Pocket Guide – 2013 SXSW Survival Guide

Your actual paper SXSW Pocket Guide is more important than a lot of first-timers realize. Not only can it help you build a schedule, it also contains maps of the area that will prove crucial when planning your routes and your days.

Aside from the slew of smaller clubs within the SXSW Festival, the actual Austin Convention Center itself is huge and easy to get lost in. Knowing how to get from points A to B, C, D and E will help your time in Texas go by smoothly, and you won't have to worry about trudging along in circles and missing your favorite band.

And if you do get a little lost and miss something you wanted to see? Your pocket guide will help you develop a fun Plan B (or C).