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
Hill Country Brass will be making their first appearance at the 2013 Texas Community Music Festival. Come see them Sunday, April 21, at 5:15pm. Hill Country Brass was founded in 1989 as a student group at Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas State University, in San Marcos, Texas. The group quickly developed into a professional brass quintet, performing extensively throughout the state of Texas and beyond. Hill Country Brass is dedicated to bringing…
The Blue Diamonds will be making their second appearance at the 2013 Texas Community Music Festival. Come see them Sunday, April 21, at 6:30pm. The Blue Diamonds plays a mix a traditional big band jazz with bebop, R&B, Latin, funk and rock arrangements. In addition, we perform our own treatments of ball room classics, swing tunes, vocal standards and modern blues. The band was established in 2005 with its current lineup as an eight-piece ensemble, and…

