The SXSW 2012 Official Party Guide!

The SXSW 2012 Official Party Guide: Friday, March 9!

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When: 6 PM Where: Frost Bank Tower, 401 Congress Ave. Why: Who doesn't want to party 17 stories above?! Get that first class view. [Details]

A Celebration of American Start Ups

When: 7 PM Where: Austin Music Hall, 208 Nueces St. Why: Celebrate the current wave of US tech-related entrepreneurship and startups with Reid Hoffman, Steve Case, and other guests. [Details]

AT&T Mobile App Hackathon

When: 6 PM Where: Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St. Why: Learn from designers about apps you use everyday! [Details]

App Hackathon Presented by Zypr

When: 7 PM Where: Austin Music Hall, 208 Nueces St. Why: The official SXSW overnight hackathon for mobile and HTML5 developers to compete for great prizes. [Details]

Techset Party

When: 8 PM Where: The Parish, 214 East 6th Street Why: For the 4th consecutive year The Techset will once again kick-off SXSW Interactive with an evening that brings together the new influencers to celebrate. [Details]

20x2 Party

When: 8 PM Where: Skinny's Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto Boulevard Why: Amazing, poignant, moving, and funny 2-minute presentations by 20 of new media's most creative minds. [Details]

Tech Karaoke

When: 8 PM Where: The Stage on Sixth, 508 East 6th Street Why: Join the TechKaraoke team and Twonky for an evening full of live band karaoke and classic DJ karaoke! [Details]