Our annual Hot Summer Nights Market is back, y’all.
Come through on July 18 at Austin's iconic Liberty Lunch for a special pop-up edition of The Front Market. All in celebration of Austin’s live music community and Red River Cultural District.
If you're an Austin-based artist, maker, vintage slinger or craft business, you can now apply to pop up at the market, too. Booth submissions are open now through May 27, 2026.
ABOUT HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS MARKET is free and open to the public on July 18, 2026 as a one-night pop-up for Austin's Hot Summer Nights festival. As a collaboration between Future Front, The Front Market and Red River Cultural District, the market will be located indoors within Stubb’s Liberty Lunch on 801 Red River St.
WHAT IS HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? Hot Summer Nights is an FREE annual three-day district-wide music and arts festival held in the Red River Cultural District located in the heart of downtown Austin. Founded in 2017, Hot Summer Nights was originally created in an effort to provide additional revenue to district members, as well as paid opportunities for musicians and artists in the traditionally slower summer months.
WHEN IS THE FEST? Hot Summer Nights returns on Thursday, July 16 to Saturday, July 18. Music starts in venues around 7pm-8pm nightly. However, we strongly encourage folks to arrive early, explore the District, and experience all of our awesome bars, restaurants, and food trucks.
WHERE IS THE FEST? Hot Summer Nights is in the Red River Cultural District located in Downtown Austin, Texas and spans from 4th Street all the way to 15th Street.
WHO TO SEE AT HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? There are over 100 local musicians performing this summer at the festival!
WHO ORGANIZES HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? Hot Summer Nights is presented by the Red River Cultural District, an Austin nonprofit organization as well as a worldwide cultural tourism destination for authentic live music experiences that is found in the heart of downtown Austin.
The Red River Cultural District is a creative community providing authentic Austin experiences through diverse local music, art and food for every fan and guest. In an ever-changing Austin, the Red River Cultural District seeks to preserve and grow Red River’s creative, business, and music communities.
HOW DOES HOT SUMMER NIGHTS WORK? All Hot Summer Nights concerts are paid performance opportunities! The Red River Cultural District works alongside the network of venues and businesses found within the District to raise funds through corporate sponsors and individual donors.
PARTICIPATING VENUES: Venues participating in the festival are located from 6th Street starting at Flamingo Cantina, continuing all the way down Red River Street, and ending on 10th street at Mohawk.
STUBB’S LIBERTY LUNCH
801 Red River Street
RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT
redriverculturaldistrict.org
Hot Summer Nights Market is an official Future Front Public Space Partnership.
Alongside partners, Future Front pioneers unique, community-based models for cultural programming and place-making initiatives in all kinds of spaces—from museums to city streets to public parks—around three core pillars: Creative Community-Building, Creative Wellness and Creative Belonging.
Over the last decade, we have collaborated directly with like-minded companies and organizations to bring expanded versions of our programs and community design frameworks to the public. We regularly co-found, design, curate and manage a range of public place-making programs with partner organizations, like Pride Picnic.