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Fusebox Festival 2026

April 15-19

Twenty years ago, a group of Austin-based artists launched the first ever Fusebox Festival. The 2026 festival takes a look back and celebrates the past 22 years of Fusebox, while also looking ahead toward the future. For five days, artists and audiences will gather from all over the world for unforgettable live performances, exhibitions, parties, and conversations at sites across Austin. Underpinning all this is a big-hearted, free-flowing exchange of ideas across art forms and geography. The festival becomes a space for artists and audiences to explore, ask questions, and share bold ideas that expand our sense of possibility and connect us with each other.

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“The Fusebox Festival is the epitome of cool… a breathtaking roster of international artists.”

—Austin360.com

“This lively interdisciplinary mix is worth the trek.”

— NY Times

“Worthy of being ranked with the best in the world.”

— The Austin Chronicle

Founded by a group of artists in 2005, the festival features unique live performances and exhibitions from Austin and around the world at sites and venues across the city, ranging from intimate galleries, theaters, and clubs, to large scale projects springing to life in parks, parking garages, and large concert halls.rnrnThe festival features all kinds of artists working across a variety of forms including film, theater, dance, visual art, literature, and music. But at the center of it all is the live event. We continue to believe in the possibilities of live performance (and those things that can only happen when we gather and use our imaginations together). We are especially grateful for all of our artists, community partners, and supporters who have infused this year’s festival with an unsinkable generosity and collaborative spirit. This year we are working with two guest curators on a series of unique projects: Michael Anthony Garcia and Jeff Khan.  Scroll down to read more about them.

What is a typical Fusebox show like?

Each show is pretty unique! We present all kinds of artists working across a variety of art forms including film, theater, dance, visual art, literature, and music. In any given festival there is stuff that kids and dogs would like, and there’s programming that’s pretty challenging, and everything in between. We do have a special love for projects that transcend what we think we know about live performance. And sometimes we just want to share a project because it’s beautiful, or hilarious, or stops us in our tracks.

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