TCMF News
Austin — The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival delighted a packed house on the festival’s first Sunday, as the chill of Saturday gave way to clear skies, sunshine and pleasant temperatures. But, of course, nothing shined as brightly as the music! TCMF-goers were treated to a wonderful, diverse weekend of music from performers ranging from one-man bands (single performers) to enormous concert bands (lots of performers >70), and musical styles from all corners of the…
Read MoreAustin — The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival celebrated its downbeat Friday night at Central Market in Austin with a program as diverse in musical style as TCMF itself. The evening began with a jazz set by the Art and Candy Quartet, followed by indie rock band Claiming Neptune, who were making their third straight appearance at TCMF. Friday night culminated with a classical brass band concert by the Austin Brass Band, who has…
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TCMF 18
April 4-13, 2025
Central Market North
Austin, Texas
The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin April 29, 2006, at Central Market North, and drew approximately 10,000 over the four days to the central Austin location, far exceeding expectations, and setting the stage for what has now become a Central Texas tradition.

Celebrating 50 Years of ACWE
TCMF was created by and is presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble.
This year, the Texas Community Music Festival honors our founding organization, ACWE, who is celebrating its 50th year in 2025, and continues to make our festival possible.