Collaborate and listen: Vanilla Ice to headline Ocoee Music Festival

The Ocoee Music Festival, formerly Ocoee Founders' Day Festival, is dedicated to celebrating Ocoee’s small-town traditions with music, community, small businesses and fun.


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The Ocoee Music Festival has announced its headliners for 2022. 

Vanilla Ice, Walker Hayes and Russell Dickerson are some of the many faces performing at the free two-day event. 

The Ocoee Music Festival, formerly Ocoee Founders' Day Festival, is dedicated to celebrating Ocoee’s small-town traditions with music, community, small businesses and fun.

Over the past 26 years, the festival has grown from a few hundred attendees to more than 20,000.

The headliners were first officially announced at the Music in the Park free concert series that we told you about here

However, the festival took to social media this morning to make the big announcement for those that missed it. 

The event will kick-off on Friday, April 8, with Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Tag Team and more. 

The second day of the event, Saturday, April 9, will feature Walker Hayes, Russell Dickerson, Matt Stell and more. 

Locals can enjoy an array of festival food, carnival rides for the kids, a unique marketplace, car show, beer garden and epic musical performances. 

No backpacks or large bags will be allowed. Any other bags will be subject to random searches.

For more information on the upcoming festival, click here

 

 

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News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.

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