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Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival swung around the bend Wednesday at Central Market and headed the back stretch with a trio of outstanding performances. The evening (TCMF Day 6) began with a masterful set by the New Orleans Jazz Band of Austin, who delivered an hour of “Trad Jazz,” better known as Dixieland Jazz, with skill, grace and style. Next up was Danger*Cakes, a rockabilly quartet who took the show in…
Austin — The TENTH Annual Texas Community Music Festival had an audience of all ages dancing, singing, smiling and swinging Tuesday night, featuring music from three organizations that have performed at TCMF from the very first festival in 2006. The Violet Crown Flute Choir, a chamber group of TCMF organizer Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, kicked off the program, followed by a toe-tapping performance by the Austin Polka Band (formerly known as the NEW Austin Polka…
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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.