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17th Annual Swamp Writer Music Festival Jan 16-18 At Stinky's

January 8, 2026 by SoWal Staff

It's another exciting lineup and fantastic weekend of music and reverie at Stinky's Bait Shack and Stinky's Fish Camp in Santa Rosa Beach!

Stinky’s Bait Shack is hosting the Annual Swamp Writers Festival January 16-18. Featuring local and regional favorites, the music festival extends three days with performances by more than a dozen musicians taking the stage at the famed Bait Shack on 30A. The Swamp Writers Music Festival is free and open to the public. Click for directions. 

1/16 - Friday (3 acts)
4-6pm: Tanner Gray Band
6-7pm |Hour Break|
7-9pm: Rhino Jockeys + Matt Miller
9-10pm |Hour Break|
10-12: Goodbye to Sunshine

1/17 - Saturday (4 acts)
9-11am: Jon Blackdog
4-6pm: Boukou Groove Trio
6-7pm |Hour Break|
7-9pm: Dion Jones & The Neon Tears
9-10pm |Hour Break|
10-12: MECO

1/18 - Sunday (3 acts)
9-11am: The Steenos
4-6pm: Pickled Pickers
6-7pm |Hour Break|
7-10pm: (3-hour set) 12Eleven

 

Click for the entire JANUARY MUSIC schedule at Stinky's.

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