Produced by #BBATX (that's us!), BABES FEST is an annual music, art, film, comedy and edu festival based in Austin, Texas for people who like a good show.
BABES FEST 2018 will be held from August 30 to Sept. 2, 2018 across four venues. Full festival lineup and tickets available at babesfest.com.
— OUR 2018 LINEUP —
OPENING RECEPTION — Opening Night: BABES FEST on August 30, 2018 from 8 PM to 12 AM @ The Mall - Austin
Meet us at the mall. To toast the start of BABES FEST 2018, we'll host an opening night of epic proportions in collaboration with The Mall, an interdisciplinary arts space and trailer, featuring an evening of installations, screenings and performances. Get the full schedule - babesfest.com/opening
DAY ONE — BABES FEST Film Showcase (Day One) on August 31, 2018 from 7 PM to 12 AM @ Motion Media Arts Center
Following our opening reception on August 30, Day One of BABES FEST begins with a film showcase, featuring 20+ women and nonbinary filmmakers in Texas. The evening's film shorts range from comedy to music to narrative to experimental and some of night's longer works will even be accompanied by live performances. Come hang. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased individually or included as part of the festival's 3-day pass. Get the full schedule - babesfest.com/dayone
DAY TWO — BABES FEST Pop-Up Shop + Panels (Day Two) on September 1, 2018 from 1 PM to 5 PM @ Cheer Up Charlies
On the second day of BABES FEST 2018, my true love gave to me badass intellectual industry babes and a whole host of small businesses to support. Join us on Sept. 1 for four hours of shopping local and listening to women and nonbinary folks in the music industry chat about their work. Featuring a four-hour set by Chulita Vinyl Club and a pop-up library with The Womanist Read-In Project, tickets are only $10 or included with the BABES FEST 3-Day Pass. Get the full schedule - babesfest.com/daytwo
DAY TWO — OSHUN at BABES FEST on September 1, 2018 from 8 PM to 2 AM @ Mohawk
As the biggest night of our three-day festival, BABES FEST's music showcase features 8 acts and multiple surprise performances. Headlined by OSHUN, the evening features performances from women and nonbinary musicians across the state of Texas, as well as traveling national acts. Tickets are only $25 and can be purchased individually or included as part of the festival's $50 3-day pass. Get the full schedule - babesfest.com/nighttwo
DAY THREE — BABES FEST Brunch (Day Three) on September 2, 2018 from 12 PM to 2 PM @ Cheer Up Charlies
#BABESWHOEAT. On September 2, BABES FEST closes with a decadent brunch by La Pera and panel discussion featuring conversation between Cheer Up Charlies owners Tamara Hoover and Maggie Lea and BABES FEST co-curators Jane Hervey and Leslie Lozano. Featuring a set by DJ Mira Mira, tickets are only $20 or included with the BABES FEST 3-Day Pass (your meal is obvi included!): babesfest.com/daythree
Get the full lineup, schedule and venue locations at babesfest.com
— BEHIND BABES FEST —
Produced by #bossbabesATX (that's us!), BABES FEST is an annual comedy, music and film festival based in Austin, Texas, with pop-ups nationwide. At our inaugural festival in 2015, we transformed a theatre in Austin, Texas into a one-day warehouse party, featuring 27 women-led acts in comedy, music and film. Shortly thereafter, we produced a series of two panels and network events for women in comedy, film and music in New York City (attended by artists like Jessica Williams and Katja Blichfield). From the hype of these initial events, we’ve partnered with Texas' Bullock Museum on their #femmefilmfridays series and begun an international training program for cultural producers invested in gender equity. We just wrapped up our second annual BABES FEST July of 2017, transforming what was initially a one-day event into three days of comedy, music and film (showcasing 50+ acts, the event saw 1500+ attendees). We believe women-identifying and non binary artists, producers, entertainers, cultural organizers deserve a space to celebrate themselves, network and share resources. We believe BABES FEST’s blend of comedy, film and music provides a multi-industry, cross-platform experience for our community—one that allows for unexpected discovery, inspiration and wonderment. Read about us in Texas Monthly.
This year's festival will run from August 30 through September 2.
— BABES FEST 2018 LINEUP AND TICKETS —
All tickets and festival information are available at babesfest.com.
— MEET THE PRODUCERS —
About #bossbabesATX: We exist to build educated and empowered creative communities at the intersections of sisterhood and space. Through event series, showcases and personal/professional development programs, we amplify and connect women-identifying artists, creatives and entrepreneurs. Since we've been in operation, we've provided a platform of visibility, outreach and financial opportunity to 300+ Texas-based women artists, 400+ women-owned businesses and women activists. We were named "Best Bossy Babes" of 2015 by The Austin Chronicle and were selected by The White House to attend the United State of Women Summit in June 2016. This production has been made possible in part by 2018 presenting partners Resplendent Hospitality and collaborators Tito's Vodka and Universe.