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Sunny Sunday draws the crowds to TCMF X

April 20, 2015

Austin —  The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival featured a program as diverse as Austin and provided music lovers of all ages with something old and something new.  In all, FOURTEEN sets were performed either on the patio or the deck at Central Market Sunday. The day began with a program of traditional jazz and choral classics, performed by La Grosse Tete, the Dell Tones, the Dixieland Accidentals and The Austin Banjo Club.  Redbud…

TCMF rocking Central Market!

April 19, 2015

Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival entertained huge opening crowds at Central Market North, despite numerous attempts by Mother Nature to rain on its parade. A record crowd packed the deck Friday night during stormy weather and were rewarded with wonderful performances by Trilogy Clarinets of Marble Falls, Not Past 11 and Rhythm Congress, with special guest singer Samantha Prate. Saturday’s show began with the first of two TCMF appearances by the…

Are you ready to TCMF? Come on out tonight!

April 17, 2015

Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off at 5:30pm Friday at Central Market North (rain or shine) with the following opening night performances: 5:30 – 6:30pm  — Trilogy Clarinets of Marble Falls 6:45 – 7:45pm — Not Past 11 8:00 – 9:00pm — Rhythm Congress Not Past 11 will be making their initial appearance at TCMF.  Trilogy has entertained us for a number of festivals, and tonight’s headliners, Rhythm Congress, has…

TCMF X KICKS OFF FRIDAY, RAIN OR SHINE!

April 15, 2015

Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off Friday, April 17 at 5:45pm at Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, in Austin.  And though the weatherman may be predicting rain (they always do for Austin in April), THE SHOW WILL GO ON RAIN OR SHINE, as it always has. This year’s festival features another widely diverse smorgasbord of musical performances and performers, from solo songwriters to concert bands of more than 70 pieces, and everything…

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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