Austin City Limits Music Festival: Weekend One – Saturday at Zilker Park

Austin City Limits Music Festival: Weekend One

Saturday at Zilker Park during this festival will be fun and very diverse with music starting at 11:00 AM and going until 10:00 PM. There will be about 75,000 people attending this festival and will be able to roam the grounds and listen to music on the stages of many different types of electronic, country, hip-hop and modern music. The 2026 lineup has not been released as of February 2026 but ACL has always had a great selection of musicians.The tickets for this festival start at $252 for a full day of music.

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Music festival held every year since it was founded in 2002. There are countless sets across every type of music. Coachella’s wide variety of acts guarantees that old and new acts will be represented at the festival. Some of the biggest names in music have played at Coachella; such as Paul McCartney and Radiohead in 2002, and Billie Eilish and Tyler, the Creator in 2019. With all of the acts playing throughout the weekend, festival attendees can spend all day walking from stage to stage and attending concert after concert of music that is suited to their personal preference.

Zilker Park Information

Zilker Park 2100 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704 Zilker Metropolitan Park, which spans 350 acres at the confluence of Barton Creek and the Colorado River, becomes Zilker Park when it transforms into the 35 acre grounds of ACL Festival, capable of holding up to 75,000 festival attendees. General Admission rules include low-back chairs, blankets and more.

In addition to the incredible music, food and drink is available each day of the festival. Vendors will be offering everything from traditional BBQ and tacos to a wide variety of vegetarian and international cuisine. With ample viewpoints throughout the grounds, attendees will be close to all of the action on stage. For more information regarding the park and any specific event rules please call Austin Parks and Recreation at (512) 974-6700. Park hours are 5 AM – 10 PM, however hours will be adjusted for ACL Festival. 

For your convenience we highly recommend DO NOT DRIVE AND PARK for this event. Instead we highly recommend our complimentary shuttle service, or ride-sharing by using a service such as Uber or Lyft, or by using public transportation or by biking and walking to the event. There are several paid parking lots in the Austin area surrounding Hammond Hall that will fill up very quickly on concert nights, so please plan to arrive very early if you choose to drive and park. In addition there are several street parking options and public lots in the Austin area that are within short walking distance to Hammond Hall.

Ticket Information

Weekend One - Saturday Austin City Limits Music Festival Passes on sale now for $252. Don't wait to buy! Festival passes will sell out. Tickets may be purchased through TicketSqueeze.com or at the box office. Click buy tickets above to proceed.