Life SXSW 2020 canceled: Coronavirus leads to cancellation of South by Southwest as COVID-19 spreads March 6, 2020March 9, 2020 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Comments Off on SXSW 2020 canceled: Coronavirus leads to cancellation of South by Southwest as COVID-19 spreads The South by Southwest conference has been canceled as the coronavirus spreads. The music, film and tech festival was to start March 13 in Texas.