Day 01 — The Front Festival’s Opening Night Swim
swim IS IN SESSION.
On August 29, come through for a special edition of our classic Swim Sessions at The LINE Hotel Austin to kick off The Front Festival 2024.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
✰ 7 TO 10 PM CT ✰ Sunset Swims & DJ Sets
Head to the pool deck for a DJ set by Hierba Malita. Hang out or sport a suit. It’s-the-weekend energy encouraged (but not required). All bodies are pool bodies. Bring your faves.
✰ ALL NIGHT ✰ Good Food & Hot, Texas Art
Enjoy festival cocktails by Tito’s Handmade Vodka plus an all-natural taco menu by women-owned shop Veracruz.
Stop by the Future Front shop for merch and ways to support what we do year-round.
Pop into the hotel’s lobby to view art installations curated by Future Front.
HOW TO ATTEND
One-day passes for festival pool parties are $10 pre-sale. Weekend passes for the entire festival are $40. This event is 18+. Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
*Passes are free for Future Front members.
Name your own ticket price at checkout to donate below.
All donations throughout the festival will directly support our Creative Future of Texas Fund, a $5,000 fund for emerging women and LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas.
*If you are a Future Front member, please provide your name at the door for entry or head to members.futurefronttexas.org or futurefrontmembership.squarespace.com to access member rates for event tickets, applications & other perks at anytime.
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BEHIND THE FRONT FESTIVAL
The Front Fest is an end-of-summer festival, featuring performances, films and creative experiences curated by Future Front. Hosted annually in Austin, we put Texas women and LGBTQ+ artists of all kinds at the front of our lineups.
Over the course of a weekend, we celebrate the power of creative community and fundraise for Future Front’s Creative Future of Texas Fund. Formerly known as BABES FEST, the festival has seen more than 6,000 guests and showcased more than 550 women and LGBTQ+ artists since 2017. Learn more at thefrontfest.com/why.
If you are interested in becoming a partner this year, please email us at hello@futurefronttexas.org.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT
VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — This party will be held at The Line Hotel Austin pool deck, which is located at 111 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas 78701. The venue is wheelchair-accessible and all activities will occur on the ground floor.
PARKING — We highly encourage utilizing rideshare or carpooling as there is limited valet parking available onsite. This venue is easily accessible by Austin public transportation, too.
WHAT TO BRING — Bring a suit! Towels provided by the hotel.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All FFTX staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values.
All events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind.
All guests are required to practice mutual respect and follow APH’s COVID-19 Guidelines, which currently include:
At all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by their personal level of risk.
People with potential COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask, regardless of a negative test.
People with a positive COVID-19 test and/or not fully vaccinated should not participate in an in-person Future Front event or visit a Future Front location until they test negative and/or they are fully vaccinated and no longer at risk.
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.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
HOMEGROWN IN AUSTIN, FUTURE FRONT IS AN AWARD-WINNING CULTURE SPACE AND EXHIBITION SERIES—WITH WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ CREATIVES AT THE FRONT.
As an arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival. Beyond our flagship showcases, we host year-round shows and workshops at our creative space in historic East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and collaborations, we invite the public to dream of a future where creativity, curiosity and intersectional design thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities. Learn more at futurefronttexas.org.
BEHIND THIS VENUE
the line hotel austin COLLABORATES WITH FUTURE FRONT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO SUPPORT EMERGING, LOCAL ARTISTS.
Since 2017, our strategic collaborations with the hotel—from art installations to community swims to The Front Festival—have generated $75,000+ in support for independent women & LGBTQ+ artists in Austin. Forever featuring emerging creatives, consider this series a love note to their work and an intro to the city we call home.
The Line Hotel Austin is located in Downtown Austin, Texas. Once home to a jazz club that broadcast live on local radio in the late 1960s, the hotel is part of Downtown history and holds a cultural legacy as unique as the city itself. Today, you can find a little bit of everything HERE—art, food, design—even nature.
THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, Waymo, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, the Red River Cultural District, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members. THANK YOU!