Tickets on sale for 2026 Palm Coast Songwriters Festival

The festival will run April 23-26 and will feature a lineup of over 45 Nashville singer/songwriters with over 200 No. 1 hits to their credit.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 3:38 p.m. December 11, 2025
Jeffrey Steele at the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. Courtesy photo
Jeffrey Steele at the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. Courtesy photo
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Four-day passes and single-day tickets are now on sale for the eighth annual Palm Coast Songwriters Festival on April 23-26, 2026.

The festival will feature a lineup of more than 45 elite Nashville singer/songwriters with over than 200 No. 1 hits and whose songs have been performed by some of the biggest names in music. The shows are an intimate experience with the writers performing their songs and sharing behind-the-scenes stories.

According to a press release, Some of the songwriters who will perform at the festival include:

  • Jeffrey Steele, who has had over 85 top-10 hits, including, “What Hurts the Most” and “My Wish,” both recorded by Rascal Flatts.
  • Jamie O’Neal, whose hits include “There is No Arizona,” “Somebody’s Hero” and “When I Think About Angels.”
  • The Warren Brothers, who wrote Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup,” and Tim McGraw’s, “If You’re Reading This.”
  • Jimmy Yeary, writer of Drew Baldridge’s “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck” and “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” recorded by David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney.
  • Chris DeStefano, who is known for Carrie Underwood’s “Something in the Water,” and “At the End of a Bar,” which was recorded and co-written by Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny.

The 2026 Palm Coast Songwriters Festival begins on Wednesday, April 22, with a free preview show at the Golden Lion Cafe at 4-8 p.m. There will be a free show 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at Hammock Grill by JT’s, followed by the ticketed Kickoff Show at the Daytona State College Palm Coast campus amphitheater at 4:30-10:15 p.m.

On Friday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. there will be a show at Hammock Beach Resort for members and guests, and an evening ticketed show (5-10 p.m.) at the DSC Palm Coast amphitheater. There will be two ticketed shows on Saturday, April 25: the Bloody Mary Brunch Bash at the Landing Strip Tavern at 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and 5-10 p.m. at the amphitheater. The grand finale on Sunday, April 26, will be at 1-6:30 p.m. at the amphitheater.

The festival helps raise funds for the Daytona State College Foundation, Flagler County Education Foundation, Early Learning Coalition of Flagler& Volusia Counties, Gold Star Mentors Foundation and the Neighbor To Family organization.

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www.PalmCoastSongwritersFestival.com

 

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