Event

Austin String Band Festival

It's one of the best-kept secrets in the Austin area, a music festival with small crowds, a lovely natural setting and close-in parking. Come discover the Austin String Band Festival out at Camp Ben McCulloch (right by the Salt Lick) in Driftwood. TX. Dance all night on Friday, then attend hands-on music and dance workshops under the trees early on Saturday, then kick back for a day and night of nonstop fiddles, banjos and guitars as more than two dozen bands take the stage. Sunday wraps it up with a gospel jam. Camping at its finest along Onion Creek.The tenth annual Austin String Band Festival will be held on October 16-18, 2015, just south of Austin at beautiful Camp Ben McCulloch near Driftwood, Texas.

Presented by the Austin Friends of Traditional Music, this festival celebrates all kinds of "string band" music with lots of live performances, workshops, jams, old time square dancing and great food.

Camping is available on a first come, first served basis. Electricity is available at most locations in the campground. Camping permits, with or without electricity, are sold in the festival ticket booth.

October is beautiful in the Texas hill country. Not too hot, not too cold. Just right.