Looking to spot a celeb at SXSW? You’ve come to the right place. Each year, the Spill the ATX team publishes a list of celebrities confirmed to attend South By Southwest and SXSW 2026 is no different.

In regards to speculation, we will publish separate posts so bookmark this page. Please note, this list will be continuously updated up until the festival begins.

This list only contains CONFIRMED celebrities attending SXSW 2026.

As usual, the term “celebrity” is difficult to define. Most of the list will be comprised of actors who have started to make a name for themselves. Some musicians, athletes and comedians will make the list due to their level of awareness. If you see someone missing from the list that you feel should be included, please DM us on social.

Also, because other events coincide with South By, we will include those known performers and guests as well, should the dates fall March 12 through 18.

Keep in mind that appearances are always subject to change.

And now, here are the confirmed celebrities attending SXSW 2026:

• Christina Aguilera – Performing at Sips and Sounds Fest on Friday, March 13.
• Judd Apatow – Director of Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
• Maude Apatow – Director of Poetic License
• Kevin Bacon – Director of Family Movie
• Penn Badgley – Taking part in Podcast Movement Evolutions.
• Alexandra Barreto – Taking part in an acting round table on March 14.
• Drew Brees – Speaking about Flag Football and Building a Global Sport for LA28 on March 18 at the Marriott.
• Brené Brown – Appearing at the Vox Media Podcast Stage, taking place March 13 through 15.
• Steve Carell – Taking part in HBO’s Rooster panel.
• Sydney Chandler – Honoree at Austin Film Awards + the film Anima.
• Charley Crockett – Premiering a documentary and headlining a showcase.
• Mark Cuban – Inc.’s Founders House, happening March 13 through 15.
• Jamie Lee Curtis – Presenting a panel titled: If Not Now, When, If Not Me, Who? Pivoting and Manifesting!
• Larry David – Taking part in a panel titled: A Waste of Time.
• Danielle Deadwyler – Taking part in HBO’s Rooster panel.
• Vince Gilligan – Taking part in a panel titled: Albuquerque Aftermath: From Breaking Bad to Pluribus.
• Andy Grammer – Taking part in Podcast Movement Evolutions.
• Calvin Harris – Performing at Sips and Sounds Fest on Saturday, March 14.
• Maya Hawke – Taking part in Podcast Movement Evolutions.
• David E. Kelly – Showrunner of Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
• Michael Patrick King – Director/ Showrunner of The Comeback.
• Bill Lawrence – Taking part in HBO’s Rooster panel.
• Ayden Mayeri – Director of Summer 2000: The X-Cetera Story.
• Ego Nwodim –  Hosting the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards.
• Rhea Seehorn – Taking part in a panel titled: Albuquerque Aftermath: From Breaking Bad to Pluribus.
• Kyra Sedgwick – Director of Family Movie.
• Miriam Shor – Director of My NDA.
• John Stamos – Fast Company Grill, happening March 13 through 16.
• Rider Strong – Taking part in an acting round table on March 14.
• Lili Taylor – Speaking at the session titled: It All Begins With Birds – Insights, Joy and Lessons From Avian Life.
• Robin Tunney – Starring in Ugly Cry.
• Lainey Wilson – Premiering a documentary and headlining a showcase.
• Mark Wystrach – Wystrach and his band Midland will perform at Rodeo Austin on March 18.
• Lola Young – the Grammy winning British singer-songwriter, most known for the song Messy, will perform at the Rolling Stone Future of Music showcase.

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