Marlow Is Closing on East 6th — Last Call Is August 29

Marlow, the cocktail bar on East 6th Street, is closing for good. Its last night of service is Saturday, August 29 — according to ATX Things analysis of the bar's own closing announcement and reporting from CultureMap Austin, the nearly three-year-old spot gave no reason for the shutdown, just a short note and a schedule of send-off nights before last call.

If you've been meaning to go, you have about two and a half weeks, and — with today's feels-like temperature sitting at 105°F in Austin, Texas — a dim, air-conditioned room with a good pour is not a bad way to spend one of them.

What happened to Marlow?

Marlow opened in September 2023 at 700 E 6th St, a joint project from co-owners and operators Mike DeBonville, Joe Schumacher, and Wade McElroy. The bar built its name on seasonal cocktails, a rotating rack of vintage punch bowls, and a back bar leaning into bourbon and mezcal, alongside local beer and wine — the kind of place regulars adopted rather than tourists stumbled into.

On August 11, the team posted a short announcement on Instagram confirming the closure, without stating a cause. CultureMap Austin, which broke the story the same day under the headline "Chic East Austin cocktail bar to close after nearly 3 years," reported the same details: no reason given, a run of closing-adjacent events on the calendar, and a final weekend send-off August 28–29.

It's worth saying plainly what we don't know: neither Marlow's team nor CultureMap has said whether this is a lease issue, a business decision, or something else. If a fuller explanation surfaces, we'll update this article with a dated correction rather than guess now.

Where is Marlow, and what are the hours until it closes?

Marlow sits on East 6th Street — the calmer stretch on the far side of I-35 from the neon-lit "Dirty Sixth" tourist strip downtown, closer to a neighborhood bar scene than a bachelorette-party one. Through August 29, it's keeping its regular schedule:

Is there a closing party?

Yes. Per CultureMap's reporting and the venue's own East 6th event listing on Do512, Marlow's team is filling the final stretch with band appearances, happy hours, and DJ sets before an official closing-weekend event August 28–29. Do512 currently shows a dated event at the bar on Thursday, August 27 at 8 PM, with more likely to be added as the date approaches — check Marlow's Instagram (@marlow.bar) directly before you go, since a small independent bar's own page is the fastest place for last-minute changes.

What does Marlow actually serve?

The bar's own tagline sums up the pitch: "Mixed Drinks, Good Wine, Cold Beer, Hot Tunes." In practice that's meant a seasonal cocktail list, a wine and local-beer selection, and a back bar built around bourbon and mezcal — plus the punch bowls, served family-style and shared at the table, that regulars point to as the thing you can't easily get elsewhere on the strip. The full current menu is posted at marlow.bar/menu; we're not reprinting prices here because Marlow's site lists its menu as image scans rather than text, and we won't guess at numbers we can't verify directly.

Why does a bar like this close after not even three years?

Nobody outside Marlow's ownership has said, and we're not going to invent a reason. But the churn itself isn't unusual for Austin's bar corridors — the city's own June 2026 mixed-beverage tax data, compiled in ATX Things' Austin bar revenue report, showed $119.8 million in citywide bar and restaurant alcohol receipts for the month alone, a market crowded enough that even a well-reviewed, three-year-old spot can be squeezed by rent, staffing, or simply a lease that runs out. East 6th in particular has turned over before: this isn't the first well-liked bar on that stretch to post an unexplained goodbye, and it likely won't be the last.

What locals should know

• Last night: Saturday, August 29, 2026. Closing weekend runs Friday–Saturday, August 28–29.
• Address: 700 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701 — East 6th, not the west-of-I-35 tourist strip.
• Hours until closing: Tue–Thu 5 PM–midnight, Fri–Sat 5 PM–2 AM, Sun 3 PM–8 PM.
• A dated event is on the books for Thursday, August 27 at 8 PM (via Do512); more may be added.
• No reason for the closure has been made public. We're not speculating.

Marlow isn't the only place on Austin's food-and-drink map worth catching before things change — Cinque Terre West's return to Rosedale went the other direction this summer, reopening after the Palisades Fire, and Scholz Garten just marked 160 years as a reminder that not every Austin bar story ends in a closing notice. If tonight's heat has you looking for somewhere shaded before dark, our shaded-patio guide covers three spots that actually deliver on the promise. For more of what's open, closing, and worth the drive across Austin, browse our restaurant guide.

FAQ

When is Marlow's last day open? Saturday, August 29, 2026, following a closing-weekend send-off Friday and Saturday, August 28–29.

Why is Marlow closing? Marlow's team has not stated a reason publicly, in its own Instagram announcement or in CultureMap Austin's August 11, 2026 report. We'll update this article if that changes.

What are Marlow's hours until it closes? Tuesday–Thursday 5 PM–midnight, Friday–Saturday 5 PM–2 AM, Sunday 3 PM–8 PM, closed Monday.

Where exactly is Marlow? 700 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701, on the calmer East 6th strip past I-35, not the west-of-I-35 tourist corridor.

Is there a specific closing party lineup? Not published as of this writing beyond a Thursday, August 27, 8 PM event listed on Do512. Check @marlow.bar on Instagram for updates closer to the date.

Correction note: this article will be updated with a dated note if Marlow's team or subsequent reporting names a reason for the closure. As of publication (August 11, 2026), none has been made public.