Edge City Showcase
Explore the cross-sections of AI x philosophy, cryptography, health, culture, governance and biotech through a series of events each day with our existing global community and those who are curious about Edge City.
Edge City Austin 2025 will serve as an energizing prelude to SXSW, offering a grounding experience built on thoughtful social infrastructure, like an opening to encourage social connections, daily workouts, having a dynamic coworking space, while advancing a techno-optimistic future through engaging workshops, a week long hackathon and collaboration on new projects.
Edge City Austin @ SXSW:
Building the Future Together
What Is It?
An immersive week-long gathering blending innovation, collaboration, and living.
A vibrant prelude to SXSW, designed to foster innovation and community.
What You’ll Experience
Cutting-Edge Programming: Talks, workshops, and hackathons led by top thinkers in AI, education biotech, cryptography, and beyond.
Collaborative Spaces: Co-working areas and shared meals to foster connection.
Health-Focused Design: Daily workouts, mindfulness sessions, and nutritious food to recharge.
Multigenerational Living: A family-friendly, inclusive environment.
Programming Highlights
Explore transformative ideas at the forefront of technology, society, and innovation.
AI x Philosophy
Exploring how AI transforms fundamental questions about existence.
Crypto & Cryptography
Building trust and privacy in the digital age.
Health & Biotech
Frontier breakthroughs reshaping human potential.
Hard Tech
Developing the tools of tomorrow.
Future of Cities
Envisioning sustainable, innovative communities.
Families & Education
Designing systems that empower the next generation.
Edge Nexus Hackathon
The launch and first week of our imaginative year-long buildathon initiative.
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Dates: March 2-7, 2025
Location: Keiretsu + Hotel Magdalena, Austin, TX
Format: Co-created unconference with talks, workshops, coworking, health programming, and hackathons.
Size: 150-300 full-time participants; 500 daily attendees.
How to attend: Grab a ticket here. For folks who need a discount, you can apply and your application will be reviewed by the team.
Edge City is a ‘society incubator’ dedicated to advancing human flourishing. We create environments perfect for practical experimentation with new ideas, technology, culture, and organizations committed to moving humanity toward a brighter future.
We've developed a new format of gathering that is best suited for experimentation to further human flourishing. We call them “popup villages.” These villages last 1–2 months and bring together 1,000 people to live and collaborate, with roughly 200-300 of those being full-time residents. The temporary nature of these events creates freedom to experiment outside of the box, mixed with a shared sense of urgency and ambition to build and ship before the end of the month, similar to a college semester.
We create environments where you can do your best work while feeling your best — from daily workouts and healthy meals to good sleep and mindful habits. It's innovation at its most creative, health at its most natural, and community at its most fun.
Besides our popup villages, we also host occasional satellite events, like this event in Austin.
Learn more about Edge City here.
Edge City Austin is designed for curious, high-agency individuals who want to collaborate on the frontier of technology, culture, and society.
Whether you’re a:
Builder or technologist,
Researcher or academic,
Innovator on new educational models,
Artist or creative thinker,
…you’ll find a community of peers who are eager to co-create and push boundaries. It’s also perfect for families and people looking for a more immersive, connected alternative to traditional conferences.
Simply go here and buy a ticket!
For folks who need a discount, you can apply and your application will be reviewed by the team.
Edge City Austin complements SXSW by offering a more immersive, connected experience.
Living together: Participants share lodging and meals, creating a sense of community.
Collaboration-focused: Our events prioritize co-creation, workshops, and hackathons rather than passive panels.
Grounding environment: With wellness activities and thoughtful programming, Edge City a prelude to SXSW, designed to set the tone for an inspiring week.
Our program is designed for week-long participants, but we welcome visitors for select events.
Day passes may be available closer to the event date. Check back for updates or join our mailing list to stay informed.
Edge City Austin will take place at:
Hotel Magdalena, on S Congress Ave, in Austin, TX.
Keiretsu for coworking and workshops. The venues are centrally located and easily accessible from downtown Austin. More details will be provided to participants who purchase tickets.
Early Bird Note: All tickets are 10% off with our Early Bird Prices until January 22nd
Hotel Magdalena Option
If you book your stay at Hotel Magdalena for 4 nights or more via this link you can redeem a free ticket to the event. Please upload your booking confirmation in the ticket portal.
Standard Tickets
To join Edge City Austin, buy tickets here. We offer week-long tickets (2-7 March) and day passes:
- Standard Week Ticket: $350
- Standard Day Pass: $95
Kids Tickets
Additionally, we welcome kids & families reflected by our options for children (children <2 years old join free of charge):
- Child Week Ticket (2-16 years old): $115
- Child Day Pass (2-16 years old): $35
Limited Discounted Tickets Available:
To encourage students, volunteers and hackers who commit to actively build with us and submit a project by the end of Edge City Austin, we offer subsidized tickets (50% off).
If this applies to you, please apply for the scholarship in the ticket portal.
All tickets include access to all events, co-working spaces, health activities, daily meals.
Thank you to our Patrons
