10th Annual Gasparilla Music festival date – October 1-3, 2021 – Tampa, Florida
“We are excited to finally get the ball rolling for our 10th anniversary,” said GMF’s executive director David Cox. “We have used our ‘break’ this spring to come up with some new enhancements to improve our guest experience, and we look forward to sharing those as we get closer to October.”
GMF also confirmed that the festival is adding an additional day. The 2021 festival will officially get underway on Friday October 1 with performances on its Curtis Hixon Park Stage marking its first year as a 3 Day festival.
Limited quantity “Early Bird” discounted tickets will go on sale in May and will be available online at gmftickets.com. And a 2021 lineup will be announced this summer. GMF stated that the festival will be back to a spring weekend during the Gasparilla season in 2022.
Vendors interested in participating at the festival can request an application by sending an email to [email protected].
Volunteers interested in supporting the festival can learn more by contacting [email protected]
About the Gasparilla Music Festival
The Gasparilla Music Festival takes place each year in various parks along Tampa’s Riverwalk and includes bands from a wide variety of genres performing on multiple stages centered around Curtis Hixon Park. GMF 2020 featured 42 bands over 4 stages. The festival averages over 20,000 participants annually.
About the Gasparilla Music Foundation
The Gasparilla Music Foundation is a Tampa based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 2011 that produces the Gasparilla Music Festival each year during the 2nd weekend of March (typically) in downtown Tampa. In addition to the festival, the organization operates year round throughout Tampa Bay supporting music education through its Recycled Tunes program and promoting local musicians through its GMF Productions program. In 2020, the foundation provided 595 instruments and music equipment to 41 Title 1 schools in Tampa Bay and provide $152,000 in paid performance opportunities to local professional artists. The foundation is supported by proceeds from the festival and through its membership group Higher Ground. To learn more about becoming a member of Higher Ground, please visit [www.gmfhigherground.com]www.gmfhigherground.com
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