The South by Southwest Festival and Conference is back in Austin this week. Even if you aren’t one of the hundreds of thousands of people who attend the city’s biggest and most influential annual event, it’s good to know how the fest will impact downtown traffic over the next seven days.
For the first time, the Austin Convention Center won’t serve as the fest’s main hub. Because the center remains under renovation for a substantial expansion, the SXSW events will be dispersed throughout several downtown venues.
The City of Austin has provided the following road closures map for this year’s festival season:
The downtown street closures include: