III Points
Oct. 13-15, 2017
Various locations, Miami
This year's massive III Points electronic music festival takes over large swaths of Miami and includes blockbuster performers like Gorillaz, the xx and Brian Eno.
The Fest
Oct. 27-29, 2017
Various locations, Gainesville
Gainesville's scrappy punk fest is now 16 years old and bigger than ever; this year's lineup includes everyone from Against Me! to Superchunk to Iron Reagan.
Electric Daisy Carnival
Nov. 10-11, 2017
Tinker Field, 287 S. Tampa Ave.
The EDM festival to end all EDM festivals promises a total Technicolor immersion of music, lights, costumes, rides, and the best and brightest in new dance music.
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
March 1-4, 2018
Sunshine Grove, Okeechobee
The 600-acre Sunshine Grove becomes an otherworldly wonderland every year for four days in the spring during the Okeechobee Fest, but the music is just as crucial. The Roots, Bassnectar and the Lumineers were among recent headliners.
Gasparilla Music Festival
March 2018
Downtown Tampa
Besides heavy headliners like Ghostface Killah and Erykah Badu, this sprawling music festival that spreads out all over downtown Tampa is a concert with a cause: promoting music education and local creativity.
WJRR's Earthday Birthday
April 2018
Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive
Much-listened-to local FM station WJRR 101.1-FM has been throwing a massive musical celebration of Earth Day for the past 24 years; headliners in 2017 included Sublime with Rome and Sevendust.
Country 500
May 2018
Daytona International Speedway
Combine the site of the famed Daytona 500 with a slew of country music legends of the past, present and future, and you have a recipe for the most over-the-top country fest yet.
Vans Warped Tour
Summer 2018
Location TBA
Going strong since 1995, this traveling punk roadshow packs them in year after year with a mix of new pop-punk acts and still-vibrant legends.
