Austin City Limits Festival Tickets

Austin City Limits Music Festival—often called ACL Fest—is a major annual music festival held in Austin, Texas. Inspired by the long-running Austin City Limits television series, the festival launched in 2002 and has grown into one of the country’s premier music events, showcasing a wide range of genres including rock, indie, hip-hop, country, folk, and electronic music across multiple stages. It’s produced by C3 Presents and attracts fans from across the U.S. and around the world.

Austin City Limits Festival is held every October at Zilker Park in south Austin. The festival runs across two consecutive three-day weekends, giving attendees flexibility and repeat performances of the same lineup each weekend. For 2026, the confirmed dates are October 2–4 and October 9–11, 2026.

For the 2026 Austin City Limits Festival, headliners include: Charli XCX, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, Skrillex, Kings of Leon and The xx. Other notable acts include Turnstile, Labrinth, Lola Young, Geese, Young Miko, Bleachers, Sofi Tukker, Parcels, The War on Drugs, The Chainsmokers, Blood Orange, Lykke Li, Natasha Bedingfield and Rebecca Black.

Weekend exclusives:

Weekend one only: Skrillex, Brandon Flowers, Cannons and Rebecca Black. Weekend two only: Kings of Leon, Houndmouth and Natasha Bedingfield.

Ticket prices depend on a variety of factors, like time of purchase, venue, seat location and more. You can find Austin City Limits Festival tickets for as low as $238.

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Short answer: it depends. Austin City Limits Festival ticket prices can fluctuate after a tour or concert announcement, but the price relies on a variety of factors like venue, city and seat location.

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