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Rock the Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival
GenreCountry, rock, roots
DatesApril 14-16, 2023
Location(s)Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Years active2013- current
FoundersA.J. Niland / HUKA Entertainment, in collaboration with Chris Stacey’s Rock The Ocean Foundation
Websitetortugamusicfestival.com

Rock the Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival is an annual music festival held at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The festival is usually scheduled for early April in Fort Lauderdale. Founded by A.J. Niland and Chris Stacey, the annual spring festival aimed to raise awareness and support for ocean conservation. A portion of the ticket proceeds goes to charity, and as of 2019 over $1,200,000 has been raised for ocean conservation.[1]

The festival features multiple stages of live entertainment with a focus on country, rock and a variety of roots music. Past performers have included Zac Brown Band, Brett Eldredge, Eric Church, David Nail, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.[2] More Recent performers have included Eric Church, Shania Twain, and Kenny Chesney as headliners.

Conservation Village

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Each year, the festival features an area known as Conservation Village. The area holds interactive booths that contain games, exhibitions and displays with the focus of raising awareness of issues impacting the world's oceans and supporting marine research and conservation. The festival also aims to raise money to protect sea turtles that nest annually along South Florida's Atlantic seaboard.[3] Past Conservation Village partners have included: Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program, The Nature Conservancy, University of Miami Marine Conservation Program and many others. At the Conservation Village, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation has also worked to raise ocean awareness with marine life artist and conversationalist, Guy Harvey. More than 30 organizations have been issued over 1 Million in funds by the Rock the Ocean Foundation.[4]

Festival Lineup By Year

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2019

April 12-14

2018

April 6-8

2017

April 7-9

2016

April 15-17

2015

April 11-12

2014

April 12-13

2013

April 13-14

COVID-19

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 the Tortuga Festival, originally scheduled for April 17, 18 and 19, 2020 was rescheduled to November 12, 13 and 14, 2021.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Tortuga Music Festival". tortugamusicfestival.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Tortuga Music Festival". tortugamusicfestival.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Conservation". tortugamusicfestival.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Rock The Ocean". www.rocktheocean.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ^ "Tortuga Music Festival - Fort Lauderdale, FL". Tortuga Music Festival. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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