Looking for the best music festivals in Texas in 2024? Well, you’re in luck, because I’ve put together the ultimate guide to upcoming Texas Music Festivals that’ll keep you busy all year long!
Because it’s true what they say. Everything is bigger in Texas. And that doesn’t just go for the food, personalities and the literal size of the state. It also sums up Texas festivals. A state this big needs a festival scene to end all festival scenes. And that it certainly does. Spanning the length and breadth of this great southern state, music festivals in Texas are as epic as they are aplenty.
Top 25 Texas Music Festival Adventures
From Austin to Dallas, Fort Worth to Houston (and everywhere in between), my breakdown of the best 25 music festivals in Texas 2024 are sure to provide a rip roarin’ Texan time.
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1) Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024
ACL is easily the most iconic Texas Music Festival | Credit: Sydney Gawlik
When: October, 2024 (Two Weekends)
Where: Austin, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/aclfestival
2 Weekends, 8 Stages, and Over 130 bands
Since its first edition in 2002, Austin City Limits has grown to become one of the largest and most well-known festivals in the USA! With its growth in popularity, it’s expanded to a two-weekend event that offers its attendees some of the best international artists spanning all genres, fine arts exhibits by local artists, and incredible Texas BBQ, as well dozens of other delicious food & drink vendors. If you can only attend one Texas Music Festival each year, then it’s simply a no brainer – it’s got to be Austin City Limits (or ACL for short)!
2) South by Southwest 2024
Atmosphere – Outdoor Stage – Photo by David Brendan Hall
When: March 8-16, 2024
Where: Austin
https://www.facebook.com/SXSWFestival/
“It’s not that South by Southwest takes over Austin — downtown Austin becomes SXSW for nine days in March. Music, art, interactive, panels, comedy, and movies all vie for your attention span. Let’s put it this way. You could skip media for a year, come to Austin for the week, and still come out ahead on pop culture. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. The event, an essential destination for global professionals, features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.”
3) Levitation Music Festival
Credit: Levitation Festival
When: October 2023, 2024 dates TBD
Where: Austin, Texas
“LEVITATION returned to its downtown Austin roots in 202q – creating a walkable, intimate and community-focused event that showcases the city’s world-renowned music venues. LEVITATION 2023 will expand and further explore the possibilities and creative opportunities in Austin’s diverse Red River District and East Side venues and art spaces.In addition to the flagship event in Austin, the group has curated LEVITATION events in France, Chicago and Vancouver. Also curating events in Austin, special events and showcases at Mexico City’s NRMAL, The Netherlands’ Le Guess Who and a massive annual LEVITATION showcase at SXSW. LEVITATION France celebrated its 6th year on September 2018, in Angers, FR – the largest event of its kind in Europe. Since 2010, The Reverberation Appreciation Society record label has released records by key bands in the psych and garage rock scene like Night Beats, Holy Wave, Ringo Deathstarr and many more – with new releases on the horizon.”
4) Kerryville Folk Festival 2024
When: April and October, 2024
Where: Kerrville, Texas
https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org
https://www.facebook.com/kerrvillefolkfestival
“Every year at the Quiet Valley Ranch, in the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, a real music marathon takes place. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. The Kerrville Festival lasts for 18 days and nights each May and June, since 1972. Over 30,000 guests come from all over the world to become part of this unforgettable event. If songwriting is what you are interested in, Kerrville is the place to go. Songwriters of various musical styles come here to experience the 24 hours of music throughout the festival. Campgrounds are the heart and soul of the festival, where the music and singing never stops. In addition to the live concerts, here you may also find songwriting schools, music business seminars, hill country bike rides, canoe trips on the Guadalupe River, Sunday Folk Song Services, and the New Folk Competition and concerts for the new talents in songwriting. There is something for everyone who enjoys music, camping, and outdoor activities.”
5) UTOPiAfest 2024
When: April, 2024
Where: Utopia, Texas
“UTOPiAfest is a laid-back event where musicians, crew, and festival-goers roam the grounds freely. Two stages are set up with no overlap scheduling: Guests will never miss a set, and many of the artists play more than once. This year marks the 11th anniversary of UTOPiAfest, which derives its name from its roots. The festival originated in the small town of Utopia, Texas. Founder Travis Sutherland held the inaugural festival at Four Sisters Ranch, land that has been in his family for more than a century. I realized what a great venue we had out there at the ranch,” he said. “I wanted people to experience music and the outdoors. The first year, I invited a few bands, friends, and neighbors out on a Saturday.”
6) Fortress Festival
Photo via Facebook
When: TBD, 2024
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
https://www.fortressfestival.com
https://www.facebook.com/fortressfestivalTX
“Fortress Festival hasn’t wasted any time in making it’s mark as an arbiter of taste.” – Texas Monthly.
Fortress Festival was launched in 2017 to fill a void in the North Texas market that was without a major, multi-genre music festival. After only three years, the festival, among other things, has been called a “Can’t Miss Music Festival” by Harper’s Bazaar, a “defiant outpost for Black music” by the Daily Dot, a “model for what urban festivals can achieve” by Fort Worth Weekly, “one of the best experiences to be had in the North Texas market” by Central Track and “like nothing else in the DFW area” by Free Press Houston.
7) Texas Music Revolution
Photo via Facebook
When: June, 2024
Where: Downtown McKinney, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/TexasMusicRevolution
The Texas Music Revolution (TMR) is back for its 27th anniversary in Downtown McKinney on June 2 and 3. Presented by KHYI 95.3 The Range Radio, the two-day event will feature over 100 bands, including national touring acts and local and regional artists, performing on multiple stages throughout downtown!
8) Ubbi Dubbi Festival
The Best EDM Texas Music Festival | Credit: OhDagyo Photography
When: April, 2024
Where: Dallas / Fort Worth
“Disco Donnie Presents is throwing Something Wonderful (spring festival in Dallas) out the window and bringing Ubbi Dubbi as the spring festival for Texas ravers. It will be hosted in Fort Worth, Texas at Panther Island Pavilion. Representing diversity and style in music, the festival represents some of the most adventurous artists in dance music. Featuring heavy-hitters Boombox Cartel, Borgore, Destructo, Galantis, Ganja White Night, Golf Clap, Illenium, Tchami, Weiss, Zeds Dead and more, Ubbi Dubbi is shaping up to be one of the hottest festivals to hit the Texas music scene.”
9) Lights All Night Festival
Credit: ALIVE Coverage
When: December 2023 / 2024 (NYE Festival)
Where: Dallas Market Hall, Texas
Texas’ Longest Running Electronic Music Festival
“We’ve created an out of this world experience tied together with a soundtrack of beats and feels that will transport you into another dimension. Lights All Night is a place where you can be free to be yourself while exploring our art, meeting new friends and dancing the night away to some of the most innovative music in the world! Earth shattering sound and lights will launch you to the moon and back, and it will be like nothing else you’ve ever experienced in this life. Global artistic collaborators have descended upon our world to enhance the visual and visceral experience, make sure to get lost and explore our planet of color, light and sound.”
10) Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
When: July 4th, 2024
Where: Texas (location changes each year)
“Hosted and headlined by the iconic artist himself, Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic is always an eclectic mix of country music, new and old, with a few surprises thrown in. This year the lineup over at Austin’s Circuit of Americas includes Sturgill Simpson, Ryan Bingham, The Head and The Heart, Margo Price, Edie Brickell, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Folk Uke, Raelyn Nelson Band, Particle Kid, and a handful of others.”
11) Old Settler’s Music Festival
When: Festival returning in 2025.
Where: Texas
https://www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org/
4 Days of Americana/Roots music, camping, jamming and family-fun in beautiful Dale, TX (just outside of Austin)
“Old Settler’s Music Festival is an annual music festival held since 1987. As one of Central Texas’ signature music events, the festival features americana, roots, folk, acoustic jazz and blues, bluegrass, local favorites, and award-winning artists from around the world. Camping, arts and crafts, food and drink are available. Old Settler’s already has been widely recognized for its contribution to Central Texas culture; with over 30 bands performing for 16,000 roots-music fans each year, it is considered among the major events that help the region sustain its status as the “live music capital of the world.” And now, as it plants roots of its own on its new 145-acre property, Old Settler’s cements its status as the sole roots music and camping festival in the Central Texas area. “OSMF has become an elite musical event without sacrificing the community vibe that built it.”
12) Euphoria Festival 2024
Credit: ALIVE Coverage
When: April 8, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
“Get your hula hoops, light gloves and sleeping bags ready, Austin’s own electronic camping music festival returns to Carson Creek Ranch later this month. Those who don’t have to wait until May 15 for their last final can catch performances from EDM giants such as Hippie Sabotage, Zander and Gramatik. The festival will feature a Friday kickoff party open only to those who purchase camping pass on top of a regular ticket.”
13) Freaky Deaky | Texas EDM Festival
Credit: Rukes.com
When: October 2024 (Halloween Festival)
Where: Houston Raceway, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/FreakyDeakyTexas
“It’s Texas meets Halloween meets dance party when Freaky Deaky lands in Houston. The wildest costume party in the south gets spooky at the Sam Houston Race Park with some of the hottest names in the EDM scene. If you’re looking for a Texas EDM Festival/ Rave to attend over Halloween, then look no further than Freaky Deaky! It’s a party you’ll never forget with all the PLUR vibes you could ask for!”
14) JMBLYA Festival
Photo via Facebook
When: TBD, 2024
Where: Austin & Dallas, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/thejmblya/
Nominated for Best Outdoor Music Festival & Best Festival in Texas!
“Making stops in Dallas and Austin, Texas’ biggest hip-hop festival JMBLYA brings together some of the genres biggest names in one place. This year’s festival will feature rap giants such as FUTURE, Gunna, and The Kid Laroi. For those who are done with finals, or just don’t feel like studying this weekend, you can get general admission tickets on the JMBLYA site for the festival’s day in Austin over at The Circuit of the Americas.”
15) Urban Music Festival
When: TBD, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
“In 2005, the Urban Music Fest was created in response to the African American Quality of Life Initiative to create an experience in Austin, TX that lovers of R&B, Jazz, neo-soul, and gospel could enjoy. Founded by Donnie Little and Homer Hill, Urban Life Group was formed to organize the first festival to be held at the Town Lake Auditorium. April 8th, 2006, the first and only R&B festival in Austin kicked off concurrent to the Texas Relays. Urban Music Fest and the Texas Relays is Austin’s largest African American tourist weekend each year with over 60,000 visitors. Urban Music Fest derives from an Afrocentric perspective. We program R&B music and its sub-genres such as Jazz, Blues, and Hip Hop. Every lineup showcases local, regional and national artists. From Chaka Khan to Johnny Gill to Dru Hill, the Urban Music Fest has not missed the mark on highlighting true R&B artists. Each year UMF has a variety of food vendors, retailers, and service organizations. With over 9,000 attendees, we attract a diverse population of festival patrons in a family-friendly environment.”
16) Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival 2024
When: May 17-19, 2024
Where: Richardson, Texas
http://www.wildflowerfestival.com/
17) Trans-Pecos Festival of Music & Love
When: September / October, 2024
Where: Marfa, Texas
https://elcosmico.com/goings-on/events/
“Set in one of our favorite postage stamps of Southern soil, Marfa, on hotelier heroine Liz Lambert’s El Cosmico dreamscape campground (featuring yurts, teepees, and technicolor vintage campers), this weekend long celebration has everything from live performances by artists like Kacey Musgraves, Calexico, and Neko Case to workshops on screen printing, DIY cocktail shrubs, welding, cabinetmaking, and yoga, among others. You can get your jean jacket chain stitched with your nickname or the likeness of your dog by Fort Lonesome or go to a pig roast or have your tarot cards read. There’s a baseball game and a pancake breakfast too. And look over there! Life-size, salsa dish-shaped, wood-fired hot tubs.”
18) Hot Luck Food & Music Festival
Photo via Facebook
When: Memorial Day Weekend, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
“Hot Luck is what happens at the fire—in the flames. It’s where the inspiration turns into food. And that food feeds the people, and the music, and the next round of crazy ideas that flicker to life. Created by James Beard Award-winner Aaron Franklin, Guerilla Suit principal and Mohawk owner James Moody, and Mike Thelin, co-founder of Feast Portland, it is a DIY casserole of the culinary and music world. It is both a festival that occurs every Memorial Day weekend in Austin as well as a traveling series of events that pop up in cities all over the country year-round.”
19) Seismic Dance Event
Credit: Seismic Dance Event
When: May & November (Spring & Fall Editions)
Where: Austin, Texas
https://seismicdanceevent.com/
https://www.facebook.com/seismicdanceevent
“Seismic shakes up the norm as a boutique festival curated specifically for house, techno, and underground music fanatics. The DJ Mag Best of America Nominee is the only House & Techno event of the Southern U.S. with an intimate size and reputation for impeccable crowd culture and grassroots community. Seismic is curated and produced by RealMusic Events and The Concourse Project, a new, state-of-the-art venue in Austin that has also received a DJ Mag nomination as The Best Dance Venue in North America in its first year of operation. Seismic Dance Event takes place over 15 acres of land and features three stages over three days with 50+ global headlining and regional artists, world class production, mind blowing performers, art installations, food trucks, and most importantly, the coolest crowd from around the country & globe! The experience of Seismic Dance Event is a manifestation of our wildest ambitions.”
20) Viva Big Bend Festival
Photo via Facebook
When: July 24-28, 2024
Where: Various Texas locations (Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, Terlingua, Presidio and Marathon)
“Viva Big Bend is a celebration of Texas music. More than 60 shows at ten venues in Alpine, Marathon, Marfa and Fort Davis. Produced by Texas Music magazine, Viva Big Bend is part music festival and part music-industry conference, which will showcase the best of the Big Bend: extraordinary natural beauty, great music from all over Texas and exciting night life without all the traffic and crowding of urban Texas.”
21) Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival
When: April, 2024
Where: Melody Mountain Ranch, Stephenville, Texas
http://larryjoetaylor.com/texas_music_festival.htm
“LJT has not always been the large 6-day Texas music event it is today. 31 years ago, venues for singer/songwriters were almost non-existent. Larry Joe wanted a place for he and his friends to play their own music and to provide a music friendly environment where both the artists and fans felt a common ground. The first few festivals drew music fans from the 70’s “outlaw” era or avis “chili cooks” who also happened to like original music. Many years later it became known as a springboard for many talented but unknown singer/songwriters and bands as well as staging well known artists from the past and present. Today, the Taylors and their crew continue looking for new ways to improve the fan and VIP experience, enhance the traditions of camping out, picking, singing and telling stories around a campfire, and showcasing the best original music in the nation. Music is everywhere at LJT. The festival features a diverse lineup of songwriters and musicians every year with performances beginning at 10 am and ending…well, never. LJT packs 50+ acts onto 4 stages in 6 days, but the music continues through the night at campfire jams.”
22) National Polka Festival Texas
When: May, 2024 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Where: Ennis, Texas
https://www.nationalpolkafestival.com/
“Held every year on Memorial Day Weekend, the National Polka Festival offers an abundance of activities to be enjoyed by the entire family in a small town atmosphere. The festival kicks off with an opening dance on Friday featuring polka music and the King and Queen Dance Contest, where participants and non-participants are encouraged to wear traditional Czech kroj (costumes). On Saturday morning, decorated floats, bands and colorful costumes kick off the downtown festivities with a giant parade that twists through historic downtown Ennis. Then experience our traditions, religious customs, dancing, taste, sights, sounds, and “a little bit of the Czech Lands” on Saturday and Sunday at our three spacious air-conditioned halls (KJT, Sokol, and SPJST) and in downtown Ennis.”
23) Gordy’s HWY30 Music Fest: Texas Edition
When: October, 2024
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
“Country music and festival fans are counting down the days in anticipation for when Hwy 30 Music Festival makes its way to Fort Worth for the first time! Scheduled to be held at Texas Motor Speedway, the festival has just finalized its full lineup which includes a mix of top-tier, musical superstars and up-and-coming,must-see acts. In what is expected to attract an estimated 30,000 to 60,000 people throughout each of its four days – HWY 30 is looking to become one of Texas’ must attend festivals for years to come!”
24) San Antonio Beer Festival
When: October, 202
Where: San Antonio, Texas
www.sanantoniobeerfestival.com
“The San Antonio Beer Festival, founded in 2005, is San Antonio’s original beer fest, pouring 400+ premium and craft beers from 100+ breweries from around the world. This festival is jam-packed with unique casks, one-of-a-kind collaborations, and your favorite porters, stouts, pilsners, ales, wheats, sours, Belgians, ciders, and lagers to name a few. Beyond beer, the San Antonio Beer Festival features music, games, wines, ciders, food trucks, food booths, local vendors, and more.”
25) Wrecking Ball Metal Madness
When: October, 2024
Where: Dallas, Texas
https://www.wreckingballmetalmadness.com
“Wrecking Ball Metal Madness is a night of death metal and laughs featuring and hosted by Mr. Wraith of Death as seen in Frozen Souls music video for Encased in Ice. Live sets performed by the mighty Dying Fetus, Frozen Soul, Eternal Champion, Fugitive, Creeping Death, Despised Icon, and many more….”
26) Beyond Existence
When: November 2o23, 2024 TBD
Where: Carson Creek Ranch, Austin, Texas
https://beyondexistencefest.com
“Beyond Existence is a music experience primarily centered around the community which helped to create it. Our mission is to cater top notch forward-thinking bass music to our community, with the specific intention of expanding our collective awareness and consciousness. This year, Beyond Existence and all of its attendees will be visiting Carson Creek Ranch, a legendary venue in the Austin area. CCR is home to many memories, and in fact was host to the humble beginnings of the friendships and energy that manifested itself into Beyond Existence a few years later. Your Beyond 23’ ticket includes the option to camp (free of charge) for three full nights in order to provide a safe environment to party without a worry in the world.”
27) Honeyland
When: November 11-12 2023, 2024 TBD
Where: Sugar Land, Texas
“Honeyland is a festival celebrating the best of Black expression — where the top restaurateurs, beverage makers, and artists get together to remix, refresh, and create more of what flavors the world.”
28) Wild West Brewfest 2024
When: April 12-13, 2024
Where: Pflugerville, Texas
“Voted the “Top Beer Festival in North America” 3 years in a row by BeerYeti.com, this fantastic fall event has made its mark on the town of Katy and a lasting impression on all who have attended. The festival has grown over time from around 1,000 to over 10,000 visitors. Think those numbers are impressive? How about these stats, it takes 460 volunteers plus 70 Rotarians to get this giant ball of brew rolling and they use over 22,000 pounds of ice during the event.”
29) Hells Heroes 2024
When: March 21-23, 2024
Where: Houston, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/hellsheroesfest/
“Houston metal fest Hell’s Heroes has announced its 2024 edition, which goes down March 21-23 at White Oak Music Hall. The lineup is pretty stacked. Headliners are Sodom, Queensrÿche(playing an EP & Warning set), and Candlemass (Nightfall set), plus a reunited Solitude Aeturnus, Rotting Christ playing an “old school set,” plus Forbidden, Autopsy, Doro (Warlock featured set), Demoltion Hammer, Tank (“classic set”), Watchtower reuniting with Jason McMaster, and much more.”
30) Texas Eclipse Festival 2024
When: April 5-9, 2024
Where: Burnet, Texas
“The world’s best DJ’s, producers, multi-instrumentalists, bands, singers and more will coalesce under the Texas skies for 4 days and nights of musical exploration. Our Global Festival Collaborators will all be contributing to the music curation of Texas Eclipse; immersing you the unique soundscapes of over 13 countries. Explore a landscape dotted with BIG art, drift away into a horizon shifted with otherworldly environments, and steep in a global convergence of ideas, art and inspiration, After 4 days at Texas Eclipse, you may never look at the world the same way again.”
31) Chilifest 2024
Image: Chilifest Festival Facebook
When: March 29-30, 2024
Where: Snook, Texas
“Attending Chilifest with a general admission ticket offers. attendees the opportunity to see ten of Texas’ best country performers at a great cost! Walking through the festival grounds, general admission patrons will be able to visit dozens of team builds, enioy a hot cooked meal from our fantastic vendors. and sip a cold Miller Lite while enjoying two days of live music. This is an excellent way to get a taste. of twenty-seven years of Texas tradition while experiencing Chilifest for the first time.”
32) Two Step Inn Festival 2024
Image: Holler Country
When: April 20-21, 2024
Where: Georgetown, Texas
“Embrace the honky tonk spirit with 40+ artists across three stages, featuring live music from country currents, country classics, and the country curious. Wet your whistle and fill up on delicious festival food, drinks, and more from the best that Central Texas has to offer. Welcome to the World’s Largest Outdoor Honky Tonk! Two Step Inn will feature camera ready moments, multiple dance floors, plus dedicated artist and festival merchandise areas.”
33) Big As Texas Music & Food Festival 2024
When: May 10-12, 2024
Where: Conroe, Houston, Texas
“The independent event producers behind Big As Texas, a new country and Americana music and food festival, are proud to announce that the inaugural outdoor festival will be held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (9333 Airport Rd, Conroe, TX 77303) near Houston, Texas beginning Friday, May 10 through Sunday, May 12, 2024.”
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34) Oblivion Access 2024
When: June 13-16, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
“Oblivion Access Festival (formerly Austin Terror Fest) is an annual celebration of underground music and culture, which will take place across a four-day, extended weekend from Thursday, June 13th to Sunday, June 16th, 2024 in Austin, Texas, offering attendees performances from some of the most in-demand experimental, metal and hip-hop acts from across the globe. Oblivion Access is us. Named after the contemporary classic of Lil Ugly Mane, our goal is to create an experience that goes beyond music. Carefully curated with the highest level of quality in mind, we strive to promote honest music and provide an audience with an inviting safe space to be yourself. In a dissociative world, we must power through with art and self expression to channel our frustrations, pain, and confusion into a beautiful representation of what it means to be alive. To be alive is to experience. Oblivion Access is a platform for progression, self expression, and catharsis. We hope that people walk away from this festival, influenced, attached, and most of all, empowered.”
35) Honk! TX
When: April 4-8, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
“HONK!TX is a nonprofit, community-driven festival that brings brass bands from around Austin, the country, and the world to perform absolutely free in the public spaces of Austin, TX. Mobile and unamplified, HONK! bands transform everyday locations into spontaneous stages, dissolving the line between crowd and performers and inviting everyone to celebrate the joys of music and community.”
36) Luck Reunion 2024
Image: Holler Country
When: March 16, 2024
Where: Spicewood, Texas
“After an unforgettable 2023 instalment at Willie Nelson’s iconic Luck Ranch, Luck Reunion will be returning in 2024 for another extravaganza celebrating the finest talent in outlaw and alt-country. While the line-up is yet to be confirmed for next year, attendees at Luck Reunion 2023 are already allowing their minds to turn to what’s sure to be another incredible line-up in 2024.”
37) Denton Arts & Jazz Fest
When: October, 2024
Where: Denton, Texas
“The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival has earned a solid reputation for providing the finest in entertainment and art in the North Texas Metroplex area. Founded on the belief that all forms of art should be made available to the general public FREE OF CHARGE, the event has grown into one of the largest tourist attractions in North Texas and remains Denton’s signature event. A tradition for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, the event continues to grow and attract local, regional, statewide and national attention made possible by the generous support of Festival Sponsors and Members!”
38) So What?! Music Festival
When: June, 2024
Where: Dallas, Texas
“Dallas’ renowned So What?! Music Festival is returning for its 15th edition with newly-announced headliners The Used, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens and Thursday, who will perform their acclaimed War All The Time album. The event — now managed under a partnership between Third String Entertainment and Disco Donnie Presents — will be held June 24-25 at Dallas’ Fair Park. Other highlights at this year’s festival include Breathe Carolina, which will perform a rare throwback live set, as well as reunion sets from Maylene & The Sons of Disaster; Woe, Is Me; The Color Morale; Millionaire$; Head Automatica; and Dallas’ own Forever The Sickest Kids.”
39) iHeartCountry Festival Texas
Image: Rolling Stone
When: May, 2024
Where: Austin, Texas
https://www.iheart.com/iheartcountry-festival/
“iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One will return for its ninth year and feature Country music’s hottest artists live at Moody Center on Saturday, May 7, hosted by iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated top on-air Country personality, Bobby Bones.”
40) Festival at the Switchyard
When: November 2023, TBD 2024
Where: Carrollton, Texas
https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/about-us/calendar/festival-at-the-switchyard
“Carrollton’s annual Festival at the Switchyard provides free family-friendly, community-centered fun, and big-name entertainment. Enjoy a variety of free games and activities along with great food, snacks, and beverages. In addition to our Festival vendors, there are many restaurants, boutiques, and stores to explore. The Festival is held on the streets of Historic Downtown Carrollton on the east side of IH-35E, between President George Bush Turnpike and LBJ Freeway at Belt Line Road. The Festival honors the critical role that rail has played in the City’s history and its importance today and in the future. It was the railroad that first put Carrollton on the map a century and a half ago. Three train lines still cross paths in the Switchyard just north of our Festival site near the historic train depot, and we are proud to welcome a new age of commuters and commerce as home to three DART Green Line stations.”
What is the biggest music festival in Texas?
SXSW isn’t just the biggest music festival in Texas, but one of the largest in the entire United States, bringing in 150,000 attendees over more than a week of not just top music, but an array of entertainment and expert panels.
Why is SXSW so popular?
SXSW, held over more than a week, is a giant of a festival and blends tech, music, film, culture and more all in one. This Texas festival is held in the state capital, Austin, each year, and a visit here is always a blast!
What is the most popular country music festival in Texas?
Texas is a hub for country music festivals, unsurprisingly, and there’s a huge range to choose from year-round. Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic is always a good time, and the four-day camping event Old Settler’s Music Festival is another institution, this one held just outside of Austin.
Am I Missing any Epic Texas Festivals 2024?
I’m always updating these articles and removing festivals that no longer operate, so if you know of any cool music festivals in Texas that aren’t on my list – feel free to reach out to me and let me know! I’d really appreciate it :-)
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Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music and Chili Fest, Stevenville, Cheap tickets great songwriters by day and reddirt and TX bands by night. Oh and the campfire sing alongs are awesome.
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Chili fest and posty fest seem like two of the biggest ones. In Bloom is gone now, sadly.
The event, an essential destination for global professionals, features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, Thank you for the beautiful post!