Introducing The Front — a creative community market and festival, homegrown in Austin, Texas. 🌱
On August 20, 21 and 22, we’re taking over Fair Market and Cheer Up Charlies for a weekend of pop-up shops and performances, centering emerging creatives, artists, designers and small business owners from Texas.
We're 100% open-air and outdoors. Human-friendly. Free or by donation. And open to all.
Masks required.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DAYTIME MARKET EVENTS
Produced by Future Front Texas and powered by you, The Front exists to put women and queer creators at the front of our lineups.
On August 21 and 22, during the day, you can join us at Fair Market from 11 AM and 5 PM CT for:
An open-air and outdoor 100-vendor marketplace
All-day DJ sessions
All-day craft demonstrations
All-day art installations
The Front’s daytime events at Fair Market are 100% free.
Family-friendly. Dog-friendly. Human-friendly. Masks and mutual respect required.
HOW TO ATTEND
To attend free daytime events, RSVP now, so you can get in and out with ease. $15 tickets for the festival’s nighttime music and film showcases on August 20 and 21 will be available soon.
When you RSVP, you have the option to donate to our work. Every pledge made with your ticket will directly benefit the administration of our Creative Future of Texas Fund, a micro-grants program for emerging creatives and small business owners.
Name your own ticket price at check-out below:
BEHIND THE FRONT MARKET AND FESTIVAL
The Front Market and Festival has emerged from what was formerly known as BABES FEST and craftHER Market—two spaces that were designed around sustaining communities that care about gender equity and supporting homegrown businesses, creatives and organizations. Active from 2016 to 2020, BABES FEST and craftHER Market saw more than 30,000 guests and supported more than 2000 creatives and business owners.
Now, after a year of shutdowns, pivots and existential realness, The Front Market and Festival will carry that work into the future.
We will continue platforming emerging talent across the state of Texas. We will continue to work cross-collaboratively with partners to host workshops, build community and provide opportunities to creatives and small business owners year-round. Thank you to all of our supporting brands, organizations and collaborators:
As our first flagship production, we are so grateful for your support. <3 If you are interested in becoming a partner in 2022, please email us at hello@futurefronttexas.org.
MEET THE PRODUCERS, FUTURE FRONT TEXAS
Future Front Texas is a 501c3 nonprofit, homegrown in Austin, Texas. We started as a grassroots meet-up series called Boss Babes ATX (bbatx) in 2015.
We are run by a four-person staff and a network of amazing volunteers, each committed to showing up for the spaces we want to see in the world.
Alongside our members, collaborators and partners, we nurture creativity, community-building and professional resilience in Texas. We cultivate spaces where women and queer creatives, founders and leaders can grow together.
Currently, we produce The Front Festival and Market, a year-round learning club and conference, as well as multiple community-care initiatives. You’re invited to join us, of course. You can learn more about how it all works, our team and what we do: futurefronttexas.org
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO THE FRONT MARKET AND FESTIVAL
VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — The Front Market and Festival will be held at Fair Market, which is located at 1100 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78702, as well as Cheer Up Charlies at 900 Red River St. Austin, TX 78702. Both venues are wheelchair-accessible and all activities will occur on the ground floor. The outdoor lawn within Fair Market is located on a slope and may be difficult to access without additional assistance, so do reach out to us for support: hello@futurefronttexas.org.
PARKING — We highly encourage utilizing rideshare or carpooling as there is limited self-parking available onsite. Both venues are easily accessible by Austin public transportation, too.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
OUR CURRENT HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS —
Capacity will be limited to reduce crowding.
All sessions will be held in outdoor and open-air spaces.
All guests will be required to practice mutual respect and social distancing.
All guests are required to follow APH’s Stage 5 Guidelines:
Fully vaccinated individuals should:
Wear a mask.
If you are high-risk with underlying conditions or ill, avoid large gatherings.
Partially or unvaccinated individuals should:
Stay home and avoid gatherings.
If you have a question about the building's accessibility or anticipate needing assistance, shoot us a line at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you. :)