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2026

 

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

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