SXSW London has confirmed on Monday (Sept. 22) it will return to the English capital in 2026 and announced ticket details for the upcoming event.
The European edition of SXSW will run from June 1 to 6 in east London for a second consecutive year. The 2025 edition took place throughout venues and locations in Shoreditch in June. Tickets for the event are set to launch on Oct. 20 from the festival’s website.
2025’s program saw a live performance from Tems as part of Billboard’s The Stage, a European premiere of Eminem documentary Stans, and a visit from King Charles.
Submissions for session proposals across the 2026 conference, music and screen verticals are also now open. The winning selections for the conference are reviewed by the public before being considered by an advisory group and editorial team for inclusion in the festival. The music festival and screen festival public submissions are managed by industry jury votes.
The submissions period for the conference program will close on Dec. 7, and from the following day, the public will be able to view and vote for their favorites. Submissions for the music vertical will close on Nov. 24, and close for screen on Dec. 31.
SXSW London has also announced 15 “forward-thinking” conference tracks, which include topics such as artificial intelligence, startup innovation and immersive realities. In 2025, 9,868 submissions were made across its three verticals (screen, conference, music), with the conference strand attracting 40,000 public votes. The festival featured 400 talks, 1067 speakers, 562 music performances and 114 film and TV screenings.
Katy Arnander, director of programming for SXSW London said in a statement, “Bringing SXSW to London has always been about creating a platform for convergence across technology, business and creativity. Now in our second year, that mission is more alive than ever, and the SXSW London open submissions allows us to build the festival around what is most current and vital in these sectors.
“SXSW London 2026 will build on the momentum of our debut, expanding the scope of ideas, voices and disciplines we convene,” she continued. “We want our attendees to encounter unexpected perspectives and foster bold conversations, and we’re creating an environment for groundbreaking ideas to flourish in one of the most important capital cities in the world.”
