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Austin — The 12th Annual Texas Community Music Festival is nearly booked, earlier than ever before. Once again, our musical celebration will be held at Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, in Austin. Once again, our entire festival will be FREE to the public. And once again, we will showcase some of Central Texas’ most dedicated musicians, performers and community organizations. If you haven’t signed up for TCMF, please note that we are accepting small…
Austin — TCMF XII dates have been announced! The Twelfth Annual Texas Community Music Festival will be held Friday, April 21 – Sunday, April 30, 2017. Once again, the festival will be graciously hosted by Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar, in Austin. TCMF will again be generously sponsored by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, Austin’s oldest community wind ensemble and the title sponsor of this outstanding event since its inception. TCMF XII is accepting applications for the…
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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.