Future of Downtown
Thank you for joining our 2025 event!
Welcome to the Future of Downtown presented by the Downtown Austin Alliance! As downtown’s steward and champion, we annually curate the best parts of downtown to celebrate Downtown Austin with our community partners, stakeholders and future leaders.
At our 2025 event, we highlighted findings from our annual State of Downtown report, shared wisdom and inspiration from our new President & CEO, Davor Barbour, and showcased the vibe of Austin through local artists, rockin’ musicians and more.
About the State of Downtown Report
Downtown Austin is one the most dynamic urban cores in the world and an important anchor to our region. Home to world-renowned events, a hotbed for real estate development and innovation, and the city’s center for social activity and civic engagement, downtown has sustained its vitality over the past three decades.
The annual State of Downtown report is a market snapshot illustrating downtown’s central role as Austin’s economic, governmental and cultural center. This report provides benchmark data behind Austin’s most important economic sectors, including real estate development, office and employment statistics, residential analysis, tourism, safety, parks and placemaking, homelessness and mobility downtown while sharing our accomplishments & priorities for the next few years.
Explore Previous State of Downtown Reports
Future of Downtown Awards
Every year, the Downtown Austin Alliance recognizes dedicated people who make significant contributions or outstanding improvements to our downtown community at our annual Future of Downtown event. Recognition will be given to awardees in three categories: Meredith Powell Award for Community Culture, Downtown Vision Award and Ambassador of the Year Award.
Congratulations to all of our 2025 Future of Downtown Award winners!
Past Future of Downtown Events
Future of Downtown 2024
We had a fabulous time celebrating the Future of Downtown at ACL Live! Thank you for celebrating over 30 years of the Downtown Austin Alliance with us. We began the evening by introducing our 2024 State of Downtown report, showcasing our new Downtown...
Learn More⟶Future of Downtown 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended the Future of Downtown: Downtown on Demand and all who helped make this event possible! We released our 5th annual State of Downtown report, announced our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan and presented our 2023 Annual Report at the event...
Learn More⟶Future of Downtown 2022
Thank you to everyone that attended our 2022 Future of Downtown: A celebration of Austin presented by the Downtown Austin Alliance. We loved celebrating the growth of Downtown Austin at this year’s community-centered event. Let’s reminisce on the memories we...
Learn More⟶Future of Downtown 2020
Austin has enjoyed remarkable growth for many years now. Downtown Austin entered this decade in a position of incredible strength, with growth in nearly every sector of our urban core. And then, in March 2020, with the cancellation of SXSW,...
Learn More⟶Thank you to our 2025 Future of Downtown Sponsors
