IMPACT:

• 13 popular festivals are hosted in the Red River Cultural District
• Cultural District international reputation attracts locals and tourists
• Economic impact supporting our local ATX economy

RRCD presents two annual district-wide live music programs including Free Week and Hot Summer Nights – both of which are admission-free, all-ages, multi-genre music festivals that provide additional revenue to local musicians and staff during what are typically considered slow seasons in the music touring industry. 

Popular events held annually in the Red River Cultural District include (A-Z order):

• Austin City Limits Music Festival Aftershows 
• CMT Music Awards
• Free Week
• German-Texan Heritage Society’s Maifest & Christmas Market
• Hot Luck Festival
• Hot Summer Nights
• iHeartCountry Festival
• Levitation 
• Oktoberfest
• Quesoff
• South by Southwest 
• University of Texas at Austin’s Longhorn City Limits
• Waterloo Greenway Conservancy’s Creek Show