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 presented arguably the most diverse evening of music in festival history Tuesday night as the sound ranged from ragtime to classical to raw! The Chalumeau Clarinet Quartet kicked off the evening with a delightful and varied set of classical and popular repertoire, followed by the Hill Country Community Band of Wimberley, one of the few bands to appear in all seven Texas Community Music Festivals, and one of…
Austin — The Seventh Annual Texas Community Music Festival continued Monday night at Central Market with performances by the Trilogy Clarinet Trio from Marble Falls and an extended set by the Austin Jazz Band. An appreciative crowd built throughout the evening, enjoying cool temperatures and even cooler musical performances, highlighted by the singing of Miss Lisa Clark, one of the handful of performers who have appeared at all seven TCMFs. The festival continues Tuesday evening…
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