Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, on two consecutive three-day weekends and is inspired by the KLRU/PBS music series Austin City Limits. The festival is produced by Austin-based company C3 Presents, which also produces Chicago’s Lollapalooza.

The ACL Music Festival has eight stages where musical groups from genres including rock, indie, country, folk, electronic, and hip hop perform. The concert starts at 11am and ends 10pm on each day during the festival at various stages spread out in the park. In 2025, the festival drew 75,000 attendees per day for six days, for a total attendance of 450,000. In addition to the music performances, there are food and drinks, an art market, a kids area for families and other activities for attendees.