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LADIES and GENTLEMEN, we start our day with the HOSTS of the Texas Community Music Festival! The AUSTIN CIVIC WIND ENSEMBLE!Do you suppose they know about Breakfast??? SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 10:15am This season, ACWE will be performing Symphony No.1 “The Lord of the Rings” by Johan de MeijJoin us as we journey to Middle Earth!Created in 1975, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble (ACWE) is a community group of nearly 100 amateur and professional musicians…
FRIDAY APRIL 12th — 7:00pm Rhythm Congress was born in a warehouse on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. It features a lively rhythm section and large congress of horns playing horn-based rock, blues, and classic rhythm and blues. Their website includes a bio of each member. NOTE: Their lineup includes TCMF’s own “Unsung Hero of the Austin Music Industry” Herb Holland!!! Their website also includes their potential setlist. ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY-THREE songs, of…
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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.