Lite + Brite’s Guide to Fusebox 2026

If you thought we were done with festivals just because SxSW is behind us, you thought wrong. Austin’s next multi-day, multi-venue arts festival is Fusebox, coming up April 15-19.

Fusebox comprises dozens of performances and installations across a broad range of media. Some cost money, some do not. All have the possibility to sell out, so we recommend getting tickets in advance. It is hard to predict what any Fusebox show will actually entail. Probably some combination of dance / improv / music / digital art / drag / poetry / percussion / puppets / fire. Based on what we know about the various spaces and artists involved, below are a few of our recs for this year. But you should definitely choose your own adventure, and tell us about everything you discover + love.

WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!?!?!?!??!: Failure, Art, and Accountability at the End Beginning End?! Beginning?? End of the World, by Andie Flores, at Ground Floor Theatre
Utterly no idea what to expect from this one, but Andie Flores as a rule does great work, and this program’s name is *chef’s kiss*.

Browser History, by Luna Davis, Lenyx Dickey, Lillyanne Pham, Ivan Zhao, at the Museum of Human Achievement.
A net art gallery. We’ve already looked through a few pieces of the net art appearing in this showcase, so we can confirm that it’s cool!

Rainforest Reverb 02, by Rolling Ryot, at State of Texas Garage A
A sound-art installation in a parking garage. Last time we saw Rolling Ryot, it was 2020 and they were setting fire to a dumpster. Good to see what this crew is up to.

Spacetime Rodeo, by Graham Reynolds, at the Hampton Inn Parking Garage Rooftop
Listen, parking garages are just great musical venues, okay? This one promises a pedal steel, a string quartet, a horn section, a vibraphone, and a rhythm section.

One-man John Wick, by Woody Fu, at Ground Floor Theatre
I have never seen any of the John Wick movies, but I am absolutely going to see this performer single-handedly reenact all of them.

Free Synthesizer, by the Semi-Modulars, at dadaLab
Live electronic music composed and performed entirely by students at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Welcome to Hell, by Mark Vigeant, at Ground Floor Theatre
Cannot tell you anything about this, but we are a sucker for good copywriting, and this copy is incredible.

TOAST, by Jess Dobkin, at Springdale Station
Not totally sure what’s going to happen here, either, but this lineup of performers is crème de la Austin crème.

Some Crumb of God, by Hannah Spector, at Crashbox
This involves some video art, maybe? Who knows; however, having watched Hannah Spector once break up with 15 people in a shed in the course of two hours, we trust her to make this worth our while.

Fusebox Festival Hub, at Bambino’s and Stargazer
Three nights of parties with other cool Austin arts people. Even if you don’t get tickets to a single show, you should go hang out. Maybe we’ll see you there!