No Idea Festival
No Idea
Festival 2026
- Austin • November 20-22
Celebrating our 20th edition, No Idea Festival 2026 curation spirals out from our opening night which features artists from Detroit, Houston, and Norway. Work presented highlights novel intersections from the peripheries of free jazz, composition, and hip hop.
Program
Friday, November 20
Tickets $25-$40
Doors: 7:30pm
Music: 8pm
Music: 8pm
- Set 1 - Spite of Darkness (Mike Khoury, Indira Edwards, Ben Hall, Ali Allan Colding)
- Set 2 - Danny Kamins (solo)
- Set 3 - JAWWAAD presents Myth & Logic
Saturday, November 21 (daytime)
Free / $0-$15 donation
Doors: 1:30pm
Music: 2pm
Music: 2pm
- Mike Khoury performance + artist talk w/ Robin Williams
Saturday, November 21 (evening)
Tickets $25-$40
Doors: 7:30pm
Music: 8pm
Music: 8pm
- Set 1 - Ali Allan Colding, Alex Coke, Matthew Frerck
- Set 2 - Beth McDonald (solo)
- Set 3 - Indira Edwards, Ben Hall, Juan García
Sunday, November 22 (daytime)
Free / $0-$15 donation
Stella + Leon’s house
1017-A West Milton Street, 78704 (map)
1017-A West Milton Street, 78704 (map)
Music: 1pm - 4pm
Let’s Meet for Coffee at Leon’s
An afternoon of first-time collaborations
Sets 1-3 announced Monday, November 2
* Lighting design for No Idea Festival 2026 provided by Tim Brown and Sean O’Neill
This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.