Songs on the Frio

Songs on the Frio ———
Big time music.

Small town soul.
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Songs on the Frio is an annual singer-songwriter festival on Veterans Day Weekend in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.

A single song can take you back to a summer you thought you’d forgotten. A person you miss. A road trip with old friends...
06/11/2026

A single song can take you back to a summer you thought you’d forgotten. A person you miss. A road trip with old friends. A dance floor. A riverbank.

For one weekend every November, thousands of memories come rushing back through the songs that helped shape them. The songwriters at Songs on the Frio have truly written the soundtrack of our lives.

Join us November 12-15, 2026.

Tickets go on sale August 1.

Ps: This incredible song was written by Leslie Satcher who will be at Songs on the Frio this year

06/10/2026

Every year, it feels less like a concert and more like a gathering of old friends. In this clip, Terry McBride leads Play Something Country with Radney Foster and Bridgette Tatum singing along behind him as the crowd joins in from every corner of the porch.

The Back Porch event has become the official kickoff to Songs on the Frio weekend, a chance for songwriters, locals, and city folk to settle in, catch up, and start making memories before the weekend unfolds.

This year, the Back Porch moves to Thursday night as Songs on the Frio expands to include ticketed events on both Friday and Saturday evenings. Same Back Porch magic. Same incredible songwriters. Just one night earlier.

November can’t get here fast enough yall!

One of our favorite Songs on the Frio traditions is the Real Talent Lives Here Student Singer-Songwriter Contest.One of ...
06/08/2026

One of our favorite Songs on the Frio traditions is the Real Talent Lives Here Student Singer-Songwriter Contest.

One of our hopes for Songs on the Frio has always been to inspire the next generation of musicians and songwriters right here in Real County. And every year, these students absolutely blow us away.

It takes a special kind of courage to stand on a stage in front of an audience full of friends, family, neighbors, and some of the most accomplished songwriters in Nashville and Texas. Yet year after year, these kids show up, share their songs, and remind us that the future of music is in good hands.

If you know a talented kid, be sure to get them signed up! We can’t wait to hear what they’ve been working on!

https://www.songsonthefrio.com/youth-songwriting-contest

Everyone has a favorite Songs on the Frio moment. For a lot of people, it’s Sunday morning.We pack into the sweetest lit...
06/05/2026

Everyone has a favorite Songs on the Frio moment. For a lot of people, it’s Sunday morning.

We pack into the sweetest little venue in Leakey as our songwriters trade their hits for hymns. After days spent listening to stories and music, and making memories with old friends and new ones, Sunday morning feels like a chance to pause and be thankful for it all.

Year after year, Sunday Morning Gospel is one of the moments people talk about most. If you’ve been, you know exactly what we’re talking about. We all slow down together, hide our tears, and breathe in the magic of it all.

06/03/2026

One year during Songs on the Frio, a guy swam across the Frio River in the middle of Radney Foster’s set just to request a song.

If you’ve heard the story, you know exactly where this is going.

If you haven’t, well…here’s the official telling of the Aquaman Story according to Radney himself.

Some of the best parts of Songs on the Frio aren’t on the schedule. They’re the stories that get told around campfires, on riverbanks, and every year when friends get back together.

This one has become part of Songs on the Frio lore.

Were you there? We can’t wait to create some new memories this year.

You know those nights you come home exhausted but somehow your heart feels fuller? That’s what we hope Songs on the Frio...
06/01/2026

You know those nights you come home exhausted but somehow your heart feels fuller? That’s what we hope Songs on the Frio feels like.

Good music. Good people. A weekend that you just keep reliving over and over and over.

05/27/2026

25 songwriters for our 5th anniversary just sounds good y’all.

Please help us welcome Nashville Hall of Fame member and rising country music stars to Songs on the Frio 2026.

Big time music just got bigger. And we can’t wait to show them our small town soul.

25 songwriters.
13 free shows.
2 ticketed shows.

Tickets on sale August 1st

This Memorial Day weekend, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave everything for this country.
05/23/2026

This Memorial Day weekend, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave everything for this country.

05/22/2026

Most Songs on the Frio sets are listening room style. Sit down. Shut up. And listen.

But kickoff night at the Back Porch? That’s a different story. That’s the night to let loose a little. Dance. Sing too loud. Order another drink. Hug your friends. Stay out later than you planned. And the best part…it’s free!!

We get it all out of our system before settling into a weekend of stripped down songwriter rounds by the Frio River. If you ask anyone who’s been before, there’s one word that always seems to come up: magical.

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3088 Ranch Road 1120
Rio Frio, TX
78879

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