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
The weather SHOULD be cooperative for a fun Friday Night out on the Central Market patio! FRIDAY APRIL 19th — 5:45pm Have you seen this band perform at HONK!TX for the past 11 years? Yes, Ma’am! Yes Ma’am Brass Band is an all-female & nonbinary brass band from Austin, Texas. Originally established in 2012, the Ma’ams play a mixture of New Orleans brass band covers & originals, with the occasional pop song thrown in. Big…
Friday will be a *lovely* night on the Central Market patio!!!Saturday looks like a different story. This happens at some point every year. Stay tuned for some updates about changes and/or cancellations. What we can guarantee is that the bands that will fit on the covered deck will play on the covered deck! And we’ll have plenty of places to sit for a more intimate night of TCMF under cover with rain all around. Fingers…
Donate
