Austin / COTA
COTA Event Videographer: Race-Week Hospitality & Activations
Circuit of The Americas weeks fill South Austin with hospitality, suites, and brand rooms. Adam covers those rooms when the host hires the day. Not official NASCAR, MotoGP, IMSA, or Formula 1 media.
Published 2026 race weekends: NASCAR 27 February to 1 March, MotoGP Americas 27 to 29 March, Lone Star Le Mans 4 to 6 September, Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 23 to 25 October with Grand PrixView Thursday 22 October.
What is already public
NASCAR weekend pyro coverage, including Big Dog Pyro, is on the work page. That is event coverage from a COTA weekend, not a paddock or broadcast credential. Do not read it as an F1 official credit.
What to send
Venue or suite name, load-in, guest window, and the cuts. Circuit airspace is restricted. Aerial is not assumed. Hutto home. Austin first. Phone 719-964-6971. Start a project from the form.
Austin event line, by month
February into March
NASCAR at COTA, 27 February to 1 March 2026. Hospitality and activations around the circuit, not league media.
March
SXSW EDU 9 to 12 March 2026. SXSW main 12 to 18 March 2026, with 12 March as Crossover Day. The Austin Convention Center is closed through about 2028, so SXSW runs a citywide campus: Innovation at Brazos Hall, Film and TV at 800 Congress, Music at The Downright, plus Hilton Austin, JW Marriott Austin, Omni Austin, Fairmont Austin, and Austin Marriott Downtown. MotoGP Americas at COTA, 27 to 29 March 2026.
April and May
Spring association meetings and hotel ballrooms. Public stills on this site include World at Work Total Rewards (19 April 2026), Billie Jean Boots launch (23 April 2026), World Wide Partners (4 May 2026), and Empower (19 May 2026). ATX TV Festival, 28 to 31 May 2026.
June and July
ASHRAE Annual Conference, 27 June to 1 July 2026, at JW Marriott Austin and Austin Marriott Downtown. Heat changes call times on outdoor activations.
September
Lone Star Le Mans at COTA, 4 to 6 September 2026. LEVITATION, 10 to 13 September 2026. Fantastic Fest at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 17 to 24 September 2026. Texas Tribune Festival, 24 to 26 September 2026.
October
ACL Fest at Zilker Park, 2 to 4 October and 9 to 11 October 2026. Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at COTA, 23 to 25 October 2026, with Grand PrixView Thursday 22 October. Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference begins 29 October.
November
Austin Film Festival continues through 5 November 2026. Food and Wine, 6 to 8 November 2026. Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), 9 to 12 November 2026, at JW Marriott Austin, Hilton Austin, and Bass Concert Hall at UT.
Related work on this site
Questions that come up
- Which COTA weeks do you cover?
- Race-week hospitality and activations around NASCAR (27 February to 1 March 2026), MotoGP Americas (27 to 29 March 2026), Lone Star Le Mans (4 to 6 September 2026), and F1 weekend (23 to 25 October 2026). Coverage for the host who hired the day, not league media.
- Is the pyro still on the work page official NASCAR media?
- No. It is event coverage from a NASCAR weekend at COTA, including pyro from Big Dog Pyro. Not a league or broadcast claim.
- Can you fly a drone at COTA?
- Circuit airspace is restricted during race weekends. Aerial is not assumed. Ask before you budget a drone.
Scope the COTA week room
Call, email, or send the start form. Adam replies, usually within two business days.