[Cover photo features the band Dawes]

For the past 18 years, the 30A Songwriters Festival has presented original songwriters spanning multiple genres to perform their songs. This winter, the beach resort towns along Scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf Coast will become a music haven featuring 30 venues presenting over 160+ songwriters and 300+ solo, band, and in-the-round performances throughout the weekend of January 15 – 18, 2027.

Performances on the main stage at Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach will feature headline performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoon by artists Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Larkin Poe, Booker T. Jones, and Tommy Emmanuel, CGP along with Friday Festival kickoff headline performances at Seaside Amphitheater featuring Dawes, S.G. Goodman, and Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves.

Initial confirmed artists for evening performances include: Robyn Hitchcock (with band), Rainbow Girls, Shawn Mullins, Gary Louris (Jayhawks), Raye Zaragoza, Steve Poltz, Kim Richey, Rhett Miller (Old 97’s), Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, Jeffrey Steele, Murray Attaway (Guadalcanal Diary), Don Dixon, Bob Schneider, The Mammals, Danny Schmidt, Cat Ridgeway, Eliot Bronson, Jennifer Lynn Simpson, Erin McKeown, Gurufish, and more.

A variety of Festival Weekend Passes are currently available at 30asongwritersfestival.com, including VIP Mainstage tickets featuring premium seating and complimentary gourmet food and drinks in the VIP tent on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Grand Boulevard.

For a full description of all ticket packages—including VIP Mainstage and full-weekend transportation packages for groups of 2 to 12—visit 30asongwritersfestival.com.

The 30A Songwriters Festival is presented by Grand Boulevard with additional support from Visit South Walton, WaterColor Inn and Resort, and ASCAP.