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TCMF News
Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival drew perhaps its biggest weeknight crowd of the two-week festival Thursday night, as two newcomers and a longtime TCMF act took the stage at Central Market North. The show began with the Dixieland Accidentals, a group which counted TCMF as one of its very first performances back in 2007. In just a few short years, this band, composed primarily of Austin Symphonic Band members, has grown into a…
Austin — The Ninth Annual Texas Community Music Festival presented yet another diverse, mind-boggling combination of musical performances Wednesday night, featuring the Pecan Street Brass, Inside Out Steel Band and the Austin Mandolin Choir. Read Ms. Kat’s report on Wednesday’s show! (This is a great blog folks, by our own Kathleen Brotherton!) Check out some of the video from these wonderful performances! Pecan Street Brass Inside Out Steel Band Austin Mandolin Orchestra TCMF kicks off…
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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.