Best Texas Music Events & Festivals
Below is a list of the best Texas music festivals and events. If we have recently attended one of these favorite Texas music concerts or festivals, you can click on the review link to learn more about the venue, music, camping, and more. Click on this link to find more reviews of Texas Music Festivals & Events.
Best Texas Music Event |
Location
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Approx Date
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Type
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Review
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Brief Comments |
| Texas Music Revolution | Plano |
March |
Country |
Indoors, but they have a day full of a lot of very good country musicians from Texas | |
| Old Settler's Music Festival | Driftwood |
April |
Bluegrass |
Central Texas' signature music event with 30 bands on 5 stages, arts and crafts, camping, food concessions and libations. | |
| Texas A&M Chilifest | Snook |
April |
Country |
Some of the best music of any event but it tends to get a little crowded and has a party atmosphere with lots of A&M students | |
| Thomas Michael Riley's Festival | Luckenbach |
April |
Country |
Can't get much better than 3 days of a great lineup in Luckenbach | |
| Beanstock | Van Alstyne |
April |
Country |
Missed it every year but heard it is great | |
| Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival | Stephenville |
April |
Country |
One of the best music venues on two stages over 4 days, BYOB, onsite camping, and fun but rowdy crowds (30,000 attended in 2008) | |
| Pickin' In The Pines | Mineola |
May & September |
Country |
Small two day music venue among the pines with on site dry camping and dedicated music lovers | |
| Kerrville Folk Festival | Kerrville |
May |
Folk |
This is it for the best 18 days of folk music in the United States - it just doesn't get any better | |
| Wildflower Arts and Music Festival | Richardson |
May |
All types |
Three stages of all kinds of very good music, arts and crafts, and food -- good for kids | |
| Wolfdance | Ft. Worth |
May |
Country |
Another full day of excellent country music -- free with tickets from the Wolf FM 99.5 | |
| Woody Guthrie Festival | Okemah |
June |
Variety |
Sneak across the border to one of the best 4 day concerts with over 50 bands and 4 different venues -- well worth the trip | |
| Raz on the Braz | Glen Rose |
August |
Country |
Two days of good music, great setting among the trees, small crowds, very close to the Brazos river, and onsite camping | |
| Margarita & Salsa Festival | Waco |
August |
Country |
Good music (Willie Nelson & Pat Green at past events) but the location (a parking lot) is not the best | |
| Austin City Limits | Austin |
September |
Variety |
Very big crowds, multiple stages, and excellent music from a wide variety of musicians | |
| Tommy Alverson's Family Gathering | Arlington |
October |
Country |
3 days of excellent music, BYOB, close by camping, and lots of fun | |
| Larry Joe Taylor's Rhymes & Vines | Stephenville |
October |
Country |
Thee day event, first annual in 2006, with a good line-up, small crowd, close by camping, plus beer and wine competition | |
| ZiegenBock Music Festival | Bryan & Houston |
October |
Country |
One great day of FREE music line-ups that are hard to beat | |
| Texas Renaissance Festival | Plantersville |
Oct, & Nov. |
Festival |
Two day festival in a 16th century village with thousands of costumed characters, 200 daily performances, food, drink, games, arts and crafts, and more |