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Festivals in Florida

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The following Country Music Festivals are currently being held in Florida
  1. 30a Songwriter's Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
  2. Mile0Fest in Key West, Florida
  3. Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida
  4. Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  5. Suwanee River Jam in Live Oak, Florida
  6. Palm Coast Songwriter's Festival in Palm Coast, Florida
  7. Key West Songwriters Festival in Key West, Florida
  8. Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida
  9. Panhandle Watermelon Festival  in Chipley, Florida
  10. ​Island Hopper Songwriter's Festival in Ft.Myers, Florida
  11. Legends of Music Row in Key West, Florida
  12. Rhythm & Ribs Festival in St. Augustine, Florida
  13. Country Thunder Florida in Kissimmee, Florida
  14. St. Augustine Songwriter's Festival in St. Augustine, Florida
  15. Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival in Multi-City, Alabama/Florida

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Cancelled Festivals:
  • Country Life Music Festival last held in 2015 in Punta Gorda, Florida
  • CountryFlo last held in 2016 in Lake Wales, Florida
  • Tequila Bay Country Music Festival last held in 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida
  • Party in the Pines last held in 2017 in White House, Florida
  • Country 500 last held in 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival last held in 2019 in Pensacola Beach, Florida
  • Vortex Springs Songwriters Festival last held in 2020 in Ponce de Leon, Florida


NOTE: For the most current information, please visit the official websites for each Festival by clicking on Festival Name or Logo. Information on this page was accurate at time of publication but things can change very quickly in the world of Festivals. .

30a Songwriter's Festival

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35 E Quay Rd
Key West, FL 33040
​(305) 619-5962
January 24 - January 28, 2023 (Key West, Florida)
Mile 0 Fest is 5 Day Red Dirt/Americana Music Festival in Paradise (aka Key West). 

Located on the island of Key West, Florida, this one-of-a-kind boutique festival boasts 5 days of music & events from more than 80+ of your favorite Red-Dirt and Americana bands in over 100 shows; beaches, bands and beer… what else is there?!!

Key West is also home to world-class fishing, water-sports & sight-seeing adventures! Our second year promises to once again deliver all the awesomeness you’ve come to love about other festivals without the huge crowds, lines and hassles of an oversold show.


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Packages and Passes

Passes:
Platinum - 5-Day Pass: $1199 SOLD OUT
Gold Pass - 5-Day Pass: $999 SOLD OUT
Beach Bum Pass - 5-Day Pass: $499

Packages:
Platinum Premier: From $2589 SOLD OUT
Gold Premier: From $2050 
Pirate Package: From $1349
Beach Bum Package: From $1244

To see what is included with each Pass/Package Visit the RESERVATIONS page
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Mile0Fest 

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35 E Quay Rd
Key West, FL 33040
​(305) 619-5962
January 25 - January 29, 2022 (Key West, Florida)
2023 Dates TBD
​Mile 0 Fest is 4 Day Red Dirt/Americana Music Festival in Paradise (aka Key West). 

Located on the island of Key West, Florida, this one-of-a-kind boutique festival boasts 5 days of music & events from more than 50 of your favorite Red-Dirt and Americana bands; beaches, bands and beer… what else is there?!!

Key West is also home to world-class fishing, water-sports & sight-seeing adventures! Our second year promises to once again deliver all the awesomeness you’ve come to love about other festivals without the huge crowds, lines and hassles of an oversold show.
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  • 2022 Performers (subject to change)

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    ​Register for 2023
  • Each $100 (per person) deposit guarantees the right to purchase a pass for Mile 0 Fest 2023.
  • For 2022 attendees, your deposit guarantees your current pass/package level and number of passes 

Numerous Packages and Pass Options available.


Florida Strawberry Festival

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303 North Lemon Street 
Plant City, FL 33563
​(813) 754-1996
March 2 - March 12, 2023 (Plant City, Florida)
The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Eastern Hillsborough County. Each year, over 500,000 visitors enjoy the festival’s headline entertainment, youth livestock shows, rides, exhibits of commerce and, of course, its strawberry shortcake.

Each spring, the Florida Strawberry Festival® in Plant City rolls out the red carpet to welcome visitors from throughout the Sunshine State and the world. Guests come from near and far to enjoy exhibits of agriculture, commerce, industry, livestock, fine arts, horticulture, and crafts.

The Florida Strawberry Festival represents a piece of Americana, a time in American history when fairs and festivals brought communities together through celebrations of their harvests. It has continued to grow in popularity year after year through the preservation of this heritage. Central to its focus, the Festival continues to preserve and enhance the agricultural and historical legacy of the Florida strawberry.
ARTISTS
TBD

TICKETS
All acts subject to change. No refunds or rain checks.
DO NOT ORDER ADA SEATING ONLINE. PLEASE CALL 813-719-6680.

Tickets can be purchased via:
  • Florida Strawberry Festival website​
  • over the phone at 813-754-1996
  • in-person at the Amscot Main Ticket Office located at 2209 West Oak Avenue in Plant City.
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Sections 7 – 17 are all elevated grandstand seating.
Tickets are generally on sale late November/early December

Tortuga Music Festival

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1100 Seabreeze Blvd
Ft. Lauderdale, FL ​33316
April 8 - April 10, 2022 (Ft.  Lauderdale, Florida)
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Music's biggest beach party and also help raise awareness about issues facing our world's oceans! We call Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL home!

​Together with Rock The Ocean, #TortugaFest pairs country, rock, and today's top music with meaning by raising awareness about marine conservation and issues affecting the world’s oceans. Also country music's biggest beach party! #TortugaFest

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(Prices subject to change.
​Does not include taxes and fees)


​Presale Pricing:
3-Day General Admission: $209
3-Day VIP: $1150
3-Day Super VIP: $2049

Alumni Presale starts November 29, 2021.

Regular Pricing:

3-Day General Admission: $249
3-Day VIP: $1299
3-
Day Super VIP: $2049

General On Sale Friday, December 3, 2021 

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Suwanee River Jam

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9379 County Road 132
Live Oak, FL 32060
​(386) 364-1683
April 27-April 30, 2022 (Live Oak, Florida)
2023 Dates TBD


Located just north of Live Oak, the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is a  one-of-a-kind music park and premier campground nestled on the shady banks of the historic, tea-colored Suwannee River in North Florida.  The Spirit of the Suwannee is proud to host a variety of events throughout the year. 

The Suwannee River Jam tradition includes two stages of performances over four days, thousands and thousands of excited fans holding reunions with family and friends, barbecues, golf cart parades, hiking, jam sessions all over the park around campfires into the early morning hours, canoe trips on the famous Suwannee River at the SOSMP, bicycling, trying out all the festival foods, shopping the vendors and Arts and Crafts Village’s quaint stores and visiting the SOS Café and Restaurant where the walls are hand-painted in rustic Suwannee River scenes.

During the Jam, fans come from near and far to hear and see country artists, get their photos taken with their favorite artist during fan club meet and greets while making new friends and jamming to the sounds of America’s best country music artists. The fun is indescribable, the experience can be life-changing and the memories…well, the memories last a lifetime and are re-visited often. Weddings are not uncommon as a result of two people meeting at the Jam and falling in love…and the chapel is always ready over on Rees Lake so the happy couple can tie the knot! Shucks, the SOSMP even has someone who can perform the ceremony at a moment’s notice! Just be sure you’ve got the license in advance!


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​Palm Coast Songwriter's Festival

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3000 Palm Coast PKWY SE
​Palm Coast, FL 32137
May 4 - May 7, 2023 (Palm Coast, Florida)
​Unlike other musical festivals where audience members listen to song after song from a full band, the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival provides a unique, more intimate experience between the artist and the listener as the songwriters will often share the meaning behind their lyrics.​
 
For the 2020 festival, more than 25 artists will be performing. This 4-day event allows the audience to go ‘behind the curtain’ and see the faces and hear the songs and stories behind some of the most popular songs of yesteryear and playing on the radio today. These artists will be performing their hits for festival attendees. ​
 
In 2019, Grammy-nominated, platinum selling, billboard hit songwriters from Nashville treated local guests and many attendees from out of town to awesome performances and insights into their music during the second annual Palm Coast Songwriters Festival in May. Thank you to everyone who came to the festival! We appreciate the artists, our sponsors and partners and the fans who made the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival 2019 unforgettable. We look forward to seeing everyone this year with our expanded lineup of HIT songwriters

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TICKETS

Reserved Seating:
3-day: 
$100
1-day: $40

General Admission Lawn:
1-day: $20


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Key West Songwriters Festival

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May 3 - May 7, 2023 (Key West, Florida)
​The Key West Songwriters Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the world. Since 1997 BMI has been a charter sponsor of the festival and has helped it grow into both a tourist attraction and favorite of island locals. The festival revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free shows, staged at an array of the island's most popular drinking holes and hot spots. Diverse lineups featuring more than 100 top songwriters deliver rare, "Key West-only" moments.

​200+ artists
​50+ shows


​ARTISTS
With so many venues and artists appearing at this event, it would be nearly impossible to show them here.
Visit the ​Artists page on the official web-site for details. 
 
 
TICKETS
Most of the Festival shows are FREE to enter.Visit each venue for ticketing/admission information on the Schedule page on the official website for details

​Gulf Coast Jam

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16200 PCB Pkwy
Panama City Beach, FL
​32413
June 3 - June 5, 2022 (Panama City Beach, Florida)
The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam is a three-day Country Music festival located in beautiful Panama City, FL.

Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam offers a truly unique experience for any festival goer. Located in picturesque Panama City Beach FL, the salty scenery of our beaches offers attendees the ultimate vacation feeling. Let the wonders of our clear blue waters wash away your worries for a night full of dancing the night away.

​Fans have traveled from all over the world to attend this festival which hosts some of country music 's biggest stars. From the beach, charming local eateries and the music what more could you ask for?
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Headliners: Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion, Brooks & Dunn

Also Appearing:
Gary Allan, Chris Janson, Scotty McCreery, Jordan Davis, Maddie & Tae, Mitchell Tenpenny, Randy Rogers Band, Frankie Ballard, Tracy Lawrence, Tyler Rich, Darryl Worley, Corey Smith, Ryan Griffin, Steve Moakler, Elvie Shane, Tigirlily, Nate Barnes, Condfederate Railroad, Presley & Tayler, Chandler Flint

Subject to change. See CURRENT LINEUP

TICKETS​ (prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
​​General Admission: $139
VIP Pit: $459
Super VIP: $639
Side Stage: $1150

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Parking and other Add-ons available.

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Panhandle Watermelon Festival

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1544 N Railroad Ave
Chipley, FL ​32428
June 24 – June 25, 2022 (Chipley, Florida)
​In 1969, the social event would be organized into what is now known as the Panhandle Watermelon Festival, led by former Washington County Extension Agent Red Davis.

“We always try to remember that our watermelon festival is part of our history, that it first was a celebration at the end of the year for those who helped in the fields,” said Peel.

About 100 people are thought to have been in attendance at the first event in 1956, and more than 5,000 attendees were estimated in 2015. The festival continues to grow every year!

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TBD 
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N/A - Admission is FREE

Island Hopper Songwriter's Festival

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Multiple Locations
Ft. Myers, FL 33931
​(239) 338-3500 
September 16 - September 22 , 2022 (Ft. Myers, FLorida)
Island Hopper Songwriter Fest is the largest songwriter festival in Southwest Florida and offers a unique experience to interact with songwriters who wrote your favorite hits.

The festival takes place at venues in Downtown Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach and Captiva Island, and offers over 100 showcases featuring over 90 songwriters. And while it draws thousands of music fans to the mostly free performances, it also provided an opportunity for attendees to discover the other attractions of Fort Myers and all of Lee County, of which Fort Myers is county seat.

​ARTISTS
With so many venues and artists appearing at this event, it would be nearly impossible to show them here.
Visit the Schedules and Artists page on the official web-site for details.
 
 
TICKETS
Most of the Festival shows are FREE to enter. The shows that require advance ticket purchase will be announced and tickets go on sale at a date TBD. Visit each venue for ticketing/admission information on the VENUE page on the official website for details

Legends of Music Row

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35 E Quay Rd
Key West, FL 33040
​(305) 985-0433
October 13 - October 15, 2022 (Key West, Florida)
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee and Legendary Songwriter DEAN DILLON hosts a festival like no other, featuring world class country music superstars and singer/songwriters, along with music’s future hit-makers, in a three-day musical extravaganza in the tropical paradise of Key West.

Legends of Music Row Key West takes place at Coffee Butler Amphitheater. Dean Dillon will bring in an A-list roster of his contemporaries to give top flight performances by country superstars (like Jamey Johnson), hit songwriters, and country legends of tomorrow. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event!

ARTISTS
Thursday October 13th
6:30 – 7:30 Brice Long, Jim “Moose” Brown, Josh Martin
7:30 – 8:30 Randall King
8:30 – 9:30 Lainey Wilson
9:30 – 10:00 Auction
10:00 – 11:00 Billy Currington

Friday October 14th
6:30 – 7:30 Buddy Cannon , Casey Beathard, Marla Cannon Goodman
7:30 – 8:30 TBA
8:30 – 9:30 Craig Morgan
9:30 – 10:00 Auction
10:00 – 11:00 Ronnie Dunn

Saturday October 15th
6:30 – 7:30 Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick
7:30 – 8:30 TBA
8:30 – 9:30 Blackberry Smoke
9:30 – 10:00 Auction
10:00 – 11:00 Jamey Johnson with Special Guest George Strait joining us for a few songs!
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​TICKETS​ (prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
Thursday Lawn: $275
Friday Lawn: $275
Saturday Lawn: SOLD OUT
3-Day Bronze Lawn Access: $775
VIP Table $3400

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Rhythm and Ribs

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29 W. Castillo Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32084
October 15 - October 17, 2021 (St. Augustine, Florida)
2022 Dates TBD

The Rhythm & Ribs Festival was founded by St. Augustine Sunrise Rotary in 1995 as an event from which all proceeds are donated to charitable organizations for local and international service-oriented projects, as well as providing a fun-filled weekend for the whole community.

What began as a small Barbeque Fest (its original name) has grown each year and attracts music lovers and barbeque aficionados from all over the Southeast and beyond. Over 25,000 visitors come to enjoy the fun over the Festival weekend.

As the Festival has grown, the music lineup has expanded to include headliners such as Travis Tritt, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Sister Hazel, Rusted Root, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, and the Marshall Tucker Band, along with many well-loved local and regional musicians. 
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​TICKETS​(prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
TBD

​Country Thunder Florida

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1875 Silver Spur Ln
Kissimmee, FL 34744
​(866) 388-0007
October 21 - October 23, 2022 (Kissimmee, Florida)​​​
Country Thunder is the premier Country Music Festival to roll out in 7 locations across North America.
 
Country Thunder performers have included huge country artists such as Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Big & Rich, and Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Jake Owen only to name a few.
 
Country Thunder's lineup will keep on dazzling spectators and exceeding expectations, so grab a cowboy hat, a RV or tent if you want to camp, and come and enjoy the world's premier country acts with the camaraderie of over 100,000 fans!
         
  United States    
  Florence Arizona Country Thunder Arizona April 7- April 10, 2022
  Forest City Iowa Country Thunder Iowa June 10-12, 2022
  Twin Lakes Wisconsin Country Thunder Wisconsin July 21-14, 2022
  Bristol Tennessee Country Thunder Bristol September 30, 2022
  Kissimmee Florida Country Thunder Florida October 21-23, 2022
         
  Canada      
  Craven Saskatchewan Country Thunder Craven July 15-17, 2022
  Calgary Alberta Country Thunder Alberta August 19-21, 2022
         
​​ARTISTS
Friday, October 21: 
2:00 pm: Jackson Dean
3:30 pm: Phil Vassar
5:00 pm: Kameron Marlowe
6:30 pm: Niko Moon
8:00 pm Ashley McBryde
10:00 pm: Chris Young

Saturday October 22: 
1:15 pm: Nolan Sotillo
2:00 pm: Maggie Rose

3:30 pm: James Barker Band
5:00 pm: Lindsay Ell
6:30 pm: Tracy Lawrence
8:00 pm  Chase Rice
10:00 pm: Morgan Wallen
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​TICKETS​(prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
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Platinum Experience: $600
Reserved: $375-$450
Garden Party: $299
General: $185

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St. Augustine Songwriter's Festival

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Multiple Locations
St. Augustine, FL
October 22 - October 24, 2021 (St. Augustine, Florida)
The St. Augustine Songwriters Festival features today's hottest hit songwriters, legends of yesterday and the shining stars of tomorrow. All at the fantastic stages scattered about the beautiful town of St. Augustine.

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Dive into the historical city of St. Augustine, Florida and listen to today's hit writers as well as familiar hits from the past in an intimate setting.

​ARTISTS
With so many venues and artists appearing at this event, it would be nearly impossible to show them here.
Visit the  Songwriters page on the official web-site for details. 

TICKETS
See the Schedules page on the official web-site for details. 

Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival

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Various Locations
Alabama/Florida
​(850) 492-7664
November 3 – November 13,  2022 (Multiple Locations in Alabama and Florida)
 
The annual Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival will feature more than 200 nationally acclaimed songwriters in venues along the Florida / Alabama Gulf Coast from November 4-14, 2021.
 
The festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters and musicians from all over the world to have their songs heard, and for the public to learn the stories behind the lyrics that only the song’s author can express.
 
During this exciting 11-day festival, performers will be hosted in over two dozen venues from Downtown Pensacola and Perdido Key, Florida, into Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Bon Secour and Silverhill, Alabama.
 
The festival is dedicated to the late Frank Brown, who was night watchman at the Flora~Bama for 28 years, and whose moral values, integrity and strength of character still endure. Mr. Frank, as he was known by all, (was 91 years old when he retired) was featured on Paul Harvey's syndicated radio show, "The Rest of the Story.
 
Southeast Tourism Society has named Frank Brown International Foundation for Music & Songwriters’ Festival one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for November 2019.
 
ARTISTS
With so many venues and artists appearing at this event, it would be nearly impossible to show them here.

2021 Songwriters
 

 
TICKETS
Visit each Venue for ticketing/admission information by visiting the VENUE page on the official web-site for details

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