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Austin – The Eleventh Annual Texas Community Music Festival, like most all of central Texas, was drenched by Mother Nature during the opening weekend. But TCMF musicians responded with a tsunami of tuneful tributes (say that three times fast!) and provided the audience with a weekend of outstanding performances. Friday night’s calm before the storm featured return engagements from Bubba Coletrane and the Train Wrecks, Claiming Neptune and 11-show veterans Rhythm Congress, who filled the…
Austin – The eleventh annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off Friday evening at 5:30 at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar in Austin. Once again, we’re excited to present the most diverse array of musical styles and talent assembled anywhere in Texas – ANYWHERE period – for the next 10 days and nights. Opening night’s show includes performances from Bubba Coltrane and the Train Wrecks at 5:30pm. Claiming Neptune takes the patio stage at 6:45…
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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.