SXSW festival
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The SXSW festival is a major annual event in Austin, Texas that showcases music, film, and interactive media, drawing artists, innovators, and audiences from around the world.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T749772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SXSW festival Context triple: [Austin, knownFor, SXSW festival]
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A.
Bumbershoot Festival
Bumbershoot Festival is a long-running annual arts and music festival in Seattle featuring a wide range of performances, including live music, comedy, theater, film, and visual arts.
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Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
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C.
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival is an annual multi-day music, food, and wine festival in California’s Napa Valley that features major musical acts alongside culinary and wine experiences.
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D.
PeakFest
PeakFest is an annual community street festival in Apex, North Carolina, featuring local vendors, live entertainment, food, and family-friendly activities.
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E.
NEON Festival
NEON Festival is an annual arts and culture event in Norfolk, Virginia, showcasing public art, live performances, and creative community activities in the city’s NEON (New Energy of Norfolk) District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SXSW festival Target entity description: The SXSW festival is a major annual event in Austin, Texas that showcases music, film, and interactive media, drawing artists, innovators, and audiences from around the world.
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A.
Bumbershoot Festival
Bumbershoot Festival is a long-running annual arts and music festival in Seattle featuring a wide range of performances, including live music, comedy, theater, film, and visual arts.
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B.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
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C.
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival is an annual multi-day music, food, and wine festival in California’s Napa Valley that features major musical acts alongside culinary and wine experiences.
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D.
PeakFest
PeakFest is an annual community street festival in Apex, North Carolina, featuring local vendors, live entertainment, food, and family-friendly activities.
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E.
NEON Festival
NEON Festival is an annual arts and culture event in Norfolk, Virginia, showcasing public art, live performances, and creative community activities in the city’s NEON (New Energy of Norfolk) District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
conference ⓘ festival ⓘ film festival ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SXSW festival
self-link
ⓘ
surface form:
SXSW
|
| city | Austin ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| draws |
artists
ⓘ
audiences from around the world ⓘ entrepreneurs ⓘ filmmakers ⓘ media professionals ⓘ musicians ⓘ startups ⓘ technologists ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
digital culture
ⓘ
film ⓘ innovation ⓘ interactive media ⓘ music ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Louis Black
ⓘ
Louis Jay Meyers ⓘ Nick Barbaro ⓘ Roland Swenson ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| fullName |
SXSW festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
South by Southwest
|
| hasActivity |
concerts
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film screenings ⓘ keynote talks ⓘ networking events ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ startup pitch competitions ⓘ trade show ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
SXSW EDU
ⓘ
SXSW festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SXSW Film
SXSW festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SXSW Gaming
SXSW festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SXSW Interactive
SXSW festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SXSW Music
|
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
premiering films
ⓘ
showcasing emerging artists ⓘ technology launches ⓘ |
| organizer |
SXSW festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SXSW, LLC
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sxsw.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SXSW festival Description of subject: The SXSW festival is a major annual event in Austin, Texas that showcases music, film, and interactive media, drawing artists, innovators, and audiences from around the world.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South by Southwest
this entity surface form:
SXSW LLC