Future Front Texas

The Front Market will return to Moody Amphitheater for one weekend only on November 21 and 22 in Austin, Texas.

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APPLY BY SEPTEMBER 7: thefrontmarket.com/apply

We’ve got one-day and
and weekend booths available for 6x6 and 10x10 exhibitor footprints!

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ABOUT THE MARKET:

The Front Market is an independent marketplace and craft fair from Future Front Texas.

We showcase creatives, designers, makers, small business owners, artists and craftspeople from the Texas South.

Welcoming 400+ vendors & 10,000+ guests across two seasons in Austin. Shop small. Support local. Show up.

OUR 2026 LINEUP ‼️ From filmmakers to musical guests, you can now meet the first round of independent artists joining our season finale The Front Festival at thefrontfest.com/lineup.

SEE YOU IN ONE MONTH. AUGUST 27 TO 30, 2026 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

Thanks to this year’s venues and partners The LINE Hotel Austin, Swan Dive, the Red River Cultural District, The Contemporary Austin — Laguna Gloria, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Austin ACME, daily passes are only $10 to $30.

Grab earlybird tickets at thefrontfest.com!

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED.

SUMMER CAMP STARTS NOW. As of today, this season’s Community Clubs are officially live at futurefronttexas.org/clubs.

Swipe through the slides for our lineup and hosts! Most clubs are free—and they all start between now and the end of August at our Community Studio in historic East Austin.

Pick yours and sign up today at futurefronttexas.org/clubs.

SEE YOU SOON.

PLAY DAY 🌴 Inspired by 10 years of open creative learning at Future Front, head to The LINE Hotel during our annual Creative Retreat on August 1 for a day of play, taught by local artists.

Expect clay, collage and charcoal sessions led by Tanya Zal, Brittany Bosco, Xochi Solis and Selina Wagner.

AUGUST 1 SCHEDULE:

11 AM to 12:30 PM ★ Play With Clay, a hand-build clay workshop by Tanya Zal

12:30 to 2 PM ★ Play With Collage, taught by Xochi Solis

2 to 3:30 PM ★ Play With Charcoal, a drawing workshop by Selina Wagner

3:30 to 5 PM ★ Play With Clay, a hand-build clay workshop by Brittany Bosco of palette.xyz

Each workshop is only $20, thanks to support from The LINE, Future Front’s members, donors, sponsors and partners. (If you’re a Future Front member, this event is free for you and your guests.)

Learn more and register now at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough. Sessions are almost sold out!

NEW GRANTS ‼️ Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment has released another round of cultural arts grants with $23 million dollars available in funding for Austin-based artists, musicians and creatives.

Want real-time guidance on how to apply by August 18? Join special guests from the City of Austin’s Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Office for an info session on current grant options and funding opportunities at Future Front’s Community Studio on Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 3 PM.

All creative disciplines and experience levels welcome. Registration is free for all.

Get details and grab a seat at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

CURATOR OPEN CALL ❕ Annually, we recruit up to 10 Community Curators to join our Curatorial Advisory Board for a minimum one-year term, starting in September.

With quarterly support, training and peer mentorship from Future Front’s staff and leadership team, curators jury Future Front markets and festivals (like The Front Market and The Front Festival), determine annual awardees, as well as nurture their own creative community or curatorial projects.

Throughout the year, you’ll learn, practice and inform:

★ Creative Leadership Models
★ Values-Driven Arts & Cultural Administration
★ Program Lifecycles & Curatorial Lenses
★ Fair Share Curatorial Standards & Tools
★ Community Design & Community Voice Practices
★ Basic Fundraising & Development Skills for Arts & Cultural Production
★ Design-Thinking Frameworks

If you’re interested in joining our 2026/27 board, applications are open now through July 27 at 11:59 PM CT at futurefronttexas.org/curators.

Long live Pride Picnic!

See you this Saturday! 10 AM to 2 PM at Pease Park Conservancy.