6 Texas Music Festivals You Can’t Miss in 2019

It’s festival season in the Lonestar State if you’re a music fanatic. Whether your preferred experience includes booking a hotel room with your significant other or camping in the woods with your closest friends, there’s every experience under the sun. Mainstream and popular music, folk and country, EDM and dubstep, to something a little more eclectic, your choices have as much variety as Texas’ geography. 

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2019 

October 4-6 & 11-13, Zilker Park, Austin, TX | Website 

The heavy hitter of the Texas music scene, Austin City Limits Music Festival (or ACL) literally has something for everyone. With a lineup as diverse as they come, ACL offers the full music festival experience in the heart of Downtown Austin for two weekends in early October. This year’s headliners include Guns N’ Roses, Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino, The Cure, Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, and Robyn, but that barely scratches the surface of talent that will be at Zilker Park this Fall. Visit the website above for the full lineup , weekend breakdown, and more info on tickets. 

14th Annual Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love 2019

September 26-29, El Cosmico, Marfa, TX | Website 

This West Texas signature features a music lineup as distinct as the festival itself. Trans-Pecos, in infamous Marfa, TX, is a place where you are just as likely to be a playing sandlot baseball game with Instagram influencers as you are sitting in on a glass-blowing workshop with bohemian drifters. This year’s music lineup includes Broken Social Scene, Margo Price, Luna, Chicano Batman, Dylan LeBlanc, The Suffers, and many more. Three day music-only and three day music + camping passes and more information at the website above. 

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Texas International Pop Festival 50th Reunion 

August 31-September 1, Lake Park, Lewisville, TX | More Info

Celebrating the 50th reunion of one of the most iconic events in Texas music history, the Texas International Pop Festival returns to Lewisville this Labor Day Weekend with an impressive lineup. Headliners include ZZ-Top and Chicago, and are supported by the likes of Edgar Winter, Grand Funk Railroad, and Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights. Tell your parents to grab their coolest tie-dye shirt and relive the 60’s at Lake Lewisville this Labor Day Weekend. For more info, visit the Facebook page above. 

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11th Annual UTOPiAfest 

November 14th-16th, Reveille Peak Ranch, Burnet, TX | Website 

One of the most unique music festivals in Texas, this camping and GLAMping friendly fest just outside of Austin at Reveille Peak Ranch is 100% family friendly, BYOB (although beer and wine are sold at the grounds), features all locally-sourced food, wine, and beer vendors, and two main music stages where there is no overlap of artist sets. UTOPiAfest also accommodates an array of activities besides music, including hiking and biking trails, craft vending, yoga classes, disc golf, and much more. The musical lineup is headlined by Son Volt, and is supported by Austin-area musicians Brownout, Sir Woman, Jackie Venson, Israel Nash, Whiskey Shivers, and much, much more. More information on tickets and camping at the link above. 

Freaky Deaky Texas 2019 

October 26-27, Houston Raceaway, Baytown, TX | Website 

The aptly named Freaky Deaky Fest over Halloween weekend (or close to Halloween) in Baytown, just outside of Houston, is a place to let your freak flag fly and immerse yourself in some of the heaviest bass and EDM music in Texas. Freaky Deaky 2019 boasts a stacked electronic-focused lineup headlined by Armin van Burren, Martin Garrix, Rezz, Steve Aoki, Tchami, and more. More information on tickets at the website above. 

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Lights All Night 2019 

December 27-29, Market Hall, Dallas, TX | Website

Texas’ longest running EDM music festival is basically a household name at this point. Even though they haven’t announced the 2019 lineup as of the time of this post, looking back at past years shows, 2019 is sure to not disappoint. Located in the heart of Downtown Dallas at Market Hall, Lights All Night 2018 featured the likes of Diplo, Excision, Gucci Mane, Kaskade, Rezz, and Tiësto, so expect 2019 to have an equally stacked list of headliners. Stay tuned to their Facebook and Instagram pages for lineup announcements and visit the website above for more information. 

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