SXSW London Returns in 2026 — Dates and Ticket Details

SXSW London announced on Monday, September 22, 2025 that the festival will return to the English capital for a second consecutive year. The European edition is scheduled for June 1 through June 6, 2026, and tickets will be offered beginning October 20, 2025 via the festival’s official site.

Last year’s London program spread across Shoreditch venues in June and included highlights such as Tems’ live set on Billboard’s The Stage, the European premiere of the Eminem documentary Stans, and a visit from King Charles.

Organizers have opened submissions for the 2026 conference, music and screen strands. Conference session proposals will undergo a public review phase before an advisory panel and the editorial team make final selections; music and screen entries will be evaluated through industry jury voting.

Key submission deadlines are as follows: conference proposals close on December 7, 2025 (public voting begins on December 8, 2025), music submissions close on November 24, 2025, and screen submissions close on December 31, 2025.

SXSW London also unveiled 15 conference tracks focused on forward-looking topics such as artificial intelligence, startup innovation and immersive realities. In 2025 the festival received 9,868 submissions across its three verticals and saw around 40,000 public votes for the conference strand. The program ultimately featured roughly 400 talks, 1,067 speakers, 562 live music performances and 114 film and television screenings.

Katy Arnander, SXSW London’s director of programming, said the event’s mission is to cultivate a meeting point for technology, business and creative communities. She added that the 2026 edition will build on the debut’s momentum by broadening the range of voices and disciplines represented, encouraging unexpected encounters and fostering ambitious conversations in one of the world’s leading capitals.

For ticket information and to submit proposals, visit the festival’s website: sxswlondon.com.

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