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Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival

Songwriters bathed in neon lights and smoke.

A black and white image of a hand strumming a guitar.

A woman singing into a microphone while another man watched holding his guitar.

A crowd of people look onto a stage with songwriters on it.

Join us in historic downtown Dripping Springs for the

Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival

October 15-17 2021

You are invited to the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country to come and enjoy an exciting weekend of phenomenal singer/songwriter showcases. This 3-day music festival treats music lovers to a wide variety of amazing songs and the people and stories behind the finely crafted tunes.

The songwriting showcases give attendees the opportunity to experience tomorrow’s headliners in small-stage performances at unique venues in historic downtown Dripping Springs. On 7 stages, featuring thirty shows a day, over forty-five songwriters will perform in an “in the round” Nashville-style song-swap format. In its essence, the Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival is all about finely-crafted SONGS, and the talented folks who have written them.

Parking is plentiful, food and drinks will be available at each venue, and admission to all the showcases is FREE with registration. Registration will open mid-September.

2021 Festival Lineup

Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival Lineup will be released summer 2021.

All seven of the stages are within safe, easy walking distance of each other in the quaint Historic Districts of downtown Dripping Springs.

Performances run continuously on Friday and Saturday from afternoon to evening, and on Sunday the festivities include a spirited Gospel Brunch Showcase at Hudson’s on Mercer Street, followed by the ever-popular Festival Wrap-Party in front of The Barber Shop. District. Enjoy three days worth of amazing musical performances by renowned and up and coming musicians.

The Venues

Event stages are hosted by Dripping Springs’ most popular live music venues:

The Barber Shop Bar, Mazama Coffee Company, Acopon Brewing Company, Sidecar Tasting Room, Dog N Bone, the courtyard at the Warehouse District and Hudson’s On Mercer Street– all located within safe, easy walking distance of each other in historic downtown Dripping Springs.

Performances run continuously on Friday and Saturday from afternoon to evening, and on Sunday the festivities include a spirited Gospel Brunch Showcase at Hudson’s on Mercer Street, followed by the ever-popular Festival Wrap-Party in front of The Barber Shop. Parking is plentiful, food and drinks will be available at each venue, and admission to all the showcases is FREE with registration. Registration will open mid-September.

Barber Shop Bar

Acopon Brewing

The garden area of Mazama Coffee Shop where a crowd of people watch the songwriters.

Mazama Coffee Company

The outside of Hudson's n Mercer at dusk.

Hudson's on Mercer Street

Sidecar Tasting Room

Dog 'N' Bone

The Courtyard at the Warehouse District

Sponsorship

Here’s your chance to become an official sponsor of the 2021 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival. We have many levels of involvement – there’s one for every advertising budget – and this IS the music event of the year in the Dripping Springs area! Place your company’s brand on the coolest singer/songwriter music event in Texas!

Interested? Want to learn more? Find information about sponsorship: SPONSORSHIP