Celebrating 16 years with headliners Melissa Etheridge, Amos Lee, The Jayhawks, The Devon Allman Project, Maggie Rose, and Secret Sisters.

The 30A Songwriters Festival will celebrate its 16th year with six headline performances ​at the​ 6000 capacity main stage at Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach together with over 250 artists performing over the four day weekend in 30+ indoor venues​ ranging in capacities from 75 to 800​. ​All​ of the listening rooms are located along the 30A resort corridor on the Gulf of Mexico​ in WaterColor, Grayton Beach, Seaside, Alys Beach, Seacrest, Rosemary Beach and Blue Mountain in Northwest Florida.

Past Festival performers include iconic artists Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovette, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wilson, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Graham Nash, Chris & Rich Robinson (the Black Crowes), Mavis Staples, Jason Isbell, the Bangles, John Prine, Rickie Lee Jones, Jenny Lewis, Rosanne Cash and Steve Earle. The Festival has supported emerging artists over the past decade such as the War & Treaty, Morgan Wade, Ruthie Foster, Madison Cunningham, Amythyst Kiah and Paul Thorn.

Since its inception in 2010, it has become the biggest and most prestigious songwriters festival in the southeast and has won many national accolades with sell-out crowds every year. The event is co-produced by Russell Carter Artist Management and the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County.

As the creative core of Walton County for 30 years, the Cultural Arts Alliance provides accessible opportunities for all forms of art, every variety of maker, all levels of learners and art lovers. 100% of the Festival’s net proceeds support the not-for-profit organization’s mission to advance the Arts in Walton County through leadership, advocacy, funding, programs, and education.

Schedule:

12:00 pm: Sara Hells - Beach Happy Cafe

01:15 pm: Jennifer Lynn Simpson & Kyle LaMonica - Beach Happy Cafe

01:15 pm: Dan Navarro - Central Square Records

02:30 pm: Cat Ridgeway - Beach Happy Cafe

03:45 pm: The Saunders Boyz - Beach Happy Cafe

04:00 pm: Anna Shinholster - Hyatt Place - The Placery

04:00 pm: Chuck Prophet and his Cumbia Shoes - Seaside Lyceum

04:00 pm: Dion Jones & Neon Tears - AJ's Main Stage

04:30 pm: Livingston Taylor - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

05:00 pm: Anna Grace, and Sammi Accola - Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa

05:00 pm: Alice Wallace, and David Borne - North Beach Social

05:00 pm: Mike Kinnebrew - Beach Happy Cafe

05:00 pm: Gileah Taylor, and Spencer Lajoye - Hotel Effie - The Lobby Bar

05:00 pm: Cousin Curtiss - Raw & Juicy At Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

05:00 pm: The Pink Stones - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

05:15 pm: Bee Taylor - Drive The Coast

05:30 pm: Theo Von: Hyatt Place - The Placery

05:30 pm: Brian White, and Karyn Williams - Pickle's

05:30 pm: Caitlin Cannon, and Jada Cato - Fonville Press

05:30 pm: Tyler Ramsey - Caliza

05:30 pm: The dB's - Seaside Lyceum

05:30 pm: Black Opry Revue - The Big Chill

05:30 pm: Diane Durrett, and Kyle Davis - The Bay

05:40 pm: Josh Joplin Group - AJ's Main Stage

05:40 pm: Hannah Thomas - Corcoran Reverie

06:00 pm: Abe Partridge - Red Fish Taco

06:00 pm: Holly Williams - Americana Music Showcase - Grayton Beer Taproom

06:00 pm: Amy LaVere and Will Sexton - Havana Beach Bar and Grill at The Pearl Hotel

06:00 pm: Garrison Starr, and Sarah Clanton - Bud and Alley's

06:00 pm: Beth Bombara, Jessica Willis Fisher, & Mary Bragg - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

06:10 pm: Nigel Wearne, and Tommy Womack - Laco

06:10 pm: Bradley Cole Smith - The Rep Theatre

06:20 pm: Burris - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

06:25 pm: Will Kimbrough - Raw & Juicy At Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

06:30 pm: Chris Stills - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

06:40 pm: Jack Barksdale, and Rachel Laven - Hotel Effie - The Lobby Bar

06:40 pm: Florence Dore - North Beach Social

06:40 pm: Jessica Sharman, and Mallory Johnson - Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa

07:00 pm: Shawn Mullins - Drive The Coast

07:10 pm: Langhorne Slim and Randall Bramblett - Fonville Press

07:10 pm: Willi Carlisle - The Big Chill

07:10 pm: Charlie Mars - The Bay

07:10 pm: Nora Jane Struthers, and Robby Hecht - Pickle's

07:10 pm: Hayes Carll - Caliza

07:10 pm: Wyatt Espalin - AJ's Second Stage

07:15 pm: Lilly Hiatt, Liz Longley, and Maggie Rose - Americana Music Showcase - Grayton Beer Taproom

07:20 pm: Martha's Trouble - Corcoran Reverie

07:30 pm: 30A Songwriters Festival Supper Club with Tommy Prine - Raw & Juicy (Alys Beach)

07:40 pm: Dan Bern, and Lilly Winwood - Bud and Alley's

07:40 pm: Kelly Willis - Havana Beach Bar and Grill at The Pearl Hotel

07:40 pm: Antje Duvekot, Jaimee Harris, Kim Richey, & Mary Gauthier - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

07:40 pm: Andrea Von Kampen, and Will Hoge - Red Fish Taco

07:50 pm: Darrell Scott - LACO

07:50 pm: John Driskell Hopkins - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

07:50 pm: Ellis Paul, and Jeff Black - The Rep Theatre

08:10 pm: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

08:20 pm: Boukou Groove - AJ's Main Stage

08:20 pm: Chuck Cannon, and Levi Lowrey - North Beach Social

08:40 pm: Gurufish - Drive The Coast

08:50 pm: John Paul White - Fonville Press

08:50 pm: Jill Sobule - The Bay

08:50 pm: Eliot Bronson - Pickle's

08:50 pm: Jeffrey Steele - The Big Chill

08:55 pm: The Secret Sisters - Caliza

09:00 pm: Hayley Reardon - Corcoran Reverie

09:20 pm: Emerson Hart - Havana Beach Bar and Grill at The Pearl Hotel

09:20 pm: Whitehorse - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

09:20 pm: Steve Poltz - Red Fish Taco

09:20 pm: Josh Rouse - Bud And Alley's

09:20 pm: Charlie Starr featuring Benji Shanks - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

09:30 pm: Griffin House - The Rep Theatre

09:30 pm: Ruthie Foster - Laco

09:40 pm: The Krickets - AJ's Second Stage

09:50 pm: Gary Louris - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

10:40 pm: The Stews - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

10:50 pm: Certainly So - AJ's Main Stage

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