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Austin — The Seventh Annual Texas Community Music Festival continued Sunday to large audiences, who saw a variable cornucopia of musical styles, including performances from a number of TCMF rookies! The program kicked off with the Austin Brass Band, a group that’s performed at all seven festivals, and continued with the folk-bluegrass sounds of Lohman’s Crossing, one of the TCMF first-time performers. The Pecan Street Brass Quintet followed with a skilled program of classical and…
Read MoreAustin — The Seventh Annual Texas Community Music Festival opened Saturday at Central Market with outstanding performances and delighted music lovers of all ages. For the second year in the row, TCMF’s first headliner was the incredibly talented Mother Falcon, who played into the night for an overflow crowd; possibly the largest single performance attendance in TCMF history. The festival was kicked off by TCMF host band, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, which brought its…
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TCMF 18
April 4-13, 2025
Central Market North
Austin, Texas
The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin April 29, 2006, at Central Market North, and drew approximately 10,000 over the four days to the central Austin location, far exceeding expectations, and setting the stage for what has now become a Central Texas tradition.

Celebrating 50 Years of ACWE
TCMF was created by and is presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble.
This year, the Texas Community Music Festival honors our founding organization, ACWE, who is celebrating its 50th year in 2025, and continues to make our festival possible.