About this Event
Presented by the Will McLean Foundation and WMNF 88.5 FM Community Conscious Radio, it's Sweetwater Farm's annual music fest!
- Award-winning performers Cassie Jean & the Fireflies, Saylor Dollar, Lilac Moon, and Bear & Robert compete in a Homegrown Battle of the Bands!
- WMNF DJ Ed Lehmann interviews New Florida Song 2026 winners Daniel Stepp, Charles Hugh Brown, Eli Mosley, and Shadric Smith as they share their music live!
- Song swap in the round, with Boston songstress Jane Ross Fallon - bring your song and your guitar, 4pm!
- Cameos by regional leaders in community gardens, local farms & food forests, in partnership with Homegrown Hillsborough!
- Local craft and foodie vendors - contact us to participate!
Overnight camping on the farm, in a quiet area a short walk from the fest, is available Saturday night only! Grab your friends and family, dress for the weather, and join us for an evening of music and community at the Farm Aid Tampa Bay Music Fest!
TICKETS
🎟️ $20 advance / $25 day of event
👨👩👧 Kids under 12 attend free
🐾 Well-behaved leashed dogs welcome
🎟️ SATURDAY NIGHT primitive camping $60 for a family of up to four (includes event tix)
🎟️ Apply to perform $10
Proceeds benefit the nonprofit farm's organic education programs for schoolkids, apprentice farmers, and all ages. Sweetwater's annual music fest raises awareness of Tampa Bay's community gardening, farming, and local food systems in partnership with Homegrown Hillsborough, a part of UF IFAS Extension Hillsborough County.
Event venue & nearby stays
Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, 7318 West Comanche Avenue, Tampa, United States
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