TCMF News
SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 5:45pm On their website, they bill themselves as “POLKA AND ROCK & ROLL IN AUSTIN, TEXAS” but they will forever be remembered at the TCMF as “the band that a feral kid with a kazoo refused to get off stage with.”Amboss Polka Band – Polka and Rock & Roll in Austin, TEXAS We hope you’ve saved a bit of appetite for our first Saturday Night headliners!SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 7:00pm Blue…
SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 3:15pm Austin Community College offers two impressive jazz ensembles and jazz combos. We’re fortunate enough to have them both! These groups are made up of top-notch student musicians, ACC faculty, and featured guests, and are led by Steven Sodders and Steve Sauerwein. A festival favorite! https://admc.austincc.edu/music SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 4:30 The Austin Jazz Band is a diverse group of twenty professional and amateur Austin Jazz Musicians who share a love…
SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 12:45pm The Hill Country Community Band of Wimberley is an all volunteer wind band based in Hays County, Texas. Their member roster is made up of amateur and professional players with one common interest: we love band! The Hill Country Community Band gives them opportunity to play, and us to hear, some old favorites as well as the chance to explore new compositions by some of the top composers of the…
LADIES and GENTLEMEN, we start our day with the HOSTS of the Texas Community Music Festival! The AUSTIN CIVIC WIND ENSEMBLE! Do you suppose they know about Breakfast??? SATURDAY APRIL 13th — 10:15am This season, ACWE will be performing Symphony No.1 “The Lord of the Rings” by Johan de MeijJoin us as we journey to Middle Earth! Created in 1975, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble (ACWE) is a community group of nearly 100 amateur and…
TWO DECADES OF TCMF!
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TCMF TWENTY
April 2-11, 2027
Central Market North
Austin, Texas

Join us for the 21st 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 was founded by ACWE, who celebrated its 50th year in 2025 and continues to make our festival possible.