Multiple artists to perform on Captiva for Island Hopper Songwriter Fest
The fifth annual Island Hopper Songwriter Fest returns to Lee County on Sept. 21-30, with over a dozen artists scheduled to perform at a handful of venues on-island.
Produced by the Lee County Tourist Development Council, BMI, iHeartMedia and Cat Country 107.1, the festival will kick off on Captiva from Sept. 21-23. The event will then relocate to downtown Fort Myers from Sept. 24-27, before wrapping up on Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 28-30.
The list of artists set to perform on-island include:
– Aaron Barker
– James Badger and Sarah Rose, of Badger & Rose
– Brian Sutherland
– Big Al Anderson
– Caleb Neff, of Rosaline
– Chas Sandford
– Chris Barron, of Spin Doctors
– David “Dave” Pahanish
– Dylan Altman
– Earl Bud Lee
– Even Stevens
– Frank J. Myers
– Gary Hannan
– Heidi Newfield
– Hugh Mitchell
– Kim Paige
– Julianne Ankley
– Marie Nofsinger
– Melanie Sandford
– Phil O’Donnell
– Emily Kinney and Paul McDonald, of The Sweetheart Deal
– Wynn Varble
This year’s performances will take place at the Cantina Captiva, Crow’s Nest Beach Bar & Grille, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, Keylime Bistro, Mucky Duck, RC Otter’s Island Eats, South Seas Island Resort and ‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa.
The full festival schedule with the dates and times will be released later in August. Most of the performances are free, however, a few special experiences require the purchase of a ticket.
For more information, visit www.island-hopper.fortmyers-sanibel.com or on Facebook.