{"id":123476,"date":"2026-01-14T23:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123476\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:23:09","slug":"austin-reggae-fest-old-settlers-and-more-local-spring-fests-for-every-music-lover-the-austin-chronicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123476\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reggae Fest, Old Settler\u2019s, and More Local Spring Fests for Every Music Lover \u2022 The Austin Chronicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring in Austin is a season of bluebonnets, wildflowers, and music festivals. Whatever genre is your jam, these eclectic festivals will keep your weekends packed with beloved acts and up-and-coming artists.<\/p>\n

Sips & Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n

Auditorium Shores, March 13-14
$65 day, $100 two-day\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coca-Cola\u2019s pre-summer festival returns amid South by Southwest with a two-night pop lineup that celebrates the genre\u2019s Aughts and 2010s greats, plus a sprinkling of new faces. \u201cGenie in a Bottle\u201d singer Christina Aguilera tops Friday night\u2019s lineup, following performances by DJ group Major Lazer and alt-rock-influenced act Grouplove. Emerging Chicago R&B singer Ravyn Lenae and Austin\u2019s own multi-instrumentalist Skateland open up the night. On Saturday, Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris ends the night, while Foster the People get the party started alongside Florida rock group Flipturn and twang-pop Austinite Caroline Hale, plus plenty more.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stephen Marley Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n

Austin Reggae Fest<\/a><\/p>\n

Auditorium Shores, April 17-19
$40 day, $115 weekend\u00a0<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s longest-running reggae festival opens a new chapter this year with new owners at the helm for the first time since its founding in 1994. Founders Hugh Forrest and Pat Costigan have handed over the reggae reins to Reggae Rise Up, a production company that organizes festivals in four other states. Austin\u2019s three-day version will continue to benefit the Central Texas Food Bank and will feature performances from Stephen Marley<\/a>, the torchbearer of the Marley legacy; Original Koffee, a young Jamaican singer bringing new energy to the genre; and Iration, a California-based rock-fusion group known for their high-energy stage presence. Protoje, Zion Marley, Jesse Royal, and more round out a lineup that spans the full spectrum of reggae and reggae-influenced music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Old Settler\u2019s Music Festival\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Camp Ben McCulloch (18301 Ranch to Market Rd. 1826) in Driftwood, April 17-19\u00a0
$199 weekend\u00a0<\/p>\n

This family-friendly, camping-centered festival moves from the Old Settler\u2019s Homestead in Dale to Driftwood in 2026 for three nights of laidback Americana, roots, and bluegrass music. This year\u2019s lineup includes progressive bluegrass group Railroad Earth, California-based fivepiece the Brothers Comatose, and former Flatbellys singer Lindsay Lou. Local favorite Shinyribs<\/a> brings funky blues fusion to the fest, and fellow Austinite Warren Hood, accompanied by singer-songwriter Emily Gimble, is also set to perform.<\/p>\n

\"\"Kane Brown Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n

iHeartCountry Festival\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Moody Center, May 2
Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 23<\/p>\n

iHeartRadio will bring some of the freshest faces in country music to the Live Music Capital for a one-day festival later this spring. Social media breakout Kane Brown joins his high school choir mate, American Idol alum Lauren Alania, on the lineup. \u201cTipsy\u201d sensation Shaboozey, Texas-based multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum, and \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d Gretchen Wilson will also take the stage, alongside other celebrated country songwriters. This year\u2019s fest will once again be hosted by iHeartMedia\u2019s top on-air country personality, Bobby Bones.<\/p>\n

A note to readers:\u00a0Bold and uncensored,\u00a0The Austin Chronicle\u00a0has been Austin\u2019s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community\u2019s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring in Austin is a season of bluebonnets, wildflowers, and music festivals. Whatever genre is your jam, these…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,53515,1551,53516,37135,50682],"class_list":["post-123476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-austin-reggae-fest","tag-feature","tag-iheartcountry-festival","tag-old-settlers-music-festival","tag-sips-sounds-music-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}