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
Candace Bellamy will be making her first TCMF appearance this year. Come see her Monday, April 29, at 5:30pm at Central Market North. A physician by day and a soul singer by night, Bellamy took up singing as a hobby 10 years ago, paying dues in cover bands, musical theater (her role in an R&B version of “Porgy & Bess” impressed the New York Times), and with a one-woman show where she told stories of…
Tami Hix will be making her initial appearance at this year’s TCMF, performing on the Showcase Stage on the Cafe deck at 12, 1:15pm and 2:30pm on Sunday, April 21. Tami Hix grew up in Pasadena, Texas. She became interested in singing at an early age of 6 years old. She loved to play records and sing along with Elvis, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Crystal Gayle and such. She has a history of Choir from…
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