Countdown to Downbeat!
TCMF News
Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival entertained huge opening crowds at Central Market North, despite numerous attempts by Mother Nature to rain on its parade. A record crowd packed the deck Friday night during stormy weather and were rewarded with wonderful performances by Trilogy Clarinets of Marble Falls, Not Past 11 and Rhythm Congress, with special guest singer Samantha Prate. Saturday’s show began with the first of two TCMF appearances by the…
Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off at 5:30pm Friday at Central Market North (rain or shine) with the following opening night performances: 5:30 – 6:30pm — Trilogy Clarinets of Marble Falls 6:45 – 7:45pm — Not Past 11 8:00 – 9:00pm — Rhythm Congress Not Past 11 will be making their initial appearance at TCMF. Trilogy has entertained us for a number of festivals, and tonight’s headliners, Rhythm Congress, has…
Austin Weather
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.