Major Texas event
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Weekend One: October 2–4, 2026 · Weekend Two: October 9–11, 2026 · Austin, Texas · Travis County
ACL Fest runs on two separate three-day weekends in 2026: October 2-4 and October 9-11. There is no festival programming implied for the Monday-through-Thursday gap between the weekends.
Why plan around Austin City Limits Music Festival?
Austin City Limits Music Festival turns Zilker Park into one of Texas' largest music destinations for two separate October weekends, with more than 100 performances across nine stages plus Austin food, drink and festival programming.
Verified event details
Official-source details checked 2026-09-02. Ticket prices and lineups can change; confirm the linked official source before purchasing or traveling.
Plan the visit
Choose Weekend One or Weekend Two first
The organizer confirms two discrete 2026 festival windows: October 2-4 and October 9-11. Pick the weekend before booking lodging or transportation because Texas Defined does not treat the gap between them as festival days.
Build the day from the official schedule
ACL publishes a stage-by-stage schedule for both weekends. Choose priority performers and allow realistic walking time across Zilker Park instead of assuming back-to-back sets on different stages are effortless to reach.
Use the festival's transportation guidance
A major Zilker Park weekend changes normal access patterns around central Austin. Recheck the organizer's current transportation, bag, entry and ticket guidance before arrival and avoid relying on ordinary park-day assumptions.
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