Our mission is to create, preserve and enhance the vibe, vitality and value of Downtown Austin for everyone.
What's New Downtown
Submit Your Future of Downtown Award Nominations
Recognize Those Transforming Downtown & Influencing Its Culture
Submit Your Nomination⟶Apply to XOXO Fellowships
Photography and Videography Fellowship Applications Open Now
Submit by 2/18⟶Downtown Business Grants
Façade Improvement Grant and Construction Impact Relief Grant available now
Learn More & Apply⟶State of Downtown Q3 Flash Report
Stay updated on downtown's development, markets & more in this quarterly report
Read the Report⟶VIBE Impact Report
See how our inaugural VIBE Downtown amplified the art, culture and vibe in Downtown Austin
See the Report⟶Downtown Events
Find your next WOW downtown on our Downtown Events Calendar
Explore Downtown Events⟶Keeping Downtown Clean & Safe
Through direct services like our Downtown Ambassador program, we make downtown a cleaner, safer and more welcoming place.
Downtown News
Valentine’s Day 2026
Need a hot date idea in these cold Texas times? Downtown Austin is full of ways to impress your Valentine! Cover Photo by XOXO Photography Fellow Ismael Quintanilla III Brunch: Start the Day Off Right La Condesa Taking them to...
Learn More⟶City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance Announce Joint Task Force to Address Homelessness in Downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – The City of Austin and Downtown Austin Alliance announce the Downtown Homelessness Task Force, a cross-agency initiative to reduce homelessness in Downtown Austin by curbing the inflow of newly unhoused individuals and increasing the number of people transitioning...
Learn More⟶Fit & Active in Downtown Austin
Updated August 2025 and January 2023. Originally published July 22, 2021. The benefits of regular physical activity are nearly endless, among them lowering your blood pressure, improving your mood and reducing your risk for a variety of health conditions. Once...
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