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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.

2021 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival

2021 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival Video by Pilot Moon Films

Join us in historic downtown Dripping Springs for the

Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival

October 14-16, 2022

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.

2022 Songwriter Submissions

Interested in performing at the Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival? Application submissions to perform at the Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival open April 1, 2022. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2022. Songwriters who are interested in applying to be considered to perform at this year’s event should sign up for the DSSF Newsletter – it’s there that we will announce when we will begin taking submissions and how to submit. Also, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!

Apply and find out more information: APPLICATION

Sponsorship

Here’s your chance to become an official sponsor of the 2022 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

2021 Festival Schedule (2022 available in August)

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. Enjoy three days worth of amazing musical performances by renowned and up and coming musicians.

DSSF 2021 Schedule

The Venues

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

The Pilot Moon Films Stage at The Barber Shop Bar, 6 String Ranch Stage at Mazama Coffee Co., the Community Impact Stage at Dog 'N' Bone and the Estes Audiology Stage at Sidecar Tasting Room and the Courtyard at the Warehouse District are all outdoors. There will be tents in place in case of inclement weather.

The Destination Dripping Springs Stage at Acopon Brewing as well as the Sun Radio Stage at Hudson's on Mercer Street are both indoors.

All are 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, and food and drinks will be available at each venue.