Upcoming Event: 30A Songwriters Festival

The 30A Songwriters Festival is coming to town this January for the 6th year in a row. The annual event will take place this January on the 16th-18th in celebration of signers and songs. The event will feature performances by amazing artists.

The event will take place at venues along the Scenic Highway 30A and the northwest resort of neighborhoods of South Walton. Check out over 150 songwriters and over 200 performances at over 25 venues in the area this January. Here is what you can expect for this year’s upcoming festival.

What to Expect

The festival is going to feature 150 songwriters, over 200 performances and it will take place at over 25 venues along Highway 30A. Several beach communities will be hosting the performances so that residences from all over have easy access to some great music. Expect performances at locations including:

• Grayton Beach
• Rosemary Beach
• Alys Beach
• WaterColor
• WaterSound
• Gulf Place
• Seacrest
• Seaside

The beautiful architecture, white sand and the turquoise water will be the perfect backdrop to this year’s festival celebration singers and songs. You’ll be able to enjoy everything from rock to blue and country to folk music.

What you need to know

The event is considered by many to be the greatest musical event to hit Northwest Florida. The event is taking place over Martin Luther King Holiday weekend in January where you can experience live music for three days straight.

You can expect to see artists including:

• Graham Nash
• Indigo Girls
• Jason Isbell
• Leon Russell
• Shawn Mullins
• Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek)
• Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
• Chely Wright
• Jeffrey Steele
• Bobby Bare Jr.
• Steve Poltz
• Angaleena Presley

There will be so many more artists to enjoy with over 200 performances taking place. Big names Graham Nash who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice and Leon Russell who did session work in the 60s with The Beach Boys will be the biggest talk of the festival.

The 30A Songwriters Festival is going to be an amazing three day event that for Northwest Florida.