The Front Festival’s Opening Night Swim
As is annual tradition, we’re returning to The Line Hotel Austin to host Swim Sessions, a five-part poolside series featuring Future Front resident artists.
This particular session is extra-special—we’re welcoming a set by DJ Wyldflower to kick off The Front Festival 2025.
JOIN US TO VIBE ALONGSIDE LOCAL DJS AND TAKE A DIP IN THE POOL.
Tickets are $10 and every cent benefits community initiatives we care about.
Capacity is limited.
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DAY ONE: OPENING NIGHT SWIM
Hang by the pool or sport a suit. It’s-the-weekend energy encouraged (but not required). Bring your faves.
A three-hour set by Future Front resident artist DJ Wyldflower
Snacks and bar menu by Veracruz Tacos
Poolside staycation vibes
MEET THE DJ
Wyldflower (she/her/they), blooming in Austin but hailing from Detroit, is the founder and host of Sunday Sessions, a DJ, builder, & spiritually led wellness champion. She studied architecture, herbalism, and continues to study many other subjects. As a DJ & music fanatic, she’s heavily influenced by classic House & Soulful sounds, but her styles & interests are as expansive as her travels have been. As a human, she's a champion of anything that supports our collective liberation and believes community is an integral in that pursuit.
HOW TO ATTEND
Individual pool party passes are $10 each.
One-day passes* for the Music and Film Showcases range from $20 to $25. Weekend passes* for the entire festival are $50 ($70 value) and include access to both the Music and Film Showcases, as well as opening and closing pool parties. *Passes are free for Future Front members.
All donations throughout the festival will support our local arts and culture programs.
Reserve passes below.
*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.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT
VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — All Swim Sessions 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.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All Future Front 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: futurefronttexas.org/values.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind and all events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
At Future Front events, all guests are expected to follow Austin-local health and safety guidelines for gatherings, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering or dangerous substances and objects. This includes:
As Future Front strives to be a good neighbor, we also discourage the use of tobacco products on the property of nearby businesses and residences, to improve air quality, throughout our events.
Tobacco use and electronic smoking device use are not permitted at any time within Future Front properties and event spaces at least 15 ft from entrances, exits, operational windows, or ventilation system intake vents.
Littering of tobacco-related products on the grounds or parking lots is also prohibited.
Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at any Future Front venues.
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!
THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE FRONT FESTIVAL.
The Front Fest is an end-of-summer festival, featuring INDEPENDENT MUSIC, FILM AND ART IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
Curated by Future Front, we put Texas women and LGBTQ+ artists at the front of our lineups.
Returning for four days over Labor Day Weekend (August 28 to 31, 2025), this year’s festival will take place at at iconic venues across the city, including The LINE Hotel Austin pool, Antone’s Nightclub and The Contemporary Austin—Laguna Gloria. A portion of all ticket sales support Future Front’s programs, which have distributed $1M in creative commissions and honorariums since 2015.
Formerly known as BABES FEST, the festival has seen more than 5,000 guests and showcased more than 500 women and LGBTQ+ artists since 2016. Learn more at thefrontfest.com/why.
To become a sponsor in 2025, email hello@futurefronttexas.org.
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
ABOUT THIS VENUE
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, 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.