The 30A Songwriters Festival will celebrate its 15th year with performances on the main stage at presenting partner Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach with headline performances by renowned artists JEFF TWEEDY, GRACE POTTER, ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS, ROSANNE CASH, KT TUNSTALL, and RODNEY CROWELL.

The festival will also be welcoming the following first-timers to 30A: KELLY WILLIS, SHANNON WHITWORTH AND WOODY PLATT, SUNNY WAR, CHAPEL HART, JOHN MUQ, JACK BARKSDALE, THE PINK STONES, DAVID CHILDERS, MEGAN BURTT, RACHAEL KILGOUR, PETE FRANCIS, DEREK and KATELYN DRYE, MATTHEW KILLOUGH, MIKE KINNEBREW, ADEEM THE ARTIST, CAITLIN CANNON, UNCLE DAVE GRIFFIN, and BAYLEE LITTRELL.

Returning to perform two shows each throughout the weekend are songwriting legends STEVE EARLE, JOHN OATES, SHELBY LYNNE, SHAWN MULLINS, BLACK OPRY REVUE, VICKI PETERSON AND JOHN COWSILL, MINDY SMITH, PETER YARROW, MATTHEW SWEET, AARON LEE TASJAN, PARKER MILLSAP, MARY GAUTHIER, DRIVIN N CRYIN, AMY LAVERE & WILL SEXTON, JOHN PAUL WHITE KIM RICHEY, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, DAVID LOWERY (CRACKER), JOHN FULLBRIGHT, SARAH LEE GUTHRIE, DAN NAVARRO, KEN BLOCK & DREW COPELAND (SISTER HAZEL), IRENE KELLEY, THE REV. SHAWN AMOS & THE BROTHERHOOD, FASTBALL, TOMMY STINSON, JEFFREY STEELE, LARRY CAMPBELL & TERESA WILLIAMS, EMERSON HART (TONIC), BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN, CHUCK PROPHET, STEVE POLTZ, RYANHOOD, BOB SCHNEIDER, WILL HOGE, CHAPEL HART, FLORENCE DORE, DAN BERN,  and ABE PARTRIDGE

We are pleased to announce the following additional confirmed artists:

Gretchen Peters, Garrison Starr, Will Kimbrough, Toby Lightman, Joe Leathers, Brian White, Karyn Williams, Grayson Capps, Liz Longley, Michael Farren, Paul McDonald, Eddie 9V, Jeff Black, Darden Smith, Heather Maloney, Jill Andrews, Jonathan Singleton, Jaren Johnston, Scooter Caruose, Brent Anderson, Austin Jenckes, Caylee Hammack, Bryce Leatherwood, Jeremy Lister, Ben Gallaher, Charlie Mars, Mary Bragg, Eliot Bronson, Kristy Lee, Pat Byrne, Amilia K Spicer, Robby Hecht, David Ryan Harris, Alice Peacock, The Kennedys, David Childers, Mike Kinnebrew,  Ben Chapman, Laney Jones, Sara Jean Kelley, Scott Miller, Grant-Lee Phillips, Webb Wilder, Jaimee Harris, Gurufish, Cooper Carter & The Royal Senders, Martha's Trouble, Danni Nicholls, Diane Durrett, Wyatt Edmondson, The Rough & Tumble, Becky Warren, Cat Ridgeway, Levi Lowrey, Madeline Hawthorne, Bradley Cole Smith, Trisha Gene Brady, Meaghan Farrell, Jesse Lynn Madera, Jon Muq, Pete Francis, Caitlin Cannon, Grace Pettis, Michaela Anne, Lilly Winwood, Meg McRee, Brendan Abernathy, Vanessa Peters, Humbird, Sarah Holbrook & Shannon LaBrie, Casey Kearney, Clare Cunningham, The Water Kickers, Mackenzie Roark, Crys Matthews, Heather Mae, Honeyboy and Boots, Okay Kenedi, Adrian & Meredith, Red Harp, Joy Clark, Pete Muller, Roberta Lea, The Tall Pines, Jennifer Lynn Simpson, Sammi Accola, Sara Hells, Chris Alvarado, Dave Franklin, Kurtis John, and Casey LeVasseur.

An Additional 100+ Artists Will Be Announced Over the Next Few Weeks—Stay Tuned

Over 250 artists perform over the four day weekend in  30+ indoor venues, all located along the 30A resort corridor on the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida. Six acts headline the outdoor amphitheater stage on Saturday and Sunday each year of the Festival.

Past Festival performers include Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovette, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wilson, Emmylou Harris, Graham Nash, Chris & Rich Robinson (the Black Crowes), Mavis Staples, the Bangles, John Prine, Dawes, Rickie Lee Jones, Jenny Lewis, Grace Potter, Jason Isbell, Ann Wilson (Heart), Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Indigo Girls, Patty Griffin, Dr. John, Lucinda Williams, the Zombies, Leon Russell, Gin Blossoms, Yola, Morgan Wade, Rodney Crowell, Kristian Bush (Sugarland), Cheap Trick, Robert Randolph, Tanya Tucker, Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), Shawn Mullins, David Ryan Harris,  Matthew Sweet, Shawn Colvin, War & Treaty, Don McLean, Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright, III, JD Souther,  Ani DiFranco, Jerry Douglas, Lee Ann Womack, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shovels & Rope, Joan Osbourne, North Mississippi Allstars, Suzanne Vega, Carlene Carter, Dar Williams, Gregory Alan Isakov, Amythyst Kiah, Robyn Hitchcock, the Rascals, Adia Victoria, Herman’s Hermits, Ruthie Foster and Fastball, just to name a few of the thousands of artists who have played in the past twelve years.

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. Through support for and presentation of creative and educational programs and services, the CAA strives to connect the people of Walton County to a broader view, critical exploration and answers only the Arts have the power to provide. 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. Learn more and become a member at CulturalArtsAlliance.com.