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Last Chance to Swing Dance! SUNDAY APRIL 21st — 5:30pm NAJO (Nacho Average Jazz Orchestra) is an 18 piece, tight-swinging, high-energy, fun-loving big band playing jazz literature from Buddy Rich to Thad Jones. Their repertoire spans the gamut of this genre’s music, and they bring their infectious enthusiasm to every performance. From The Elephant Room to the Black Sparrow Music Parlor to KMFA, it’s always a good time for NAJOs! https://www.facebook.com/NAJO.austin SUNDAY APRIL 21st —…
And-a-three, and-a-four…? The mid-afternoon will come out swinging with the Republic of Texas Big Band! SUNDAY APRIL 21st — 3:15pm The Republic of Texas Big Band is a collection of professional people, several of whom actually earn a living as musicians of one kind of another. It is a community band, meaning it started as a group of people who loved big band music and needed to play somewhere. This band is currently led by…
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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.