TCMF NINETEEN
May 1-10, 2026
Central Market North
Austin, Texas
Join us for the 20th YEAR of our local, free, grassroots music festival, right here in Austin, TX!
The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin on April 29, 2006 at Central Market Cafe North. The very first TCMF drew approximately 10,000 attendees over the four-day event, far exceeding expectations and setting the stage for what has now become a ten-day tradition.
TCMF - Brought to you by ACWE
TCMF was created by and is presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble.
Texas Community Music Festival honors our founding organization, ACWE, who celebrated its 50th year in 2025 and continues to make our festival possible.
TCMF News
AUSTIN — Sunday, May 1, a “Blue Norther” blew through Central Texas with high winds and a 30-degree temperature drop! And the SHOW WENT ON at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival. At 1:15pm, the mercury was in the upper 80s, and the San Gabriel Horns were onstage, after performances by the Chaparral Dixielanders and Los Klezmeros. By the time Monster Big Band took the stage, the temperature had dropped into the low 50s…
AUSTIN — A show as eclectic as Austin itself was the musical fare at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival on Saturday, April 30. Music lovers of all ages enjoyed everything from classical music to a brass band version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to a little ad hoc Polka and “The Chicken Dance,” and everything in between. Highlights of the day’s activities included a performance by the host organization, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, splendid…
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