Austin City Limits Music Festival has officially released its 2026 lineup by day ahead of this year’s 25th anniversary celebration in Zilker Park, giving fans their first real chance to start planning which weekend deserves their PTO request.
The festival returns October 2 through 4 and October 9 through 11, bringing another massive genre collision of indie rock, dance music, hip hop, alternative pop, and enough crowd singalongs to make Barton Springs Road completely unusable for two weekends straight.
And judging by ticket demand already, Austin is once again preparing for controlled chaos.
Weekend One three day GA tickets are officially sold out, while only a limited number of Weekend Two GA passes remain. Single day tickets for both weekends go on sale today at noon CT, including GA, GA+, VIP, Platinum, and Bungalow options.
Charli XCX, Lorde, Skrillex, and Twenty One Pilots Lead the Party
This year’s daily lineup leans heavily into big energy after dark. Friday nights will feature performances from Charli xcx, Skrillex during Weekend One, Kings of Leon during Weekend Two, alongside Turnstile, Labrinth, The Chainsmokers, Leon Thomas, and Brandon Flowers during Weekend One.
Saturday shifts into a more dreamy and electronic direction with RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lorde, Lola Young, Young Miko, Bleachers, Lykke Li, Levity, and Suki Waterhouse appearing across both weekends.
Sunday closes out with Twenty One Pilots, The xx, SOFI TUKKER, Parcels, Blood Orange, The War On Drugs, and Geese helping cap off the festival’s 25th anniversary run.
ACL Fest’s Streaming Expansion Continues
For fans skipping the dust and sunscreen this year, Disney+ and Hulu will once again serve as the official streaming home for the festival. Select live performances, artist interviews, and additional Weekend One coverage will stream October 2 through 4, with the full broadcast schedule expected later this summer.
The streaming partnership has become one of ACL’s smartest moves in recent years, giving the festival a much larger national footprint while also letting people experience Zilker Park without paying fourteen dollars for a lemonade.
More Than Just a Music Festival
Beyond the lineup itself, ACL Fest continues to be one of Austin’s largest annual contributors to local parks and green spaces through its partnership with Austin Parks Foundation.
Since 2006, the festival has generated more than $79 million toward improvements for parks across Austin. In 2025 alone, ACL Fest contributed $8.5 million through ticket sales that helped fund projects including Chestnut Pocket Park, Grand Meadow Neighborhood Park, Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, and sports court improvements throughout the city.
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026 is supported by partners including American Express, T Mobile, Miller Lite, Snapchat, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, BMI, BeatBox, Disney+, Hulu, and Lifeway Kefir.
Tickets and additional information are available now at ACLFestival.com