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SAVE THE DATE! 2018 TCMF DATES RELEASED!

November 8, 2017

Austin — The THIRTEENTH ANNUAL Texas Community Music Festival will be held Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 29, 2018. All performances will be held at Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, Austin, TX, and presented again by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. This year, registration will be handled totally online on this site.  Please do not email the festival for signup information or apply via email.       The 2018 schedule will be published…

Rocking into the Weekend! TCMF completes awesome week of music!

April 28, 2017

Austin — The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival moves into its final weekend Friday evening beginning at 5:30 and running through Sunday at 9pm at Central Market North. Friday’s artists include Bubba Coletrane and the Train Wrecks at 5:30, followed by Woot Talley + The Box at 6:45 and the evening’s headliners, Rhythm Congress, taking the stage at 8.  There’s going to be a whole lotta shaking going on, so bring your dancing shoes…

TCMF XII rocking the weeknights at Central Market!

April 27, 2017

Austin — The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival resumes Thursday at 5:30pm with the Them Blue Skies Trio, followed by Dry River Mirage and Buffalo Grass; another evening of distinctly American musical styles. It also marks the first performance of the year by our beloved TCMF promoter Ms. Kat, who will also be performing a children’s program at TCMF on Saturday morning.   And, as the photo indicates, Ms. Kat was the winner of…

Tearing Through the Week at TCMF!

April 26, 2017

Austin — The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival continues Wednesday evening with a program uniquely American and entirely TCMF! The evening kicks off at 5:30 with the Americana sounds of Thursday Night Jeffersons.  At 6:45, the stage will come alive with the Austin Banjo Club, making their 12th appearance at TCMF.  Chaparral Dixielanders, one of the few groups that have played all 13 Texas Community Music Festival (remember, we had TWO festivals in year…

TWO DECADES OF TCMF!

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TCMF TWENTY

 

April 2-11, 2027
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Join us for the 21st 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.

 

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Festival Hosts, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, took music lovers to the CIRCUS on Sunday!

TCMF - Brought to you by ACWE

TCMF was created by and is presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. 

Texas Community Music Festival was founded by ACWE, who celebrated its 50th year in 2025 and continues to make our festival possible.  

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