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THE Definitive Guide to SXSW Interactive 2012 Parties! (powered by GarysGuide)Now listing over 250+ SXSW Interactive Parties! If we're missing any, let us know at [email protected] .
Thursday, March 08
Friday, March 09
March 099am-5pm
#SocEnt = The Good Capitalist LOUNGE 2012!St David's Church, 301 E 8th St
No Badge Required
March 099am-11pm
Coworking Treasure Hunt & GCUC Closing Party at SXSWConjunctured, 1309 East 7th Street
March 099:30am-6pm
Circus MashimusAustin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Room 3
March 099:30am-5pm
Mini TOC Austin 2012St. David's Episcopal Church, 301 E 8th St
March 0910am-5pm
South by GoLabGoLab Austin, 621 E. 6th Street, Ste 200
No Badge Required
March 0910am-12pm
SXSW Girl Geek BrunchTRIO Restaurant, 98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Women Only
March 0910am-3pm
WELCOME TO SXSW! With Wetpaint & CTR at the CNN GrillCNN Grill, 207 San Jacinto Blvd
March 0911am-5pm
Tech Career Expo @ SXSWAustin Music Hall, 208 Nueces50 amazing companies. 2000 amazing career opportunities.
March 0911am-2pm
BBQ Crash CourseEast Tent, Brush Square Park, Neches and 5th StTexas' best BBQ + Music from Beaver Nelson + Celebrity surprise from Foodspotting
Free Food
BBQ
Badge Required
March 09
11am-8pm
Austin Caravan with LaunchRock and CrossWalk
Caravan, 4701 East 5th Street
March 0911am-7pm
The CNN Grill Returns to SXSWCNN Grill, 207 San Jacinto Blvd
March 0911am-2pm
SquareSpace Food TruckSquareSpace Food Truck, 5th and NechesThe Peached Tortilla. Salt & Time. P. Terry's Hamburgers. Three Little Pigs. Izzoz
Tacos. East Side King. Man Bites Dog. Franklin Barbecue.
Free Food
March 0912-4pm
Conduit Corner: Mac n Cheese, Sundaes, Back Rubs & moreConduit Corner, 7th and CongressGourmet variations of Mac n Cheese? Ice Cream Sundaes with Oreos Cookie
Toppings?? Back-rubs??? I think I may just decide to park my wagon here for the rest of
the festival! ;)
Free Food
Desserts!
Back Rubs!
March 091-6pm
Samsung Blogger Lounge hosted by TechSetAustin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Rm 19AWith the awesome dynamic duo of Brian Solis & Stephanie Agresta. Daily happy hours.
March 091-4pm
SXSW Alcatel-Lucent Trend LoungeDowntown Hilton, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Rm 406
Appcelerator ice-cream socials, a Gig Tank beer pong tournament, Flurry hosted cocktail
receptions, IDA Singapore movie showings and more!
Badge Required
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 092-6pm
Inaugural Ping Pong TourneyDowntown Hilton, 500 East 4th Street, 4th FloorWe'll provide the paddles, balls, and tables; you bring your best ping pong skills and
Badge Required
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prepare destroy the competition!
March 092-3pm
CoFounder Speed DatingDowntown Hilton, 500 East 4th Street
Badge Required
March 094-7pm
2012 Austin SXSWi Mobile Meet Up!The Ginger Man Pub, 301 Lavaca St
Free Giveaways
March 094-6pm
BigDoor and PacNW Meets SXSWBing Lot, 400 Congress Ave
Complimentary Food and Drink During Happy Hour Party!
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 094-7pm
SXSW Women in Wireless Lounge Party1189 E. Branch Street
March 094:30-6:30pm
SXSW ScreenBurn Arcade Extended Happy Hour Presented byFUNimationPalmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Exhibit Hall 1
March 094:30-8pm
TaskRabbit Presents: Kickoff Backyard BBQTaskRabbit Park, 307 East 2nd StDelicious brisket f rom Franklin BBQ and a special performance by The Lumineers! And
its only 100 yards from the Convention Center short walk, big payoff! :)
Free Food
Free Drinks
BBQ
Live Music
March 09
5-6pm
WOMMA & Spredfast: SXSW Pre-Happy Hour & Happy Hour
Spredfast Headquarters, 412 Congress Avenue
March 095-6pm
CoFounder Speed DatingDowntown Hilton, 500 East 4th Street
Badge Required
March 095-7pm
TechMix Happy HourAnnie's, 319 Congress Ave
No Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 095pm-12am
Cooking Channel Beer GardenEasy Tiger, 709 E 6th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 09
5-10pm
APPY Hour SXSWi Kickoff Party w BestBuzz, ProTexting, just.me, &
Blurtt
512 Bar, 408 E 6th St
March 095:30-2pm
North of 41 - Canada Lounge at SxSWOld School Bar & Grill, 401 E. Sixth St
March 096-9pm
AT&T Mobile App HackathonAustin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St$46k in cash and prizes. Special guest Chicago Bears 7-time Pro-Bowl LB Lance Briggs.
March 096-9pm
Spredfast SXSW Interactive Kickoff PartySpeakEasy, 412 Congress Avenue
March 096-8pm
The Mix at Six presented by CanWeNetworkRoial Austin, 120 W. Fifth StreetFood, drinks and networking galore
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 096-8pm
Tocquignys Annual View512 Happy HourFrost Bank Tower, 401 Congress Ave, 17th Fl
View
March 096-8pm
ListenerApproved.com Launch PartyMohawk, 912 Red River Street
No Badge Required
March 096:30pm-12am
A Celebration of American Startups at SXSWACL Live, 310 2nd StreetAnother must-attend SXSW event. Cuz srsly, where else could you be rubbing shoulders
with LinkedIn honcho Reid Hoffman, Revolution and AOL founder Steve Case, Lean
Startup maestro Steve Blank and others.
March 09 3rd Annual Ignite Social Media Part Free Food
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o o ov, es reeTwo floors, one big party. Kick back downstairs or boogie on the rooftop deck. Tasty
BBQ + Drinks
BBQ
Rooftop
No Badge Required
March 097-9pm
State of NOW (#140conf) SXSW Cocktail PartyLanai, 422 Congress AveJeff Pulver and a Texas style cocktail party
March 097-9pm
App Hackathon Presented by ZyprAustin Music Hall, 208 Nueces
March 097-10pm
Back to the Future with AirBnb, Vayable and GetAroundMadison Nightclub, 307 W 5th StThe first 50 people get a SXSW survival pack full of things to sustain you through the
next week of parties!
Free Drinks
Free Giveaways
March 097pm-1am
IsThisLost Launch PartySidebar, 602 E 7th St
March 097-10pm
AOL Ventures SxSW Party 2012Good Life Barbour Shop, 201 E. 5th St
March 09
8pm-2am
TechKaraoke SXSW 2012 - Presented by Blog World & New Media
Expo
The Stage on Sixth, 508 East 6th StLive Band Karaoke!! :) With The Dead Motley Sex Maidens and a bevy of hostesses:
Ruby Lamb of Satans Cheerleaders fame, the luminous Sarah Clark of Pearlescent,
Stella from pop-punk legends Cruiserweight, and author/Rollergirl Melicious!
March 098pm-2am
Startup Weekend, Zaarly & Twilio SXSWi PartyKingdom, 103 E. 5th St, Ste BDance into the night with DJ Christian Barbuto and DJ Remmington Steele. Did we
mention free drinks?!!!
Free Drinks
DJ
March 098-11pm
OnStar SXSW 2012 Kick-off Party, hosted by TechSetThe Parish, 214 E. 6th StWith Brian Solis, Stephanie Agresta and the TechSet gang
March 09
8-10pm
20x2
Skinny's Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto BlvdPoignant, moving & funny. 2 min each. 20 creative new media minds.
March 098pm-2am
TechStars Invades SXSW 2012Cedar Street Courtyard, 208 West 4th Street
March 098pm-2am
Silicon Beach VIP PartyThe Ranch, 710 A W. 6th St
By Invitation Only
March 098-10pm
PromaxBDA at CNN GrillCNN Grill, 207 San Jacinto Blvd
March 099pm-2am
Startups Taking Flight at SXSWScoot Inn, 1308 East 4th StreetLocal Ft Worth rockers Green River Ordinance will be performing
March 099-11pm
GuideHop Party at the Jackalope BarThe Jackalope Bar, 404 East 6th St
No Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 099pm-1am
Digital LA - Dynamite Network SXSW CocktailsOld School Bar & Grill, 401 E. 6th StFrom LaLaLand to SXSW? This one is for you!
Cash Bar
March 0910pm-2am
Nightcap 2 with Edelman Digital at DogwoodDogwood, 715 W. 6th St
Free Drinks
March 0910pm-1am
The Amsterdam House - OPENING PARTYMaggie Mae's, 512 Trinity StMake sure you RSVP on Facebook because there's a limited entrance to the party.
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Saturday, March 10
March 1012am-12am
#Secret_Wine_Party with Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library; Founder,Vayner Media; Author, Crush It and Thank You Economy)Secret Location, To be disclosedI cant say when. I cant say where. But if you follow @garyvee, All shall be clear!
Free Drinks
Secret Wine Party!
March 10
12am-12am
Join us for a SXSW throw down Sumo style! Hosted by App Sumo
TBD
March 108am-9:30am
SXSW Social Breakfast 2012Magnolia Cafe, 1920 South Congress Ave
March 109am-2am
SecondMarket House - Parties, Panels and More!Thirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th StreetWith Paige Craig (BetterWorks), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), David Tisch (TechStars),
Felix Salmon (Reuters), Mike Lazerow (Buddy Media), Barry Si lbert (SecondMarket),
Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures) & more.
March 109am-2pm
Beauty Bar XBeauty Bar, 617 East 7th StreetWomen only! (but they can bring male guests)
Women Only
March 1011am-3pm
Founders Lounge with Goodwin ProcterParkside, 301 E 6th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 1011am-10pm
Google VillageRainey St, 97 Rainey St
March 1011am-4pm
JuntoBox Films at Hangar Lounge, hosted by Forest WhitakerHangar Lounge, 318 Colorado St
March 1012-4pm
Ask.com Sugar RushResidence Inn, 300 E 4th StMmmmmmm dessssert! Some of the finest treats courtesy of some of Austin's own top
chefs
Badge Required
Desserts!
March 1012-5pm
Get drunk and eat grilled cheese with GroupMeDowntown Burgers, 310 E 3rd StGroupMe was a big hit at SXSW last year, both for its app AND its now legendary grilled
cheese sandwiches with a Poundie in every bite. You dont wanna miss this ! And to
stimulate ur appetite even more, heres a pic ofBrewPRs Brooke Hammerlingholding up a GroupMe grilled cheese sandwich. Rawr! ;)
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 1012-5pm
The 2012 SXSWi ZenDen Presented By Rock HealthBe Yoga, 43 Rainey Street
Badge Required
Yoga!
March 101-4pm
Canucks + Cowboys at SxSW Canada HouseOld School Grill, 401 E. Sixth St
March 101-4pm
BOND Strategy and Influence: SXSW Art + Tech + Innovation SalonLamberts Downtown BBQ, 401 W 2nd St
March 101:30-3pm
FoundIt Scavenger HuntAustin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St
March 102-6pm
Chevy Tweet HouseMellow Johnnys Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
March 10
2-3pm
CoFounder Speed DatingDowntown Hilton, 500 East 4th Street
Badge Required
March 102-11pm
SPARE BEATS with DJ Jayceeoh + Roxy Cottontail + locals (SXUnofficial)Molotov, 719 West 6th Street
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March 102:30-7:30pm
Metabridge & Digby VIP Lounge401 E. Sixth St
March 103-6pm
Get Baked with BakeSpace.comThe Tiniest Bar In Texas, 817 West 5th StreetFor an afternoon of baked delights and saucy drinks with our favorite Austin food
bloggers
March 104-10pm
The Foodspotting SXSW Street Food Fest 2012, brought to you byCHOW.com
2nd and CongressAustin's finest food trucks, yo! Arancini, Chi'Lantro, Clem's Hot Diggity Dogs, Good
Pops, Hey Cupcake, Lucky J's, One Taco, Peached Tortilla, Yume Burger
Free Food
Free Giveaways
Food Truck
March 104-6pm
SXSW RocketSpace Greatest Hits VIP Bash @ Bing Popup SpaceBing Booster Popup Space, 400 Congress Ave
March 104-7pm
Be Brave @ SxSW323 East 6th StreetRide the bull. Take tequilla Jello shots. Down Mescal worms. Groove to some live
Mariachi.
Badge Required
March 104-7pm
Change the Ratio, the DailyMuse, Fashism & lover.ly Happy Hour @Conduit CornerConduit Corner, South Congress Ave and 7th Street
March 104-7pm
SXSW Women in Wireless Lounge Party1189 E. Branch Street
March 104:30-6pm
Skirts at South ByMoonshine Grill, 303 Red River St
Badge Required
Women Only
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 105-8pm
The Awesomest Journalism Party. Ever. Redux.Palm Door, 401 Sabine StWith Hacks/Hackers, Huffington Post, NY Times, NPR, SoundCloud, NewsCred, Paley
Center, MailChimp and others.
March 10
5-8pm
SXSW Pre-Party with Evite
Lanai, 422 Congress Ave, Ste CEvite's legendary SXSW pre-party is back. And you know what that means. Endless
Cocktails + Apps + Taco Bar = Win Win Win! And to stimulate ur senses even more,
here are some pics from last years party.
Free Food
Free DrinksTacos
March 105-8pm
PearHaven Launch Happy HourThe Madison, 307-A W 5th St
Free Drinks
Free Giveaways
March 105-7pm
Ireland @ SXSW2012Fado Irish Pub, 214 W. 4th St
March 105-8pm
Untappds SXSW Panel After PartyThe Ginger Man, 301 Lavaca Street
March 105-6pm
CoFounder Speed Dating
Downtown Hilton, 500 East 4th Street
Badge Required
March 105-8pm
Small Business, Big PartyCoyote Ugly, 501 East 6th Street
March 105-8pm
Amsterdamned @ The Amsterdam HouseMaggie Mae's, 512 Trinity St
March 105-8pm
StumbleUpon SXSW User Open Mic (Unplugged)!Karma Lounge, 105 E 5th St
March 105-6:30pm
Syncapse and Crimson Hexagon SXSW Interactive Cocktail HourSynapse Social Club, 436 West 2nd Street
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Uncorked, 900 East 7th Street
March 105:30-8:30pm
Texas Hospitality for Marketers Sponsored by EloquaClub de Ville, 900 Red River Stlive music, plenty of beer and Texas-sized fun!
Free Drinks
March 106-8pm
SXSW 2012: Happy Hour sponsored by RazorfishRoial Austin, 120 W. Fifth Street
Badge Required
Free Drinks
Rooftop
March 106pm-2am
Third Annual ReverseVC Party (Badge Reqd)TBDSXSW Larry Chiang style
Badge Required
March 106pm-2am
Tech Cocktails SXSW #Startuplife Celebration presented by .COThe Stage on Sixth, 508 East 6th StreetWith Frank Gruber and the TechCocktail gang!
Badge Required
March 106-8pm
SXSW concert with Third Eye Blind, presented by AetnaMoody Theater, 310 W Willie Nelson BlvdPreferred entry betn 5:30 and 6pm with RSVP
Badge Required
March 106-9pm
Knight Foundation Media Innovation FairEast Tent, Brush Square Park, Neches and 5th St
March 106-9pm
Top of Austin sponsored by Austin Ventures, Institutional VenturePartners, HomeAway, Spiceworks & WhaleSharkThe Austonian, 200 Congress
Free Food
Free Drink
By Invitation Only
March 106-8pm
Identity Biergarten : Personal Data Ecosystem Community DayAustin 2012
FG Squared, 621 East Sixth StGerman-inspired malted beverages and other refreshments from local producers
Free Drinks
March 106-9pm
Zagat Presents: Crawfish and CornholeBar 96 @ Google Village, 96 Rainey St
Free Food
March 106-8pm
TaskRabbit Presents: SXSW by BravoTaskRabbit Park, 307 East 2nd St
Cocktails with Top Chef Head Judge, Tom Colicchio and WWHL host, Andy Cohen.
Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 106-8pm
#sxswLAM: Librar* Drinkup SXSWi 2012Skinny's Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto Boulevard
March 106-9pm
SalesForce VIP Beer and BBQGables Park Plaza Rooftop Terrace, 115 Sandra Muaraida Way, #431
March 106-10pm
Power Up Party with GREE and Alternative PressPalmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, West Canopy
Badge Required
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 106-8pm
Radio-Television-Film at UT Austins SXSW PartyProgress Coffee, San Marcos St
March 106pm-2am Loku SXSW Party: Grill & ChillLoku Global HQ, 1605A E. 7th St
March 106:30-8:30pm
Texas MBA ignites SXSW Startup VillageVince Young Steakhouse, 301 San Jacinto Blvd
March 107-10pm
Blip By BlipwestCedar Street Courtyard, 208 West 4th StreetBlip.tv (or as the startup is now known as simply Blip) will be showcasing the first live
performance by Web Series legends Red vs Blue.
Badge Required
Live Show
March 107pm-3am
SecondMarket House PartyThirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th Street
By Invitation Only
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March 107-10pm
SecondMarket VIP PartyThirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th Street
By Invitation Only
March 107pm-2am
Belly & Lucys Ride the Rewards Wave PartyLucy's Retired Surfers Bar, 506 West Avenue
March 107pm-12am
AppSumos SXSW Pre-PartyTBD
March 10
8-9:30pm
Copyblogger Media Presents: The Computer Blue Party
The Rattle Inn, 610 Nueces StFree open bar from 8:30 to 9:30 with the one and only Brian Clark spinning awesome 80s
tunes.
Free Drinks
DJ
March 108pm-12am
Girl+Guy Party SXSW 2012Stubb's Austin, 801 Red RiverWith the man himself, Guy Kawasaki and featuring The Tontons, UME, Wild Moccasins,
Quiet Company, Dave Wrangler and The Kingston Springs.
March 108-11pm
Ask.com Bash at SXSWHangar Lounge, 318 Colorado Street
Free Drinks
March 108-11pm
Waggener Edstrom SXSWi PartyMalverde, 400-B West 2nd St
Handcrafted food & drinks and breakout band of the year, Austin's own Quiet Company
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 108pm-12am
The 2012 SXSW ExpressionEngine PartyOpal Divines, 700 West 6th Street
Free Drinks
March 108-11pm
The Interactive Opening Party presented by frog design andMicrosoftPalmer, 900 Barton Springs Road
Badge Required
March 108-10pm
Adometry SXSWi Party Cupcakes & CocktailsStubb's BBQ, 801 Red River St
By Invitation Only
Cupcakes
Free Drinks
March 108pm-12am
CrossWalk House Party Featuring RACCTC House & Gardens, 1102 E Cesar Chavez St
March 108pm-2am
Turntable Does SXSW 2012 presented by Pepsi and powered byIntelND, 501 North IH-35
March 109pm-1am
Saturday Night Party with Magnolia PicturesOld School Bar & Grill, 401 E. Sixth St
March 1010pm-2am
The Cloud Lounge sponsored by HPThe Belmont Lounge, 305 6th St
March 1010pm-2am
SecondMarket Open PartyThirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th Street
Sunday, March 11
March 1110am-12pm
Sunday Brunch with TripIt at SXSWCarmelo's Restaurant, 504 East 5th Street
Free Food
March 1110am-3pm
Silicon Prairie Cereal BarHalcyon, 218 W. 4th Street
March 1111am-4pm
Refuel Austin Day Party - With Yammer, SocialVibe and theMIXagencyThe Hangar Lounge, 318 Colorado St
March 1111am-3pm
SXSWi Hangover Party w/ Austin Ventures, HomeAway,Whaleshark
By Invitation Only
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The Rattle Inn, 610 Nueces St
March 1111am-4pm
Silicon Beach Showcase @ SXSWValhalla, 710 Red River
March 1111am-1pm
Sunday Brunch With Contently, Ben Parr and Unlimited Mimosas!Paggi House, 200 Lee Barton Drive
March 1111am-3pm
Midas Green Tech: Stick Your Finger In It (Free Food, DrinkSpecials)Love Goat, 2716 Guadalupe St
March 1111am-3pm
MKE Shindig @ SXSW 2012Cedar Street Courtyard, 208 W 4th St
March 1111am-12pm
2012 SXSW ScreenBurn Press Brunch Presented by theEntertainment Software AssociationScreenBurn Arcade - Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, ExhibitHall 1
Badge Required
Press Only
March 1112:30-2:30pm
Chevrolet Presents: Allhat IV @ SXSWGuero's Taco Bar, 1412 S Congress AveThe best breakfast tacos Austin has to offer
March 1112:30-4pm SxSW Community Builders MeetupAuditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park, 920 W. Riverside Dr
March 111-6pm
Boxee SxSW Kegger 2012 - Sponsored by SlingBox & Turntable96 Red River St5 kegs + 100lbs of Salt Lick BBQ + Moon Bounce + Photo Booth + Slip n Slide = Are
you ready to partayyy?!
Free Food
Free Drinks
BBQ
No Badge Required
March 111-3pm
Klout and Barefoot Wine SXSW PartyThe Parish, 214 E. 6th StKlout Score of minimum 45 required for this perk
Free Food
Free Drinks
By Invitation Only
March 111-2pm
Big Guns of Internet MarketingCapital City Trap & Skeet Club, 8707 Linden Lane
March 111pm-4am BuzzMedia PureVolume HousePureVolume House, 2nd and Trinity
March 112-10pm
Backplanes Managers Hack at SxSW 2012St. Cecilia Hotel, 112 Academy DriveGlobal digital music hackathon. Food and beverage service throughout via Austins best
food trucks.
Free Food
Free Drinks
Food Truck
March 112-5pm
ProductTank Drinks - SXSW EditionLittle Woodrow's, 520 W 6th St
No Badge Required
March 112:30-4pm
Foodzy Lunch & Press Meetup during SXSWiMaggie Mae's, 512 Trinity Stsnacks, drinks and product demos
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 113-7pm
The Daily Pool Party @ SXSWAshton Austin, 101 Colorado StreetThats right, yo. Its a pool party! With TheDaily, Sonar, RecordSetter and others. Now
whos up for a cannonball?!
Pool Party!
March 113-7pm
Glomper recharge hangover partyLaunch787, 606 E 3rd St
Free Food
Free Drinks
No Badge Required
March 114-7pm
Yelps Interactive Event & Mobile Lounge LaunchViolet Crown Social Club, 1111 E 6th StFeaturing local beer fave Independence Brewery and the ever popular (and rightly so)
Makers Mark
Free Drinks
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Women in Wireless Lounge, 1189 E. Branch Street
March 114pm-12am
The Undutchables @ The Amsterdam HouseMaggie Mae's, 512 Trinity St
March 114-7pm
SXSW Women in Wireless Lounge Party1189 E. Branch Street
March 11
4:30-8pm
TaskRabbit Presents: Fryday
TaskRabbit Park, 307 East 2nd StBananas, pickles, Oreos, and Twinkies, oh fry!
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 115-7pm
South by Streetwise - SXSW Startup Happy HourThe Side Bar, 602 East 7th Street
March 115-8pm
Chinwags Great British Tea Party at SXSW 2012Brush Square Park East Tent , 409 E 5th StCan't get enough of British afternoon tea? Well this one is for you, good sir!
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 115-7pm
SXSW Eco Startup Showcase Launch PartyLanai, 422 Congress Ave, Ste C
March 115-10pm
2nd Annual SXSWi Mobile Rodeo with Appcelerator and BestFitBestFit Mobile Offices, 200 Academy Drive, Ste 200
Mechanical Bull!
Free Drinks
DJ
March 115-8pm
E-commerce HoedownCoyote Ugly, 501 East 6th Street
March 115-8pm
Disqus at SXSW: Quesadillas, Margaritas & MoreIron Cactus Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar, 606 Trinity St
March 115-7pm
Gokit Official SXSW Launch PartyCopa Bar & Grill, 217 Congress Avenue
March 115:30-9pm
Ross Road Rules - Mix + Pitch PartyBeauty Bar, 617 East 7th Street
March 115:30-8:30pm
Skillshare and American ExpressRusty's, 405 E 7th St
Hang out with the good folks from SkillShare for some free food, free drinks and lots of
skil lshares from the likes of Lean Startup Maestro Eric Ries, Union Square Ventures
Partner Brad Burnham and Buddy Media Founder & CEO Mike Lazerow. Im feeling
smarter already!
Free Food
Free Drink
March 116-9pm
Party At Trovers Live Graffiti Gallery!East Side Drive In, 1001 East 6th Street
Free Food
Free Drinks
Food Truck
March 116-9pm
Cocktails with Goodwin ProcterParkside, 301 E 6th St
Free Drinks
March 116pm-12am
Made in NY: AustinFast Company Grill at Cedar Door, 201 Brazos StreetNYC Represent! Mini S ideTours, A fake tattoo parlor by Tatt. ly, Mind-blowing new 3D
from Shapeways, A couple of yellow cabs and much much more. Organized by the NYTech Meetup. An Absolute Must Attend!
No Badge Required
March 116-9pm
Wileys SXSW Author PartyHangar Lounge, 318 Colorado St3 hours of free food and drinks. Space limited to 300.
Badge Required
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 116-10pm
SXSW ScreenBurn Power Up Party Presented by GREE, BandsPresented by Alternative PressPalmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Live Music
March 116-10pm
Zagat and Google Present Beer-tails, Bites & BluesClive Bar (Google Village), 609 Davis StUni ue beer cocktails small bites from artisan urve ors and live music from
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
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March 116-8pm
OMG DIY BBQJMueller BBQ, 1502 S. 1st StBest brisket on Earth, paired with beef ribs and pork ribs, blonde ale and delicious IPA.
Catch? Only the first 100 attendees will get free BBQ and beer.
Free Food
Free Drinks
BBQ
March 116-9pm
iH3 - Interactive Health Happy HourHCB, 701 Brazos St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 116-9pm
LaunchSquad PartyTBD
March 116-9pm
LaunchSquads Off the Record SXSW Happy HourMoonshine Grill, 303 Red River Street
March 116-9pm
SXSW Startup Drinkup - Sponsored by Roqbot, LaunchBit & MITAlumniToulouse, 402 E 6th St
March 116:30-7pm
SideTour Presents: Grab a cocktail with Chad Dickerson, CEO ofEtsyCedar Door, 201 Brazos Street
March 117-11pm
FLUENT Party RockMaria Maria La Cantina Patio, 415 Colorado St4 hour open bar + Cupcakes by Hey Cupcake + Live performance by MOBB DEEP + DJ
Mikey Millions. Now, thats a party!!
Free Drinks
Cupcakes
Live Music
March 117-10pm
The Interactive + Film Fusion Party presented by MeeboThe Stage on Sixth, 508 East 6th StLive music from local rockers the John Evans Band
Badge Required
Live Music
March 117-8:30pm
Dewey Awards CeremonySt David's Bethell Hall, 301 E 8th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 117-10pm
SXSW SoundCloud MeetupTreehouse Pub (above Coyote Ugly Bar), 501 E 6th St
March 117-10pm
The 3rd Annual SOBCon Party at SXSW Presented by GoToMeetingand SafeCigThe Dogwood, 715 W 6th St
By Invitation Only
March 118-10pm
SapientNitro Official SXSW PartyRoial Austin, 120 W. Fifth StreetFeaturing DJ Spider, fun & geeky prize ... and of course free booze!
Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 118pm-2am
Livefyre SXSW Fyre BashThe Fyre Pit, 141 Red River StreetParty in the Parking Lot? Check. Bonfires? Check. Fire Dancers? Check. At tractive Tech
Nerds? Check Check Check!!! ;)
No Badge Required
March 11
8pm-1:30am
PBS Party celebrating @MasterpiecePBS Sherlock
The Parish, 214 E 6th StAll ya need to know is that the stunning & gorgeous Lara Pulver is going to be there.
Don't know who that is? Lemme Google that for ya ;)
Free Food
Badge Required
March 118-11pm
Apigee, Heroku, Twilio and Urban Airship Present GET.DOWNSXSWThe Pure Volume House, 504 Trinity St
Live Music
March 118pm-12am
Social Business Party! Sponsored by IBM & AscendantTechnologyPapi Tino's, 1306 E 6th St
Badge Required
March 11
The Backup Party
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March 118-10pm
SecondMarket VIP Happy HourThirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th Street
By Invitation Only
March 118:30pm-12am
Austin Affiliate Marketing Party @ SXSWPersonal Wine Red Room Lounge, 306 E 3rd St Ste A
Free Drinks
No Badge Required
March 119pm-2am
CNET Presents Delta SpiritMaggie Mae's, 323 East 6th Street
Live Music
March 119pm-2am
The Crowdtap VIP Party 2012 SXSWs Cant Miss Party ReturnsHaven, 409 Colorado
Aerial Dancers + VJ Culture + Food Trucks + Hipster Orchestra = One Hot, Hot, Hot
Party!
Free Food
Aerial Dancers!
Live Music
By Invitation Only
March 119pm-2am
Mashable SXSWi House 2012Buffalo Billiards, 201 6th StWanna hang with blogging god Pete Cashmore? Well of course you do!
Badge Required
March 119-11pm
SXOI - An Open Innovation Mixer at SXSWLanai Rooftop Lounge, 422 Congress Avenue, Ste C
Free Food
Free Drinks
Rooftop
March 11
9pm-1am
HGTVGardens.com Launch Party at SXSW
The Ghost Room, 304 W 4th StHang out with Rebecca Woolf (GirlsGoneChild) and Chris Lambton (Bachelorette,
HGTV's Going Yard)
Free Food
Free DrinksFood Truck
March 119pm-12am
Cheezburger and Bing Present: KEEP CALM AND INTERNET219 West, 612 W 6th St
March 119pm-12am
Tom Hanks Electric City Party with White Denim and Blaqstarr504 Trinity St, Corner of Trinity & E 5th St
March 1110pm-1am
SoDA Latitudes MixerMaggie Mae's, 323 E 6th StLocal indie rockers The Wheeler Brothers will perform
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 11
10pm-2am
SecondMarket Open Party
Thirsty Nickel, 325 East 6th Street
Monday, March 12
March 128am-11am
AbelsonTaylor SXSW Interactive Cocktail BrunchMarriott Courtyard Downtown Austin Rooftop, 300 E 4th St
March 129:30am-
11:30am
Student Startup MadnessMaria Maria La Cantina Patio, 415 Colorado St
March 1212-10pm
Eat. Drink. Be Human with Skype.Parking Lot, E 7th St
March 121-11pm
Warby Parker Citizens CircusFrench Legation Museum, 802 San Marcos StFifteen live bands. Lawn games. Food trucks, Vintage clothing purveyors. Cocktails.
Trapeze Artis ts. Song belters. Vic torian Vaudeville. Burlesque performances. Now
THATS what I call a party! ;)
Live MusicFree Food
Free Drinks
March 123-4pm
IEEE/FIRST Robotics SXSW 2012 Meet Up Reception w/ DeanKamen & Maywa DenkiAustin Convention Center Exhibit Hall 3/4, 500 E Cesar Chavez St
Hang with Segway Founder Dean Kamen!
March 124-8pm
The Social Revolucin Latino Lounge and Revolucionario AwardsMaria Maria La Cantina Patio, 415 Colorado St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
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March 124-6pm
StyleMuse & Centzy Happy HourBing Lot, 400 Congress AveWell, what better place than SXSW to bring about a t ruce in the increasingly intense
east-coast-west-coast rivalry that is Silicon Alley vs Silicon Valley. And helping ensure a
smooth evening will be an open bar, free food and lots of swag!
Free Food
Free Drinks
Swag!
March 124-6pm
MediaTemple Cocktail HourCedar Door, 201 Brazos Street
March 124-7pm
SXSW Women in Wireless Lounge Party1189 E. Branch Street
March 124:30-7pm
TaskRabbit Presents: Detox DayTaskRabbit Park, 307 East 2nd StComplimentary yard yoga all afternoon and freshly squeezed juice. Mmmmm heaven!
Yoga!
March 125-7pm
StumbleUpon Explore More Happy HourKarma Lounge, 105 E 5th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Free Giveaways
Live Music
March 125-8pm
SoJoLife Launch Party and the Best of BritishWest Tent, Brush Square Park, 409 E 5th St
Fish & chips, y'all, fish & chips!
Free Food
March 125-9pm
Global Accelerator Network and Venture Asheville with Cisco MixerSoho Lounge, 217 East 6th Street
March 125-9pm
The Stuff You Should Know Variety Show at SXSWFado Irish Pub & Restaurant, 214 West 4th St
No Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 125-8pm
Y Combinator Startup SaloonCoyote Ugly, 501 East 6th Street
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 125-8pm
FilmFresh PartySkinny's Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto Boulevard
March 12
6-9pm
Party At Trovers Live Graffiti Gallery!
East Side Drive In, 1001 East 6th Street
March 126-9pm
Silicon Valley Bank + New Enterprise Associates SXSW PartyParkside, 301 East 6th StreetInvite-only for founders of startup clients of SVB and/or friends of NEA
By Invitation Only
March 126-11pm
Bazaarvoice PartyLustre Pearl, 97 Rainey St
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 126-9pm
10th Annual SXSW Nuclear Tacos NightEast Tent, Brush Square Park, Neches and 5th StNuclear Tacos!!! And ya know what THAT means ... tears of joy! ;)
Free Food
Tacos
March 126-8pm
Digital Vision @ SXSWMalverde, 400B W 2nd St
March 126-11pm
Interactive MixerThe Stage on Sixth, 508 E. 6th St
March 126-8pm
After Hours Party with Adobe EvangelistsRadisson Town Lake Ballroom, 111 E Cesar Chavez
March 126pm-1:30am
The Barbarian Group & Tumblr present: #RobotripSXSWThe Mohawk, 912 Red River StreetIts gonna be big. Two venues big. At The Mohawk and Club DeVille. With Tim Sweeney,
Mathew Dear (live band), Bear In Heaven, Orthy, DJ Mike Simonetti, WAVVES, Kool
Keith, Japandroids, Sleep Over, Beach Fossils, Oberhofer, The Young, Grape St, The
No Badge Required
Live Music
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March 126-8pm
Mobile Monday Austin SXSW (Unofficial) Social EventFogo de Chao, 309 East 3rd Street
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 126-9pm
Mohr Davidow SXSWi PartyTop of the Austonian, 200 Congress Ave
By Invitation Only
March 126-7pm
GSD&M Presents: Ad Student MixerGSD&M, 828 W. 6th Street
March 126-8pm
Party Fresca (Salsa)Casa Chapala, 101 San Jacinto
March 126:30-9:30pm
Code Blue - The Health 2.0 | Startup Health SXSW partyHangar Lounge, 318 Colorado St
Free Drinks
March 126:30-11pm
Pecha Kucha celebrates SXSW121 W 6th St
March 127-10pm
gdgt Live in AustinAustin Music Hall, 208 NuecesIf you love gadgets, you won't want to miss this. Free stuff + drink tickets.
Free Giveaways
No Badge Required
March 12
7-11:30pm
IndieGoGo Presents STARRY NIGHT at SXSW!
Icenhausers, 83 Rainey StreetMusic and Cocktails (sponsored by Dripping Springs)
Free Drinks
March 127pm-12am
GSD&M Presents: The Industry PartyGSD&M, 828 W. 6th StreetWith Heartless Bastards, The Apache Relay and Motopony. No badge required with
RSVP.
Live Music
No Badge Required
March 128pm-12am
Techweek SXSWi Innovate+Chicago PartyCopa Bar & Grill, 217 Congress Ave
Windy City Representing!
Badge Required
Free Drinks
March 128pm-2am
Oklahoma Interactive Oklahomas Buffalo LoungeFriends, 208 E 6th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 128pm-2am Major Rager - Presented by GroupMe & ServeCedar Street Courtyard, 208 West 4th Street
March 128-10pm
Designers United at SXSWThe Ginger Man Pub, 301 Lavaca Street
March 128pm-2am
Formspring PartyBandpage HQ, 604 E 7th StWith the hottest up and coming artists including Austin natives Electric Touch as well as
Vonnegutt, DJ Axis Powers, Delon, Gemini Club, Envy Corps, The Jessie Rose Trip and
I Fight Dragons.
Live Music
March 128-8pm
Milyoni Mobile Munchies @ SXSW 2012Volstead Lounge at Hotel Vegas, 1500 East 6th Street
March 128:30pm-2am
SAY Media SXSWi PartySpeakEasy, 412 Congress AveFeaturing Cults, Wallpaper, Quiet Life, Bear in Heaven, Quiet Company and Mister
Loveless. Curated by SAY and TastemakerX.
March 129pm-2am
3rd Annual GeekyBeach Party SXSW12Roial Austin, 120 W. Fifth StreetOpen Bar, Swag, Girls in Bikinis, Wait just a minute, did someone say Girls in Bikinis?!!
Free Drinks
Free Giveaways
Girls In Bikinis!
March 129pm-2am
Zya Launch Party Presented by Intel AppUpSix Lounge, 117 W. 4th StDrinks + celebrity DJs
Free Drinks
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Buffalo Billiards, 201 East 6th Street
March 129-11pm
Digital Audio Meet-Up at Skinnys BallroomSkinny's Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto Boulevard
March 1210pm-1am
The Finishing Dutch - CLOSING PARTYMaggie Mae's, 512 Trinity St
March 12
10pm-2am
Thrillist Rocktails
The Rattle Inn, 610 Nueces StLive Band Karaoke! Hosted by Asher Roth and Rooftop Sets by The Hood Internet,Brenton Duvall and Valida.
Karaoke
Tuesday, March 13
March 139am-11am
Do.coms Hangover Breakfast 2012Pig Vicious bacon food truck, 6th and Trinity
March 1310am-12pm
The Great British BreakfastCedar Street Courtyard, 208 West 4th Street
Admit it, after loading up on nuclear tacos and BBQ briskets all weekend, u might just be
pining for a good ol fashioned english breakfast, no?
Free Food
March 1312-11pm
Sx Fusion II: Where Music and Tech CollideJoe's Crab Shack, 600 East Riverside DrNoms by Joe's Crab Shack + Make Your Own SxFusion T-Shirt by Kong
Free Food
March 131-7pm
Hype Machines HYPE HOTEL presented by Feed The Beat504 Trinity StFeaturing lineups curated by Aquarium Drunkard, My Old Kentucky Blog, Gorilla vs Bear,
I Guess Im Floating, Nialler 9, No Modest Bear, Yours Truly, Song by Toad and
CreamTeam
Live Music
March 133-3pm
Twittamentary SXSWi Mar 13 ScreeningHilton Hotel Austin, 500 E 4th St Austin, TX 78701
March 133-7pm
SXSW 2012 MusicTech MeetupThe Belmont Lounge, 305 W. 6th St
March 134-6pm
Planet Quebec VIP Kick-Off ReceptionSpill, 212 E. 6th St
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 134-6pm
SXSW Block PartyAustin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Exhibit Hall 3/4
Free Drinks
March 134-7pm
HomeAway Presents: Party in the ParkBrush Square Park, 409 East 5th StreetFree beer, wine, and food-truck inspired buffet. Bands include George DeVore, The
Midgetmen, La Snacks and Dawn Over Zero.
Badge Required
Free Food
Free Drinks
March 134:30-8pm
TaskRabbit Presents: March Madness PartyTaskRabbit Park, 307 East 2nd StCelebrate day one of March Madness with cold beers and a pop-a-shot tournament
Free Drinks
March 135-12pm
Pandora Discovery DenAntone's, 213 West 5th Street
March 135-7pm
Pandora Happy Hour CasinoAntone's, 213 West 5th Street
March 136-9pm
The Interactive Awards Pre-Party and Ceremony Presented by HPHilton Austin Downtown, 500 E. 4th St, 6th FloorPresenting first ever SXSW Interactive Hall of Fame award to HappyCog founder, Jeffrey
Zeldman
Badge Required
March 13-
3rd Annual SXSW MusicTech Happy Hour Free FoodFree Drinks
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March 136-11pm
Quantum Collective Southwest InvasionThe Chuggin' Monkey, 219 East 6th Street
March 136pm-2am
mixtape marketing & Bearded Pony present Make Fuzzy TracksSXSW PartyKey Bar, 617 W 6th St
March 136:30-9:30pm
Code for America @ SXSW: Brigade Launch PartyAustin City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street
March 137-10pm
Panache SXSW Annual Preview Party @Scoot InnScoot Inn, 1308 E 4th St
No Badge Required
Live Music
March 138:30pm-2am
The Interactive Closing Party Presented by (mt) Media TempleStubb's Austin, 801 Red River StPerformances by Kasabian, Miike Snow and more
Badge Required
Live Music
March 139-11pm
Pond5 Media Makers Soire SXSW 2012Maggie Mae's Rooftop, 323 East 6th Street , Rooftop
Free Food
Free Drinks
Live Music
March 139pm-12am
EFF SXSW Mashup PartySix Lounge, 319 Colorado St
DJ
March 139pm-12am
Robert Rodriguez and AMD Official SXSW Interactive Event WithSpecial Performances by Chingon & Tito and TarantulaACL Live at the Moody Theater, 310 W Willie Nelson Blvd
Tuesday, March 14
March 142am-6am
Austin NEVER Sleeps Official After PartyTBD
March 148pm-2am
Sony Electronics + stache media SXSW ShowcaseRED 7, 611 East 7th St