South by Southwest

Month : March
Place : Austin, U.S.A
Famous For : Music Festival
Attractions : Largest music festival in U.S.A, Films, Conferences, Austin Music Awards.

South By Southwest is the largest music festival in U.S.A held every March at Austin, the capital city of Texas. A grand showcase of over 2000 performers playing in more than 90 venues around downtown Austin over four days makes this festival an exclusive event. Tagged as the largest music festivals in the United States, South By Southwest is basically an industrial event. It traces its origin in 1987 as a way to draw attention and garner recognition for local acts, but since then the festival has blossomed into a behemoth, with films and conferences now on the schedule. It's also one of the hottest tourist destination in U.S.A as going along with the mantra "Every thing's bigger in Texas."

Major Attractions

This musical gala in Austin, U.S.A links locally with events such as the annual Austin Music Awards show and other important events. This festival is the highest revenue-producing event for the Austin economy. South By Southwest festival has become one of the world's premiere film festivals, focusing on new directing talent. In 2010 festival, which took place March 12"21, nearly 2,000 bands were officially scheduled to perform in a record attendance of over 13,000 industry representatives. Though traditionally the Austin Music Awards kick off the festival, this year it marked the closing ceremony.