AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nicolas Cage, Jake Gyllenhaal and Selena Gomez are just some of the celebrities who have descended on Austin for the 2024 South by Southwest.
Many were celebrating their current film and TV projects or speaking on panels.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, helped kick-start this year's festival by taking part in a discussion alongside Katie Couric, Erin Haines, Brooke Shields and Nancy Wang Yuen. Prince Harry also attended the keynote address and was in the audience.
Nicolas Cage attended the premiere of his new film 'Arcadian' at the Paramount Theater on Monday, and Jake Gyllenhaal also celebrated his new film 'Road House' on the first day of the festival.
Use the gallery below to see just a few of the stars that have emerged this year.
March 8th
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 8: Jake Gyllenhaal attends the World Premiere of “Roadhouse'' during SXSW held at Paramount Theater on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 8: Post Malone attends the World Premiere of “Roadhouse” during SXSW held at the Paramount Theater on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 8: Lucas Gage attends the “Roadhouse” World Premiere during SXSW held at Paramount Theater on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios)
Conor McGregor (left) and Jake Gyllenhaal arrive at the world premiere of 'Road House' during opening day of the South by Southwest Film Festival on Friday, March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. . (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 8: Duchess Meghan attends the “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives” event during the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on March 8, 2024. To: How Women Lead on and Off Screen” panel. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, Texas – March 8: (From left) Erin Haines, Duchess Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and Nancy Wang Yuen present “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Stories: 2024 How Women Lead On and Off Screen” panel speaks on stage at the SXSW Conference & Festival at the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
On Friday, March 8, 2024, Prince Harry delivered the keynote address on the opening day of the South by Southwest Conference, titled “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Stories: How Women Lead on and Off Screen.” in Austin, Texas, which was attended by his wife, Duchess Meghan, who is not pictured. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 8: (Pictured right) “Breaking Barriers, Shaping the Narrative: How Women Lead on and Off Screen” at the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival held at the Austin Convention Center in March Duchess Meghan and Katie Couric, Duchess of Sussex, speak on stage during the “Do You Want to Do It?'' panel in Austin, Texas, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
March 9
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 9: Conan O’Brien speaks on stage during the featured session “Conan O’Brien Must Go” at the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival on March 9 at the Austin Convention Center. (left) and Nick Kroll. 2024, Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 9: Rachel Zegler attends the “Y2K” World Premiere as part of the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festival held at the Paramount Theater on March 9, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 9: Co-writer, producer and actor Ilana Glazer will appear at Paramount during the South by Southwest Conference & Festival on March 9, 2024 in Austin, Texas.・Attended the world premiere of “Babes” held at the theater. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 9: Tom Bateman, Daisy Ridley, Matilda Lutz and Shazad Latif at Stateside at the Paramount on March 9, 2024 in Austin, Texas Attended the world premiere of “Magpie” during the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MAGPIE)
Damar Hamlin with guests at SXSW Sport Truck Presented by Sportico held at The Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Seth Reissig/Sportico, Getty Images)
March 10
Selena Gomez will be speaking at the featured session “Mindfulness Over Perfection:” to be held at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Conference on Sunday, March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Participate in “Understanding the Reality of Mental Health.” (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
The Hollywood Reporter's Daisy Ridley (left) attends a featured session at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Conference on Sunday, March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Mia Galuppo. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 10: (LR) 2024 SXSW Conference and Festival Featured Session “On With Kara Swisher Live” held at the Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas Mark Cuban and Carla Swisher speak on stage. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
Rosario Dawson, Abrima Elwire and James Fallon attend SXSW Warehouse held at 800 Congress on March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Bryn Osborn/WWD via Getty Images)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 10: Megan Rapinoe attends the Vox Media Podcast Stage hosted by Atlassian at SXSW on March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Vox Media)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 10: Tom Brady and Carmelo Anthony attend the Delta Air Lines Dinner at SXSW on March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kahn/Getty Images for Delta Airlines)
March 11
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 11: Nicolas Cage attends the “Arcadian” World Premiere as part of the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festival held at the Paramount Theater on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Astrida Varygorski/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 11: Jesse Eisenberg attends “Sasquatch Sunset'' during the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival held at the Paramount Theater on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. ” attended the Texas premiere. (Photo by Rick Kahn/WireImage)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 11: Jesse Eisenberg (L) and Nathan Zellner attend the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival held at the Paramount Theater on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Attended the Texas premiere of “Sasquatch Sunset.'' (Photo by Rick Kahn/WireImage)
AUSTIN, Texas – MARCH 11: Yvonne Lambert, Josh Lambert, and Toto Miranda of Octopus Project during the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival at Paramount Theater in Austin on March 11, 2024 attended the Texas premiere of “Sasquatch Sunset.'' , Texas. (Photo by Rick Kahn/WireImage)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 11: Nathan Zellner attends “Sasquatch Sunset” during the 2024 SXSW Conference & Festival at the Paramount Theater on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Attended the Texas premiere of. (Photo by Rick Kahn/WireImage)
Mel Eslin and Mark Duplass attend Deadline Studios during the SXSW Film & TV Festival at Thompson Austin on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Wes Ellis/Deadline via Getty Images)
Karan Soni attends SXSW Film Festival Deadline Studios at Thompson Austin on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Wes Ellis/Deadline via Getty Images)
Tommy Chong attends Deadline Studios during the SXSW Film Festival at Thompson Austin on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Wes Ellis/Deadline via Getty Images)
Cheech Marin, David Bushell, and Tommy Chong attend Deadline Studios during the SXSW Film Festival at Thompson Austin on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by: Wes Ellis/Deadline via Getty Images)
This story will be updated as more SXSW events take place.
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