First Thursday

For over a decade, First Thursday has been a tradition deeply rooted in Austin’s DNA. The closure of First Thursday at South Congress Hotel on May 7th truly marks the end of an era. But not the end of the tradition. Moving forward, King Louie, Trenton and the original First Thursday team in collaboration with Housewives, Secret Disco Society and CLIQ are heading to Rainey Street! Hotel Van Zandt and The Modern become the epicenter of the continuation of the original First Thursday, with a party spanning an entire city block on Rainey to Bungalow, Augustines, Lucille's, Victory Lap, Bar Fino, Electric Shuffle, Bar Hacienda and more. Rainey is SO BACK --- The Modern & Hotel Van Zandt: Continuation of the Original First Thursday - 6p to 10p Thought you saw the last of the original South Congress First Thursday? King Louie and team are back and better than ever with two floors of live music at Hotel Van Zandt and an unforgettable after party at The Modern Bar. Skip the line and gain VIP and after party access using this link. Bungalow: Real Housewives of Austin & CLIQ - 6p to 1a Free Carabuena Tequila cocktails and mini shots from 6-8PM. $1 Rocks and Frozens from 7-9p. Vendor market highlighting local luxury brands until 9p. Singer songwriter Graham Wilkinson on the porch until 10 PM. CLIQ Music Showcase featuring Sarah Pederzani from 9-11p. Dj Reckshop from 11p to close. Raffle: Every Thursday one lucky guest who checks in will win a FREE Wakesurf Session with ATX Wakesurf — ($100 Value), 4 tickets to the concourse show of the weekend ($Priceless) and 6 Prana Wellness classes ($200). Must rsvp and check in to be eligible. Augustine: Secret Disco Society - 6p-1a Lineup: K.Mazz B2B Tripper / Littsanti / Sirvice / Crizzly Remember what it felt like to run into 3 different Hinge matches within 5 minutes of entering the bar, proceed to black out, dance on a table until the bouncer (or your friends) yelled at you to get down while Mo Bamba is playing? This is going to be way better than that and the djs probably won't play Mo Bamba but that feeling of being young, wild, and free will definitely be there. -SDS merch available & Disco Girls will be OUT -Raffle: 1 limited merch item to one lucky partygoer! We're bringing Rainey back with, a little more polish, a little more depth and still plenty of trouble in the best way. Lucille's Patio Lounge: Austin Venture Association - 7-9p Join the forefront of Austin's venture scene at a monthly happy hour connecting founders, VCs and angel investors. RSVP HERE Victory Lap: Silent Disco Hosting a silent disco curated by Alex Alfonso, with two DJs, disco balls, lasers in the trees, smoke machines, and zero noise complaints. Bar Fino: 7-11p Nat Villan will doing a vinyl set and Bar Fino will be serving $5 sourdough, $5 drafts and $10 spritz’s all night. Bar Hacienda: 7p-1a J buttah and Gxldbloom will be doing a set from 7p - 1a. $12 cocktails all day and Cuban sandwich pop up by Oye Chico. Electric Shuffle: Activating their patio for First Thursdays with a Live DJ, $25 margaritas pitchers, $7 wells, and $5 beers.