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.
TCMF News
Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival’s 2013 Fall Showcase — TCMF 8.1 — kicks off Friday, October 18, when Them Blue Skies takes the stage at Central Market North, at 5:30 pm for a little drive time blues. This is the first fall showcase of Texas Community musical ensembles and promises to be an excellent five day event. The festival continues through the weekend with performances beginning at 10am Saturday and Sunday and shows…
Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival’s first ever fall showcase, aka TCMF 8.1, has been booked and will kick off for five straight days and evenings of community music October 18-22, 2013. All performances will be at Central Market North. The program features a great many Texas Community Music Festival veterans, including the host band, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, as well as a number of newcomers, including the Brushy Creek Brass Band and…

