Live Music Events in Austin

Austin City Limits Music Festival. Photo credit: Sara Marjorie Strick.

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For current details and dates, check Visit Austin’s events page and the event’s website. 

Austin’s live music scene is like none other. Hear the sounds that made the city the Live Music Capitol of the world.


AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Zilker Park, aclfestival.com 

Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Austin City Limits Music Festival. Photo credit: Sara Marjorie Strick.

One of the country’s largest celebrations of music, this six-day festival includes 140+ musical acts over two weekends. 

AUSTIN REGGAE FEST 

Auditorium Shores, austinreggaefest.com 

Reggae Fest features three days of reggae, along with more than 50 vendors selling food, plus arts and crafts. 

AUSTIN URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Auditorium Shores, urbanmusicfest.com 

More than 15,000 fans converge on Auditorium Shores for this festival celebrating R&B, neo-soul and hip-hop music. 

BLUES ON THE GREEN 

Zilker Park, acl-radio.com 

Held monthly from May to August, Austin’s largest free concert series welcomes performances from top local bands in Zilker Park

CARNAVAL BRASILEIRO 

Emo’s, sambaparty.com 

One of the biggest Brazilian Carnaval celebrations outside Brazil. Experience authentic Brasileiro-style samba, costumes and wild abandon. 

FREE WEEK 

Red River Cultural District, freeweek.do512.com 

Hundreds of local bands participate in this week of free live music that encompasses venues all over downtown. 

H-E-B AUSTIN SYMPHONY JULY 4TH CONCERT & FIREWORKS 

Auditorium Shores, austinsymphony.org 

The Austin Symphony hosts an annual concert of patriotic music culminating in a spectacular fireworks display over Lady Bird Lake

JMBLYA 

Circuit of The Americas™, jmblya.com 

JMBLYA.
JMBLYA. Photo credit: Greg Noire.

This one-day music festival showcases the most sought-after talent in hip-hop music today. 

LEVITATION 

Red River Cultural District, levitation-austin.com 

Four days of live music in downtown Austin, featuring psychedelic light shows. 

OLD SETTLER’S MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Tilmon, oldsettlersmusicfest.org 

Central Texas’ signature music event features Grammy-winning Americana, arts and crafts, camping, food and libations. 

WILLIE NELSON’S 4TH OF JULY PICNIC 

Circuit of The Americas™, circuitoftheamericas.com 

This annual event features a star-studded lineup, headlined by Nelson himself, and a fireworks display at the end of the night. 

ZILKER SUMMER MUSICAL 

Zilker Hillside Theater, zilker.org 

Pack a picnic and come enjoy the free summer musical at Zilker Park, Thursdays through Sundays, beginning around sunset. 

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