SXSW Festival

Austin

SXSWeek 2009: March 12-21

Music: March 17-21

Austin

SXSW is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals, including French speaking artists, taking place every spring in Austin with many French-speaking artists.

Now in its 24th year, the SXSW® Music and Media Conference has grown into the must-attend networking event for the 21st century music industry. Showcasing nearly 2,000 musical acts from around the globe at over 80 stages in downtown Austin, SXSW registrants have a first-look at tomorrow's stars. By day, managers, labels, promoters, press, internet media outlets, artists and other business professionals conduct business in the SXSW Trade Show. Conference registrants also partake in a full agenda of provocative, informative panel discussions and celebrity interviews featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.