The City Fling 2026 FYI

We are thrilled to be hosting our first multi-day reader event in Austin, TX!

Our event will take place JUNE 11-13, 2026 (venue TBA on ticket day!) and will feature multiple romance authors and vendors (lineup here)!

Hotel Room Block:

There will be a hotel room block available for event attendees! The standard hotel room cost will be $249/night plus applicable taxes + fees. The link for the room block will be included in the ticket purchase confirmation email that will be sent to ticket holders.

It is possible that some nights may sell out before others (example: Thursday night may sell out before Friday night). If this does happen, we advise you to make a reservations for the available nights, and contact the hotel (via the info included in your ticket confirmation email) to request an adjustment if there are nights outside of the room block available.

NOTE: Your credit card WILL NOT BE CHARGED when booking your hotel reservation. The credit card information is solely used for holding your reservation, and should you no longer be able to attend, make sure you cancel your reservation. Hotel Cancellation Policy: 48hours Prior To 11:59 PM Local Time (CST) The Day Of Arrival To Check In To Avoid One Night Fee.

Ticketing Info:

Our tickets will be available in 2 tiers:

The top tier ticket is called “The Full Fling” ticket (300 available) that will cost $285 each (plus taxes/fees), which will be our “all access” ticket for all events Thursday-Saturday, which will include:

THURSDAY PROGRAMMING

  • Our Welcome Panel (authors TBA!)
  • Evening Social Mixer

FRIDAY PROGRAMMING

  • Exclusive 4-hour signing featuring the authors + vendors in our lineup
  • Evening Social Mixer

SATURDAY PROGRAMMING

  • General Signing Session (4 hours)
  • After Party (late night)

Our other ticket tier will be our “Saturday Delight” ticket (300 available) that will cost $95 each (plus taxes/fees), which will include access to ALL SATURDAY PROGRAMMING including the Saturday signing and after party that evening.

Both of our ticket tiers also include an event badge, lanyard, and branded event tote!

There will be ticket purchase limits per transaction: The Full Fling (top tier) ticket will have a maximum of 2 per transaction, and the Saturday Delight (GA) ticket will have a maximum of 4 per transaction. You can combine both ticket types within the same transaction, but you will not be able to add more than 2 FULL FLING and 4 SATURDAY DELIGHT per transaction.

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, BUT WILL BE FULLY TRANSFERRABLE THROUGH MAY 24TH, 2026.

*Directions to transfer a ticket/submit a ticket for resale (through our waitlist) will be included in your ticket purchase confirmation email.


The Eventbrite ticket link will be posted via @thecityfling on Instagram and via thecityfling.com homepage the morning of ticket day.

*Should tickets sell out, a waitlist signup form will be posted in the same places listed above shortly after.



INTEREST FORMS:

If you’re an author interested in joining our 2026 waitlist, use THIS FORM.

If you’re a vendor interested in joining our 2026 waitlist, use THIS FORM.