10 biggest music festivals happening in Florida now through April
With the nice weather and snowbird season in full force, Florida is amidst its busiest time of the year for events, including music festivals. While some other states will have to wait until closer to summer for their music fests to return, you’ll already find such events taking place in Florida.
This weekend alone will feature the return of música urbana festival Vibra Urbana in Miami and the multi-genre Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa (along with Thunder by the Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival here in Sarasota.) The festivities will continue through March and April, even as two of the biggest Florida music festivals in recent years, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival and Innings Festival in Tampa, won’t be taking place in 2024.
Here are the 10 biggest music festivals set to visit Florida from now until the end of April, presented in chronological order. Event details are subject to change.
Jazz in the Gardens
Despite its name, Jazz in the Gardens is centered on R&B, featuring some of the genre’s biggest stars. Summer Walker, who earned a Best R&B Album Grammy nomination this year for “Clear 2: Soft Life” and recently appeared on Kendrick Lamar’s album “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” and Usher’s single “Good Good,” will headline day one along with 2022’s R&B Album Grammy winner Jazmine Sullivan and Afrobeats star Davido. The second day will feature two of the biggest names in R&B since the 1990s — Maxwell and Babyface, the latter winning his latest Grammy this year for Best R&B Song for co-writing SZA’s “Snooze” as well as being nominated for R&B Album for his own “Girls Night Out” — along with rappers Jeezy and Scarface.
