https://thenextweb.com/insider/2020/03/06/sxsw-has-officially-been-canceled-amid-coronavirus-concerns/ > South by Southwest, the huge music, technology, and film festival in Austin, has been canceled for the first time in 34 years. By now, the culprit is no surprise: Coronavirus. > “After careful deliberation, there was no acceptable path forward that would mitigate the risk enough to protect our community,” said Dr. Mark Escott, Austin’s public health medical director.