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Our 2026 Season celebrates ten years of The Front Market and The Front Festival with analog art and live music, Austinβs natural history and a deep dive into Texas stories.
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For Future Frontβs tenth birthday, weβre hosting an intimate multi-course supper club with one of our favorite South Indian-Texan chefs Deepa Shridhar on July 16, 17 and 18, 2026.
Come through on July 18 at Austin's iconic Liberty Lunch for a special pop-up edition of The Front Market. During the pop-up, walk up and down the block to enjoy the one-and-only, 100% free Hot Summer Nights festival, featuring more than 50 shows and live sets by Austin musicians in some of the city's iconic Red River venues.
Join us at sunset for the second night of Swim Sessions 2026, featuring DJ CASSANDRA.
Future Front Texas is partnering with The LINE Hotel to host a two-night creative retreat for Central Texas artists and musicians in the heart of downtown Austin.
Slow into summer. Inspired by 10 years of open creative learning at Future Front, head to The LINE for a day of play, taught by local artists.
Expect clay, collage and mindful charcoal sessions with Tanya Zal, Brittany Bosco and Xochi Solis.
Join us for a daytime Swim Session, featuring DJs Sonder and JP of Do Not Disturb Collective.
Field trip through a local cave tour and hand-make zines, in support of global artist Saya Woolfalkβs upcoming art installation at the Austin Airport. Together, weβll community-source nature rubbings, found sounds and oral histories around the city's relationship to nature and creative / community arts subcultures.
Join us at sunset for opening night of The Front Festival 2026, featuring a Swim Session with DJ Ed West of Neon Rainbows.
Hot, Texas music. Join us in the Red River Cultural District for special talks and live sets, marking ten years of The Front Festival.
Hot, Texas films. Meet us under the stars and by the lake for a curated selection of 12 independent films by women and LGBTQ+ directors and writers in Texas, plus community panels and performances with The Contemporary Austin.
Close out summer with one final Swim Session for 2026. This is the official after-party for our end-of-season finale, The Front Festival.
Curated by Future Front, The Front Market is an independent marketplace and fairβwelcoming more than 400 independent makers, artists, creatives and craftspeople and 10,000 visitors per year.
*Every ticket benefits our work. All events are guided by our core values.
VISIT OUR EAST AUSTIN STUDIO.
Located at 1900 E 12th St, Future Frontoperates a creative community space, open for workshops, pop-ups and art shows on weeknights and weekends.
Hosted by Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) and Future Front, stop by the Community Studio to get real-time guidance on the City of Austin's new $23M in grant and funding opportunities for Austin-based artists, musicians and creatives.