AUSTIN, Texas — “We’re very committed to being in Austin, Texas. We are excited that in March 2027, we will be back in Austin for another iteration of SXSW,” said SVP of SXSW Programming Greg Rosenbaum.
South by Southwest organizers are continuing to deny speculation that the festival could be moving out of Austin. A demolished convention center has forced South By to make significant changes this year, but that does not mean the festival will be uprooted.
The demolition of the Austin Convention Center forced SXSW to create a reimagined, decentralized footprint. Instead of having panels, sessions, and workshops in one central hub, everything is now everywhere in Downtown Austin…