The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival

November 11: SXSW Announces First 100 Artists and 50 Showcase Presenters For Historic 40th Music Festival

November 4: SXSW Announces More Than 250 PanelPicker Sessions For The 2026 Innovation, Music, and Film & TV Conferences

October 1: SXSW Marks 40th Year with 2026 Event Details and First Look at Programming

June 24: SXSW and SXSW EDU 2026 To Transform Downtown Austin Into the Ultimate Experiential Village for Global Creatives

Festivals

March 17: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2025 Audience Awards

March 15: SXSW Music Festival Announces 2025 Grulke Prize Winners

March 13: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2025 Jury and Special Awards

March 6: SXSW Music Festival Announces Final Round of Showcasing Artists

February 5: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Closing Night Film And Final Slate For 2025

February 4: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Opening Night Film Premiere: Paul Feig's Another Simple Favor

January 22: SXSW Film & TV Festival - Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Apple TV+ Series The Studio Opening Night TV Premiere

January 22: SXSW Music Festival - Third Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

Conference

March 5: SXSW Announces Featured Session with Michelle Obama and Brother Craig Robinson

February 11: SXSW Conference - SXSW Announces New Keynotes and Fourth Round of Featured Sessions and Speakers

January 21: SXSW Conference - SXSW Announces New Keynotes and Third Round of Featured Speakers

Conference

December 10: SXSW Announces Keynote Arvind Krishna and More Featured Speakers For 2025 Conference

September 17: SXSW Announces Initial Featured Speakers For 2025 Conference

March 4: SXSW Announces Opening Day Keynote Panel Including Meghan, The Duchess Of Sussex, Katie Couric, Errin Haines, Brooke Shields, and Nancy Wand Yuen

February 27: SXSW Announces New Keynotes + Sixth Round of Featured Speakers

February 13: SXSW Announces New Keynotes + Fifth Round of Featured Speakers

January 16: SXSW Announces Keynotes Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys + Fourth Round of Featured Speakers

December 5: SXSW Announces Keynote Session and Third Round of Featured Speakers

November 3: SXSW Renews Commitment to Austin Community

October 24: SXSW Announces Initial Keynote and Second Round of Featured Speakers

August 29: SXSW Announces Initial Featured Speakers For 2024 Conference

Festivals

December 11: SXSW Music Festival Announces Second Round of 2025 Showcasing Artists

October 29: SXSW Music Festival Announces 2025 First Round of Showcasing Artists

March 18: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2024 Audience Award Winners

March 13: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2024 Jury And Special Awards

February 22: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Civil War Premiere

February 7: SXSW Film & TV Announces Addition of 50 Projects to Round Out 2024 Program

January 30: SXSW Announce The Idea of You To Close 2024 Film & TV Festival

January 25: Road House to Open 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival

January 24: SXSW Music Festival Third Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

January 10: SXSW Film & TV Festival - Opening Night TV Premiere & More Announced

December 6: SXSW Music Festival - Second Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

October 11: SXSW Music Festival Announces First Artists for 2024

Conference

February 14: SXSW Announces New Wave of Keynotes And Featured Speakers

January 10: SXSW Announces Keynote Session and Third Round of Featured Speakers

November 15: SXSW Announces Initial Keynote and Second Round of Featured Speakers

September 21: SXSW Economic Impact to the City of Austin totals $280.7 Million in 2022

August 30: SXSW Announces Initial Featured Speakers for 2023 Conference

June 28: SXSW Accepting PanelPicker Proposals, Music Festival Applications and Film & TV Festival Submissions for 2023

Festivals

March 20: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2023 Audience Award Winners

March 14: SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2023 Jury And Special Awards

March 14: SXSW 2023 Closing Night Film

March 9: SXSW 2023 Music Festival

February 1: SXSW Film & TV Festival - Opening and Closing Night TV Premieres & More Announced

January 25: SXSW Music Festival – Third Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

January 11: SXSW Film & TV Festival - Opening Night Film & More Announced

December 7: SXSW Music Festival - Second Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

October 19: SXSW Music Festival - First Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

Conference

March 7: SXSW Unveils XR Experience World for the 2022 Event

January 18: SXSW Announces New Featured Speakers

December 7: SXSW Announces Keynote Reggie Fils-Aimé and Second Round of Featured Speakers

October 19: SXSW Announces Initial Keynote and Featured Speakers

June 29: SXSW Accepting PanelPicker Proposals, Music Festival Applications and Film Festival Submissions for 2022

Festivals

March 19: 2022 Grulke Prize Winners

March 15: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2022 Jury and Special Awards

March 13: SXSW Announces 2022 Music Festival - Full List of Showcasing Artists

February 10: SXSW Announces 2022 Art Program Installations

February 2: SXSW Announces 2022 Film Festival Slate

January 26: SXSW Music Festival - Third Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

December 8: SXSW Announces Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once to Open the 2022 SXSW Film Festival

December 8: SXSW Music Festival - Second Round of Showcasing Artists Announced

October 20: SXSW Music Festival Initial List of Artists Announced

October 5: Claudette Godfrey Promoted VP, Director of Film & TV

July 28: SXSW Film Festival Now SXSW Film & TV Festival

Conference

February 24: SXSW Announces Keynotes and Final Round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online

February 11: SXSW Announces Keynote Stacey Abrams and New Round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online

January 13: SXSW Announces Initial Wave of Conference Programming for SXSW Online

Festivals

March 19: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Jury and Special Awards

March 8: SXSW Online Music Festival Announces Full List of Showcasing Artists and Presenters

March 1: South By Southwest Announces SXSW Online XR

February 23: SXSW Online Music Festival Announces Second Wave of Showcasing Artists and Presenters

February 10: South By Southwest Announces 2021 Film Festival Slate

January 26: SXSW Online Music Festival Announces Initial List of Showcasing Artists and Presenters

January 19, 2021: South By Southwest Announces Headliner Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil to Open SXSW Film Festival 2021

Conference

February 11, 2020: SXSW Announces Final Round of Keynotes and Featured Speakers

January 13, 2020: SXSW Announces New Keynotes Laurene Powell Jobs, Diplo, Gabo Arora and more Featured Speakers

December 10, 2019: SXSW Announces New Keynote Conversation and more Featured Speakers

November 12, 2019: SXSW Announces Keynotes Roger Waters, Erin Lee Carr, and Additional Featured Speakers

October 8, 2019: SXSW Economic Impact to the City of Austin for 2019

September 10, 2019: SXSW Announces Initial Keynotes and Featured Speakers for 2020

July 1, 2019: SXSW Now Accepting PanelPicker Proposals, Film Festival Submissions, and Music Festival Applications for 2020

Festivals

April 21, 2020: “Prime Video Presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection” Launching April 27

March 24, 2020: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2020 Jury and Special Awards

February 5, 2020: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2020 Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Episodic Pilots, Virtual Cinema and Art Program Projects

January 15, 2020: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2020 Features and Episodic Premieres

January 14, 2020: Third Round of Performing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

November 13, 2019: Second Round of Performing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

October 16, 2019: Initial List of Performing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

Conference

February 27, 2019: SXSW Announces Final Round of Keynotes and Featured Speakers

February 12, 2019: SXSW Announces Additional Keynotes and Featured Speakers

January 15, 2019: SXSW Announces New Keynotes and Additional Featured Speakers

November 27, 2018: SXSW Announces Keynote Jessica Brillhart and Additional Featured Speakers

October 9, 2018: SXSW Announces Keynote Joseph Lubin and Featured Speakers

September 10, 2018: SXSW Announces Initial Keynotes and Featured Speakers for 2019

June 25, 2018: SXSW Now Accepting PanelPicker Proposals, Film Festival Submissions, and Music Festival Applications for 2019

Festivals

March 16, 2019: SXSW Music Festival Announces 2019 Grulke Prize Winners

March 16, 2019: SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners

March 12, 2019: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Jury and Special Awards

March 7, 2019: SXSW Music Festival Announces Full Artist List, Notable Panels and Speakers

February 26, 2019: SXSW Comedy Festival Announces Initial 2019 Lineup

February 6, 2019: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Episodic Pilots, Virtual Cinema Projects

January 16, 2019: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Features and Episodic Premieres

January 9, 2019: Third Wave of Showcasing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

January 8, 2019: Jordan Peele's US to Open the 2019 SXSW Film Festival

November 28, 2018: Second Wave of Showcasing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

October 17, 2018: Initial List of Performing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival

Conference

February 21, 2018: SXSW Announces Nonny de a Peña and More Featured Speakers

January 30, 2018: SXSW Announces New Wave of Featured Speakers

January 8, 2018: SXSW Announces Keynote Melinda Gates and New Round of Featured Speakers

December 12, 2017: SXSW Announces Lyor Cohen as Music Keynote and Additional Featured Speakers

November 9, 2017: SXSW Announces Additions to the Featured Speaker Lineup

October 10, 2017: SXSW Announces Darren​ ​Aronofsky​ and Additional Featured Speakers

August 30, 2017: SXSW Announces Keynote Ta-Nehisi Coates and New Round of Featured Speakers

July 24, 2017: SXSW Announces Initial Keynotes and Featured Speakers for 2018

June 26, 2017: SXSW Now Accepting PanelPicker Proposals, Film Festival Submissions, and Music Festival Applications for 2018

Festivals

March 19, 2018: SXSW Music Festival Announces 2018 Grulke Prize Winners

March 17, 2018: SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners

March 13, 2018: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Jury and Special Awards

March 10, 2018: SXSW Film Festival Announces World Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One

March 8, 2018: SXSW Music Festival Announces Full Artist List, Notable Panels and Panelists

February 27, 2018: SXSW Comedy Festival Announces Initial 2018 Lineup

February 8, 2018: Finalists for the 21st Annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Announced, Plus SXSW Interactive Hall of Fame Inductee Eli Pariser

February 7, 2018: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Midnighters, Shorts, VR, Inaugural Independent Episodics, and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs as the Closing Night Film

January 31, 2018: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Features and Opening Night Film A Quiet Place

January 10, 2018: Third Round of Showcasing Artists for SXSW Music Festival Announced

November 7, 2017: Additional Artists Announced for the SXSW Music Festival

October 11, 2017: Initial List of Performing Artists Announced for SXSW Music Festival