The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival will be Nov. 13-15

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Mark your calendar: Our 15th Texas Tribune Festival is happening Nov. 13-15 in downtown Austin.

We’re bringing together Texas’ and the nation’s boldest thinkers and doers for three days of exciting interviews and interactive experiences guaranteed to engage, challenge and surprise. And we want you there.

The Texas Tribune Festival isn’t just another political event — it's where big ideas meet real action. As an attendee, you’ll join conversations shaping the future of education, the economy, health care, energy, technology, public safety, culture and the arts, and more — with those driving decisions in Texas and across the nation.

TribFest gives you an up-close look at how big ideas take shape — and how they affect your life. And the on-stage conversations are only the beginning. Over three days, you’ll connect with fellow Texans, engage directly with experts and leaders, and leave inspired to bring your own big ideas to life in your community. The impact of TribFest lasts long after our gathering together in Austin.

We kick things off the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 12, with our Franklin Barbecue feast. Our first full day of programs on Thursday, Nov. 13, will be bigger than ever before, leading up to our opening keynote that evening. Friday the 14th brings a jam-packed schedule of events all over downtown Austin, and on Saturday, Nov. 15, we also bring the conversation onto Austin’s iconic Congress Avenue for our free, daylong street fest of conversations and fun interactive experiences from TribFest partners and supporters. TribFeast, our dinner fundraiser to support our nonprofit newsroom, will be Friday night. And TribFest culminates Saturday night with our closing keynote.

Be sure to sign up for Festival updates now, so you can learn more about our lineup and other exciting program announcements. Tickets for #TribFest25 go on sale this spring. We’ll have discounts for Tribune members, students and educators, as well as opportunities to upgrade your Festival experience.

TribFest will be here sooner than you think. We can’t wait for you to join the conversation.