South by Southwest clarified that its music-festival component will continue in 2026, despite SXSW's traditional music-only ...

Next year’s edition of the festival will be two days shorter as SXSW's music programming will take place throughout the week.

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Instead of spanning from one mid-March weekend to the next, SXSW 2026 will be two days shorter. SXSW 2026 is scheduled for ...

The biggest change SXSW 2026 will see is a cut-down schedule, and the elimination of a secondary weekend, which is typically ...

Organizers say they’re programming one complete week of film, TV, and music in March 2026, as opposed to the separate ...

Following growing concerns that the music portion of SXSW will be reduced in 2026, a spokesperson revealed that said events ...

organizers are reportedly cutting back on the music portion of the annual event. According to the Austin American-Statesman, this will result in the 2026 edition of the festival being two days ...

SXSW is shortening its festival next year by two days. All three tracks will also run concurrently over seven days. SXSW says ...

SXSW will be two days shorter and not feature a dedicated music weekend. The festival brings in thousands of people and ...