TCMF News
Austin — the most ambitious Texas Community Music Festival ever, TCMF IX, is nearly full. As of Feb. 1, only SEVEN openings remained for community music organizations to showcase their performance at the annual event, hosted by Central Market and the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. Wednesday, April 16 is the only completely open date, with three sets still unbooked. Two sets are available Thursday, April 24 and single sets still available on Monday April 14…
Austin — The second weekend of the Ninth Annual Texas Community Music Festival is almost filled and already we’ve received requests from new bands from throughout Central Texas. That means that, as always, this TCMF promises to be the best yet! Already a number of “surprises” are in the works. Please check out the schedule page for the dates and set availability and make plans to join us on stage or in the audience. For…
Austin — The Tenth Texas Community Music Festival has been set for April 12 – 16, 2014, with a one-week break for Easter, and then will return Wednesday, April 23 through Sunday April 27. Unless otherwise noted, all,performances will be staged at the Cafe at Central Market north in Austin! home of the previous nine festivals. Time slots will be posted for booking in the extreme near future. So check back often and make sure…
Austin — The 8th (and a half) annual Texas Community Music Festival started off with a little bit of “Old Timey” music and finished with a floor ablur with swinging dancers, as we’ve all come to expect from Texas’ most diverse and eclectic music festival! Special guests from Houston, the Traveling Murphys, led off the show with a bluegrass version of the classic Rock tune “Wipe Out,” which set the stage for the wide variety…
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TCMF TWENTY
April 2-11, 2027
Central Market North
Austin, Texas

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