Organizers are coming together to help small-business owners, bartenders, hospitality workers, artists and others grappling with the cancellation of South by Southwest.
The annual festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Austin each spring, bringing money that many locals count on.
Here鈥檚 how some groups are trying to provide support:
- Some 70 local organizations and businesses started a GoFundMe with the goal of raising $100,000 to help affected artists, venues and events in the Red River Cultural District. They鈥檙e also trying to relocate events that no longer have venues and put on replacement shows.
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- Austin Community Foundation is accepting donations for individuals and small businesses impacted by the cancellation. Both and Austin Mayor Steve Adler have encouraged people to donate to the fund.
- The Austin-based advertising agency organized a GoFundMe to raise money for local venues, restaurants, bars and hotels. T3 says it plans to give out the money as 鈥渟urprise tips鈥� to servers, bartenders, housekeepers, rideshare drivers and others affected by the cancellation.
- The organization made a fund called "Relief for Austin" to support people in the food and drink industry who are being affected. Businesses or individuals can apply for funds .
- Another group asked creatives, service industry workers and others to submit how much income they鈥檙e losing. People can donate to these individuals, which are , via apps like Venmo and PayPal.
