Behind Vibe Downtown:

In 2025, the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation will launch Vibe Downtown, a new annual event series to amplify the art, culture and vibe of Austin, Texas. 

This inaugural experience will release a $30,000 open call for proposals from Austin’s creative community and occur in collaboration with a number of community partners—all working together to bolster Austin’s creative industries and enhance local visitorship.

Everyone is welcome to discover Downtown.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 5, 2025.

Applications require a one-time, nonrefundable fee of $25 and support the 501c3 initiatives backing this inaugural project.

For fee waiver requests, please email hello@futurefronttexas.org.

HOW TO APPLY:

Are you a creative or artist hosting (or hoping to host) cultural events in Downtown Austin? Consider applying for Vibe DOWNTOWN’s inaugural Open Call.

For the first time, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation invites independent creatives, artists, and cultural workers in Austin to submit event proposals for Vibe Weekend, an annual event celebrating the “vibe” of Austin in downtown spaces.

This collaborative pilot program has been designed to bridge emerging gaps in economic prosperity and the urgent need to cultivate more culture and community downtown. 

Vibe Weekend 2025 will transform the historic 500 block of Old 6th Street on September 19 & 20, showcasing Austin's vibrant culture through local makers, murals, and music. The event will take place at two venues:

• 508 E Sixth Street, Austin, TX 78701

• 522 E Sixth Street Parking Lot, Austin, TX 78701

Interested applicants are invited to submit proposals for experiences at Vibe Weekend. Each awarded applicant will be supplied with a $6,000 budget to produce the experience, as well as access to Vibe Weekend venues and locations.

Interested applicants should submit projects that align with this year’s themes, selected locations, as well as scoring criteria.

Applications are due by 11:59 PM CT on May 5, 2025.

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VIBE championS the vibe, vitality and vibrancy of downtown Austin.

To inquire about founding partner and sponsorship options, please email rmcIntosh@downtownaustin.com.

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.

Future Front Texas

Homegrown in Austin, Future Front Texas is an award-winning cultural space and exhibition series led by women and LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas. As a 501(c)(3) arts and culture nonprofit, Future Front Texas produces year-round community-led programming, welcoming over 20,000 visitors annually. The organization hosts two exhibitions—The Front Market and The Front Festival—as well as shows and workshops at its creative space in historic East Austin. Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, Future Front pioneers unique, community-based models for cultural programming in all kinds of spaces—from museums to city streets to public parks. For more information, futurefronttexas.org