In 2023, The Front Festival took over The LINE Austin, The Contemporary Austin—Laguna Gloria and Cheer Up Charlies for four days of music and film.
Featuring 36 women and LGBTQ+ artists, filmmakers, musicians, chefs, performers and independent creatives, we welcomed more than 1,600 guests. To learn more about The Front Festival, as well as our 2023 lineup, head to thefrontfest.com.
Keep reading for a full look at this year’s impact.
All photos by Jinni J and Manny Frayre
thE FRONT FESTIVAL 2023 highlights:
✰ No. 1 — 36 Artists Exhibited
Meet every musician, filmmaker and artist in The Front Festival’s 2023 Lineup here.
✰ No. 2 — 1,600+ Visitors Welcomed
We welcomed a record number of 1,600 visitors across all four days of the festival.
✰ No. 3 — $1,500+ Fundraised
Thanks to donations at the door and our Cocktails For Good Bar by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, we fundraised $1,500+ for our community programs.
✰ No. 4 — $10,000 In Commissions & Contracts
The festival’s production and programming generated more than $10,000 in commissions and contracts for women- & queer-owned creative teams in Austin, too.
✰ No. 5 — 100% Community-Led
It took two full-time team members, 25 volunteers and curators, 50+ collaborators and nine months of planning to open The Front Festival 2023.
THREE WAYS TO STAY INVOLVED:
✰ Head to thefrontfest.com to keep tabs on next year’s festival (Labor Day Weekend 2024).
✰ Remember why spaces like The Front Festival matter.
We believe in good shows, incredible talent and the power of creative storytelling.
We also believe that women and LGBTQ+ artists, musicians, filmmakers, producers, entertainers, cultural organizers and performers deserve space to see themselves to reflected. To discover new sources of inspiration, To support each other’s work. And to learn more about our industries.
✰ Explore all we do at Future Front—and find what’s for you—at futurefronttexas.org/programming.
Thank you to our sponsors, partners and friends.
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Thank you to our sponsors, partners and friends. ✰
We would not be able to nurture the creative communities we care about without support from our sponsors, members, staff, volunteers, friends and you. Thank you.
