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An end-of-summer music, film and art festival curated by Future Front Texas ❤️‍🔥

09/03/2025

LONG LIVE THE FRONT FESTIVAL ‼️ LONG LIVE TEXAS ARTISTS.

thank you for an incredible end to our Summer Season. Four days of music and film. 32 independent artists. 900+ guests and friends.

Recaps are up now at thefrontfest.com.

08/05/2025

We're one month away! Earlybird tickets available now at thefrontfest.com.

Lineup coming soon.

08/13/2024

Our official music lineup for 2024 ‼️ On August 31, come through for a dreamy night at Cheer Up Charlies, featuring:

• DJ sets by DJ Wyldflower and Majesty of Divinity
• Folk pop singer-songwriter Pam Reyes
• Post-punk band Never
• Pop rap performance artist promqueen
• DJ and performing artist p1nkstar

Pre-sale tickets are only $15! You can get your pass and learn more about this year's four-day schedule at thefrontfest.com.

08/08/2024

Introducing our official film lineup for The Front Festival 2024! ❤️‍🔥 On August 30, we’ll screen 13 shorts by independent filmmakers, writers and directors, including:

Pamela Anderson Was a Prophet by Sheverb
Sugar Armadillo by Single Lash by Faiza Kracheni
Limbs of One Body by Bita Ghassemi
Moon Moth Bed by Virginia L Montgomery
After We’re Gone by Saige Kanik
Relics by Ana Treviño and Mark Menjivar
A Little Prayer by Marliza Mendez and Julia Relova
Earth to KB by Em Shapiro
So, That Happened by Neha Aziz
Elephant! by Chinwe Okorie
JULIE BABY by Emily Grooms
Side Quests by Aira Juliet and Ben Weaver
Moonrise by Beo Lerman

Tickets to see all of these films under the Texas stars at The Contemporary Austin are only $15 at thefrontfest.com. See you there.

08/06/2024

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ❤️‍🔥 Help support , meet creatives & community leaders, and earn some events perks while you're at it! Volunteers will help check in guests, greet attendees, support participarting artists, and set up bar stations (bonus points if you're TABC certified!), depending on the event.

Sign up for as many shifts as you want:
✰ The Front Festival x Swim Sessions: No. 15 — August 29 from 6 to 11 PM
✰ The Front Festival's Independent Film Showcase — August 30 from 5:30 PM to 11 PM
✰ The Front Festival's Independent Music Showcase — August 31 from 5:30 PM to 11 PM
✰ The Front Festival x Swim Sessions: No. 16 — September 1 from 11 AM to 4:30 PM

PS: Volunteering for one shift gets you 2 free tickets to a Future Front event. Volunteering for three or more shifts qualifies you for *one year* of free Events Membership to Future Front.

Learn more and sign up at futurefronttexas.org/volunteer-with-us ❣️

08/01/2024

Introducing our opening night lineup💧 On August 29, we’re hanging poolside with a sunset DJ set by Hierba Malita at The LINE Hotel pool to kick off The Front Festival 2024.

Come through for festival cocktails by Titos, food menu by Veracruz, and an art installation in the hotel lobby by Hard Shapes.

Tickets are $10 or included with the weekend’s festival pass! RSVP and learn more at thefrontfest.com.

07/26/2024

Finally, meet our third and final venue for this year's festival, Cheer Up Charlies 🪩 A staple of Red River Cultural District nightlife, we've been hosting independent showcases at Cheer Up's since our start in 2016.

This year, we'll take over their indoor and outdoor stages on August 31, with a curated selection of bands and DJs shaping Texas' music scene.

Earlybird passes are available now at thefrontfest.com. Lineup coming real soon.

Photos by Jinni J

07/24/2024

Introducing The Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria. 🌿

For the third year in a row, we'll be back at the sculpture garden's museum and amphitheater for film screenings under the stars. As always, expect special performances, select independent shorts made in Texas, as well as BYOPICNIC vibes.

Details and earlybird passes are available at thefrontfest.com. now. Lineup coming real soon.

Photos by Jinni J.

07/18/2024

Introducing The LINE Austin. 📍 As of our official venues, The LINE Austin has been home to The Front Festival’s opening and closing pool parties since 2018. (Wild.) Every year, they let us take over the lobby, too, with guest art installations from Austin-local artists.

This year is no different. You can come through for pre-festival pool parties on July 25 and August 29, as well as catch the after-party on September 1.

You can start grabbing Earlybird passes now at thefrontfest.com. See you soon.

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07/01/2024

🌪️ Open Call for this year’s Music and Film Showcases closes Monday, July 8! 🌪️ Everything you need to know is at futurefronttexas.org/submit.

06/24/2024

SWIM SESSIONS ARE HERE 💧 While you wait for The Front Festival 2024, join us at pool for this year's Swim Sessions. Starting this week, you can find us poolside on the last Thursday of each month with special sets by DJ KICKIT, DJ Knstalgia, DJ Violeta, DJ Hierba Malita, DJ Fairy Aries, and Strawberry Jams

Grab your one-time or season pool pass at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

06/18/2024

THE FRONT FESTIVAL IS SO BACK ❤️‍🔥 Join us for four days of music, film and art at The Contemporary Austin, The LINE Austin and Cheer Up Charlies under the hot Texas sky!!

Returning August 29 to September 1 for the third year, .festival amplifies independent women and LGBTQ+ artists shaping Texas culture, all while fundraising for creative community micro-grants. Lineups coming soon, but for now, add these dates to your cal:

✰ 08.29.2024 — Swim Sessions: Opening Night Pool Party
✰ 08.30.2024 — The Front Festival's Independent Film Showcase
✰ 08.31.2024 — The Front Festival's Independent Music Showcase
✰ 09.01.2024 — Swim Sessions: Official After-Party

Earlybird tickets are only $10 to $50 at thefrontfest.com. See you soon.

P.S. If you're an independent musician, filmmaker or artist, the festival's Annual Open Call is still live. Apply at futurefronttexas.org/submit

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