TCMF 19 Video
TCMF News
FRIDAY APRIL 12th — 5:45pmThe very first band on stage for TCMF 2024 is Woot Talley! Woot started playing at TCMF in 2013 and he has been a part of it every year, minus the COVID years. One year’s set was cancelled because of a crazy rainstorm. The water was pouring sideways into the corner of our stage area amid all the electrical cords and equipment… crazy times indeed. Fortunately, both band and gear were…
Volunteer for TCMF 17 and be part of this venerable event! It’s easy work, and greatly appreciated. (And FUN!)
This year we’ve listed the performers scheduled during each volunteer time slot on the volunteer sign-up page. So, if there’s a band, or a specific genre of music you’d like to see, you can choose your times based on those as well.
Austin Weather
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.