The 2nd Annual Thrive Music Fest to benefit Covenant Hospice will be held Saturday, June 20 from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. in downtown Fort Walton Beach.
Advance tickets are $10 each (through June 17) and are available online at www.thrivemusicfest.org or at the Covenant Hospice office, 220 Eglin Parkway NE, in Fort Walton Beach. Tickets will be $15 June 18-20.
The event will feature live music in multiple venues including The Fort Walton Landing, KC's Sandbar & Grille, The Green Door, Downtown Cinema Plus, Luxe Sports Grill and Coasters. Organizers recently announced the final line-up of 19 local and regional performing artists, to include:
Austin Jennings (Destin, Fla.), Cadillac Willy (Destin, Fla.); Chauncy Crandall (Navarre, Fla.); Chris Carter (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); Dew Pendleton Band (Pensacola, Fla.); Dismal Creek (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.); Gypsy Riot (Pensacola, Fla.); Hotel Oscar (Destin, Fla.); New Earth Army (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); Nick and The Ovorols (Chicago, Ill.); Nik Flagstar & His Dirty Mangy Dogs (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); Something to Yield (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); Strange Tang (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); Sway Jah Vu (Tallahassee, Fla.); The Okaloosa Sound (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.); The Owsley Brothers (Freeport, Fla.); The Rips (Destin, Fla.); The Wide Open (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) and V-8 Death Car (Montgomery, Ala.).
Sponsored by the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Lee Subaru, Home Instead Senior Care and the Emerald Coast Professional Firefighters Council, the event kickoff at The Fort Walton Landing is free and open to the public. This venue will feature three performances, vendors and children's activities from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wristbands are required for access to additional music venues and will be available on-site at all locations the day of the event.
Covenant Hospice is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate services to patients and loved ones during times o