Sat, May 02
|EAST END BALLROOM
KUT Festival
Celebrating the people, ideas, music, and culture that make Austin “Austin.”
Time & Location
May 02, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
EAST END BALLROOM, 4715 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78702, USA
About the event
Join Torch Literary Arts at the inaugural KUT Festival! Stop by our table, meet the team, and learn more about our work amplifying Black women writers across the diaspora.
And don't miss the amazing lineup of programs from our friends at the Texas Book Festival, including the Austin Poetry Showcase, moderated by our own Amanda Johnston, Torch's Founder/Executive Director, featuring Cecily Parks, Sasha West, Chad Bennett, Roger Reeves, and Lisa Olstein.
When: May 2, 2026, at 11:15 a.m.
Where: Texas Book Talks Stage - Back Yard at East End Ballroom
Get Tickets - Registration is FREE
About the Festival