The Front Festival 2023: The Official Recap

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.