VIBE Downtown 2025
Designed by Future Front for the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, VIBE Downtown amplifies the art, local culture and vibe of Austin, Texas.
This year's inaugural two-day festival features activations from five Austin tastemakers: Where Y'all At Though?!, The Mosaic Workshop, Bobby Pudrido, Slow Fashion Festival and Shake It Africa.
this event is free and open to the public. Scroll for more details.
WHAT TO EXPECT
DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 19
5 PM • WHEREABOUTS?! • 508 E 6TH STREET
To kick off VIBE, head to 508 E 6th Street for an all-around community party curated by Where Y’all At Though?! Expect first-come, first-serve bites from local chefs, a happy hour and iconic DJ sets from Austin’s favorites.
Known as the city’s premier cultural guide, Where Y’all At Though?! is a dynamic community tech organization dedicated to fostering connection and belonging for Black and Brown individuals in Austin, Texas.
8:30 PM • CON MUCHO AMOR • 508 E 6TH STREET
At night, come through for “Con Mucho Amor,” a community show inspired by the joy of Quinceañeras—complete with drag performances, cake and a dance party—all curated by Bobby Pudrido.
A Drag King and local curator, Bobby Pudrido combines his LGBTQ+ and Latinx identities to create spaces for queer people who are robbed of access to cultural traditions.
DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 20
12 TO 5 PM • PIECING TOGETHER: MOSAIC WORKSHOP • 522 E 6TH STREET
On Day Two, the party begins with a collaborative mural by The Mosaic Workshop. Drop by their interactive workshop to contribute your creativity to a community-designed mural reflecting the culture of Austin.
The Mosaic Workshop is a creative hub in Austin, Texas that teaches the art of mosaic-making through hands-on classes, collaborative team-building activities and monumental public art installations.
12 TO 5 PM • ATX MENDING LAB WITH SLOW FASHION FESTIVAL • 508 E 6TH STREET
Slow Fashion Festival takes over 508 E 6th Street for Day Two with all-day mending labs, a large community clothing swap and live quilting demonstrations.
Slow Fashion Festival is a community-driven celebration of creativity, craftsmanship and conscious consumption. Homegrown in Austin, they champion a thoughtful approach to style that honors the stories behind our garments and minimizes environmental impact.
6:00 PM • SHAKE IT AFRICA • 508 E 6TH STREET
Afrobeats meets Austin, Texas. Closing out VIBE’s inaugural weekend, end your day with dynamic performances, dance workshops and DJ sets from Shake It Africa.
Shake It Africa brings people together through sound, rhythm and community. This isn’t just a party—it’s a cultural vibe.
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HOW TO ATTEND
VIBE Downtown is free and open to the public, tahnks to the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT
VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — All VIBE programming will be held on Old Sixth Street at 508 East Sixth Street Austin, Texas 78701 and 522 East Sixth Street Austin, Texas 78701. The venue are 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!
VIBE Downtown
Everyone is welcome to discover Downtown. In 2025, the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation will launch a new annual event series to amplify the art, culture and vibe of Austin, Texas. Designed to help everyone discover underutilized spaces, these activations will occur in collaboration with a number of community partners—all working together to bolster creative industries and enhance visitorship Downtown.
Downtown Austin Alliance
The Downtown Austin Alliance (Downtown Alliance) works with key downtown stakeholders—property owners, residents, business owners, community organizations and government officials—to advance our collective vision for the future of downtown Austin. The Downtown Alliance is engaged in dozens of projects and issues that contribute to the safety, cleanliness and appeal of downtown Austin to residents, employees and visitors. As a full-time advocate for downtown, the Downtown Alliance is actively engaged in planning decisions that impact the area. We also advance downtown's vision through direct services supporting safety and cleanliness. For more information, please visit downtownaustin.com.
Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation
The Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to ignite the potential of downtown – through art and creative spaces that capture the spirit of Austin – by and for everyone. The Foundation operates, maintains and programs Republic Square, creates compelling human experiences through its placemaking and cultural arts programs and forges new partnerships to create solutions-based programming downtown. Every dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly back into the community, funding programs and creative collaborations that strive to make downtown an inclusive and equitable place. For more information, visit downtownaustin.com/about-us/foundation.
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
VIBE is located in OLD SIXTH STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS.
As the heart of Austin for over a hundred years, Old 6th Street contains much more than just history. In its two-mile stretch of pavement, an open-minded traveler will find all the buzz, lights, music and memory-making fuel that has made Texas’ capital its undeniable cultural capital as well. The Street of Dreams, as it was once called, was always much more than just a line on a map. It was a place. A place in the memory of everyone who ever traveled that cobblestone lane, whether by horseback in 1899 or on Craig’s back that one night in 1999. It was a place that defied segregation and welcomed all to its shops. It was a place that gave artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn and The Grateful Dead their first taste of the limelight. And it was a place where new restaurants, theaters, hotels, and ideas all had a fair shot to earn their spot deep in the heart of Texans. Now, Stream Realty is managing the redevelopment of Old 6th with special care—to preserve 31 of its unique historic parcels (totaling 200,000 sq. ft.) and a core part of Austin's history. Learn more here.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, We All Belong, 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.