FIRST THURSDAY
Austin's favorite street meets Austin's favorite party. First Thursdays at South Congress Hotel is our signature monthly event that features a live performance by an up-and-coming local act, DJs throughout our spaces, drink specials, pop-up activations and more.
This Austin tradition runs deep: on the first Thursday of every month, businesses along South Congress Avenue historically kept their doors open late and banded together to celebrate the essence of Austin — a celebration of local music, art and culture. Since we opened in September 2015, we've kept the festivities going and highlighted what makes our city special. We're proud that Austin's local music community has been represented on our stage with bands like The Black Pumas, CAPYAC, and The Peterson Brothers all joining the First Thursday lineup.
It’s tradition, y’all. Welcome the glorious 2026 return of First Thursday - our neighborhood line-around-the-block party - back this week on 2.5, with a live performance by Bobby Murray and DJ sets by Celly + KCMeRollin + CRG + Honeypocket + King Louie all over the hotel.
SCH’s signature monthly event is free + open to all, always. Good times brought to you by our partners Happen Twice+ powered by WERD. We’re proud to be partying for a good cause for the fourth year in a row: a portion of drink sales will be donated to help support our friend at the SIMS Foundation and their support of our local Austin music community all night long.
Roll through like a regular this year: Maie Day's First Thursday fastpass is back in style, too, including (MICHELIN Recommended) food and drink + quicker entry into the event + shorter bar lines, too. Pre-sales are open now via the link in our bio - $40 includes skip-the-line entry in starting at 6PM, a DJ set from Honeypocket inside, a welcome cocktail when you arrive with private cash bar access, and your favorite steakhouse bites served all night, including gimme burgers, fries, steak bites, chips + queso, dusted chicken wings, cheesecake bites, and more. Select number available at the door.
When we said First Thursday Forever - we really meant it! 🙂🙂🙂