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Downtown Austin Alliance PresentsFuture of Downtown 2026
The Paramount Theatre
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Doors: 5:30pm
Show: 6:30pm
Welcome to the Future of Downtown presented by the Downtown Austin Alliance. As downtown’s steward and champion, we’re bringing the best parts of our vibrant city to the iconic Paramount Theatre to celebrate with our community partners, stakeholders, members, and future leaders. This high-energy event is a chance to connect, reflect, and look ahead together.
The evening will feature key insights from our annual State of Downtown report, hear from new CEO & President, Davon Barbour, on insights which will help shape the future of Austin. Guests will enjoy an immersive experience that captures the city’s creative spirit—complete with local artists, music, light bites, and drinks.
Created by the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Future of Downtown event is a platform for celebrating progress, spotlighting transformative projects, and sharing valuable data that drives decision-making across industries. At its core, this event honors the unique blend of innovation and culture that makes Downtown Austin an exciting place to live, work, and invest.
All Tickets to the Future of Downtown Include:
Networking hour with light bites
Live music and art
Downtown Austin swag
About the State of Downtown Report
Downtown Austin is one the most dynamic urban cores in the world and an important anchor to our region. Home to world-renowned events, a hotbed for real estate development and innovation, and the city’s center for social activity and civic engagement, downtown has sustained its vitality over the past three decades.
The annual State of Downtown report is a market snapshot illustrating downtown's central role as Austin’s economic, governmental and cultural center. This report provides benchmark data behind Austin's most important economic sectors, including real estate development, office and employment statistics, residential analysis, tourism, safety, parks and placemaking, homelessness and mobility downtown while sharing our accomplishments & priorities for the next few years.
2026 Downtown Awards
Every year, the Downtown Austin Alliance recognizes dedicated people who make significant contributions or outstanding improvements to our downtown community at our annual Future of Downtown event. Recognition will be given to awardees in two categories: Meredith Powell Award for Community Culture & Downtown Vision Award. Learn about the Downtown Awards here.
2026 Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities available for our signature event. If you're interested in supporting the event, please reach out to Olivia Larson at [email protected].
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Event Venue
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave,Austin,TX,United States
Tickets
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