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:

09:45 am: Jessica Sharman, and Wyatt Espalin - Raw & Juicy (Alys Beach)

09:50 am: Kristy Lee - Raw & Juicy at Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

10:00 am: Hannah Thomas, and Sara Hells - Havana Beach Bar and Grill At The Pearl Hotel

10:30 am: David Borne: Hyatt Place - The Placery

10:30 am: Hair of the Dog Hoot with Darrell Scott, Jeff Black, Kim Richey, Mary Gauthier, & Ruthie Foster - Bud And Alley's

10:45 am: Cat Ridgeway, and Robby Hecht - ANR  at Camp Creek Inn

11:00 am: Levi Lowrey - Raw & Juicy at Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

11:00 am: Chuck Prophet and his Cumbia Shoes - The Big Chill

11:00 am: Charlie Mars - Raw & Juicy (Alys Beach)

11:15 am: Jada Cato - Havana Beach Bar And Grill At The Pearl Hotel

11:15 am: Steve Poltz - Central Square Records

12:00 pm: The Secret Sisters - Grand Boulevard

12:30 pm: David Ryan Harris - Central Square Records

01:30 pm: The Jayhawks - Grand Boulevard

03:20 pm: Amos Lee - Grand Boulevard

05:00 pm: Gileah Taylor, and Jennifer Lynn Simpson - Hyatt Place - The Placery

05:15 pm: Burris - HILTON Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa

05:20 pm: Whitehouse - Caliza

05:30 pm: The Krickets - Hotel Effie - The Lobby Bar

05:30 pm: Caitlin Cannon, and Sara Jean Kelley - Raw & Juicy at Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

05:30 pm: Antje Duvekot & Colin, and Jack Barksdale - Pickle's

05:30 pm: Bee Taylor - The Big Chill

05:30 pm: Lilly Hiatt - Old Florida Fish House Main Stage

05:30 pm: black opry revue - Fonville Press

05:30 pm: Florence Dore - Drive The Coast

05:30 pm: The Pink Stones - AJ's Main Stage

05:40 pm: Garrison Starr and Eliot Bronson - The Bay

05:45 pm: Anna Shinholster, and Rachel Laven - North Beach Social

06:00 pm: Langhorne Slim - Havana Beach Bar and Grill At The Pearl Hotel

06:00 pm: Nora Jane Struthers - Red Fish Taco

06:00 pm: Will Hoge - Seaside Lyceum

06:00 pm: Willi Carlisle - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

06:00 pm: Mallory Johnson, and Mike Kennebrew - Corcoran Reverie

06:00 pm: Bradley Cole Smith - Bud And Alley's

06:10 pm: Beth Bombara, Sarah Clanton, and Spencer LaJoye - The Rep Theatre

06:10 pm: Ellis Paul - Laco

06:30 pm: Griffin House, and Jill Sobule - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

06:40 pm: Livingston Taylor - Caliza

06:45 pm: Randall Bramblett - Raw & Juicy at Hibiscus Coffee & Guest House (Grayton Beach)

06:50 pm: Alice Wallace, and Lilly Winwood - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

06:50 pm: Jessica Willis Fisher, and Cat Ridgeway - AJ's Second Stage

06:55 pm: Katie Martin, and Larry Mitchell - Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort And Spa

07:10 pm: Adam Hood, and Jaimee Harris - Pickle's

07:10 pm: The dB's - Drive The Coast

07:10 pm: Casey Levasseur, and Kurtis John - Hotel Effie - The Lobby Bar

07:10 pm: Katie Pruitt - The Big Chill

07:10 pm: Liz Longley, and Will Kimbrough - Fonville Press

07:15 pm: 30A Songwriters Festival Supper Club with Alexa Rose and Brett Dennen - ANR at Camp Creek Inn

07:15 pm: Diane Durrett, and Nigel Wearne - North Beach Social

07:20 pm: Ruthie Foster - The Bay

07:40 pm: Tommy Womack - Corcoran Reverie

07:40 pm: Bob Schneider - Bud and Alley's

07:40 pm: Colton Bowlin, and Tommy Prine - Havana Beach Bar and Grill At The Pearl Hotel

07:40 pm: Susan Werner - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

07:40 pm: Amy LaVere and Will Sexton - Red Fish Taco

07:40 pm: John Paul White - Seaside Lyceum

07:50 pm: Josh Joplin Group - Laco

07:50 pm: Mary Bragg - The Rep Theatre

08:00 pm: Natalie Hemby - Caliza

08:00 pm: Steve Poltz - Old Florida Fish House Main Stage

08:10 pm: Kelly Willis - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

08:10 pm: John Driskell Hopkins - AJ's Main Stage

08:50 pm: Hayes Carll - The Big Chill

08:50 pm: Chris Stills, and Tyler Ramsey - Fonville Press

08:50 pm: Maggie Rose - Drive The Coast

08:50 pm: Abe Partridge, and Dan Bern - Pickle's

08:55 pm: Chris Knight - North Beach Social

09:10 pm: Jeffrey Steele - The Bay

09:20 pm: Alice Peacock, and David Ryan Harris - Havana Beach Bar and Grill at The Pearl Hotel

09:20 pm: Josh Rouse - Seaside Lyceum

09:20 pm: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill - Old Florida Fish House Second Stage

09:20 pm: Lindsay Lou - Bud and Alley's

09:20 pm: Shawn Mullins - Fish Out Of Water (Fish)

09:20 pm: Cousin Curtiss - Red Fish Taco

09:20 pm: Levi Lowrey, and Wyatt Durrette - Corcoran Reverie

09:30 pm: John Fullbright - Laco

09:30 pm: Alex Rogers, and Martha's Trouble - ANR at Camp Creek Inn

09:30 pm: Andrea Von Kampen - AJ's Second Stage

09:30 pm: Andrea Von Kampen - AJ's  Second Stage

09:30 pm: Jontavious Willis - The Rep Theatre

09:50 pm: Holly Williams - Rosemary Beach Town Hall

10:30 pm: The Stews: Drive The Coast

10:30 pm: Gurufish: Old Florida Fish House Main Stage

10:50 pm: Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves - AJ's Main Stage

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