Tortuga Music Festival
- Dates
- Expected April 2027
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Fort Lauderdale Beach Park (1100 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316)
- Price
- $185 to $249Payment plan available
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 23, 2026
Tortuga Music Festival returns to Fort Lauderdale, FL, Expected April 2027. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
Tortuga Music Festival is a beach-set country and mainstream music festival held each spring on the sand at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Florida. Produced by Rock the Ocean, it pairs big country and pop-crossover headliners with an ocean-conservation mission, drawing over 100,000 fans across its three days. The barefoot-on-the-beach setting, with the stages steps from the surf, is central to its identity
What people love
Attendees frequently describe the festival as clean, well-organized and easy to move around, praising quick-moving lines, plentiful shaded and tented areas, beach-chair-friendly policies and a strong, varied food lineup. The beachfront location and laid-back, drink-in-hand party atmosphere are the recurring draws for country-music fans
Last time around (2026)
The 2026 edition was again staged on Fort Lauderdale Beach across three days in April. Regular attendees continued to rate it as organized and clean with easy navigation, while common gripes centered on steep on-site drink prices (around $16 a beer) and the long distance between stages. The 2027 edition is confirmed for April 2-4
Listen
Tap an artist to play them right here.
No official playlist linked yet. Find Tortuga Music Festival on Spotify.
Lineup
2027 lineup not yet announced. Here's who played in 2026:
Getting there
Nearest airport FLL.
How do I get to Tortuga Music Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Tortuga Music Festival. The nearest major airport is FLL, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Official Tortuga getting-here page states plainly: 'There is no official parking at the music festival' the grounds sit directly between A1A and the ocean with no lot behind the venue and no shuttle from a remote garage. The festival directs attendees to DiscoverFTLBeach.com's general parking guide for the wider beach area (city public parking runs roughly $4/hour per that site, with private lots/garages varying) rather than any festival-specific lot. Rideshare pickup/drop-off is consolidated at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex lot, 501 Seabreeze Blvd, not general parking
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at FLL
Not recommended as the primary option for this specific festival the venue has no official parking and sits on a dense beach strip; the festival's own materials steer attendees to Water Taxi, rideshare, or the Brightline connector instead. A rental car is still worth flagging for attendees combining the trip with wider South Florida travel (Keys, Miami, Everglades)
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
Fort Lauderdale Beach Park (1100 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316)
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Tortuga Music Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Hotels nearby 5
3030 Holiday Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Link coming soon321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Link coming soonFort Lauderdale Beach, FL
Link coming soon801 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Link coming soon2301 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Link coming soonAirbnb & private camping
Multiple sources agree Fort Lauderdale hotel and short-term-rental prices surge over Tortuga weekend (a 100k+-attendance, 3-day beach festival) general festival-guide coverage explicitly recommends booking early or staying a bit further out (e.g. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea to the north) and using the Water Taxi to bridge in, for better rates than beachfront-strip listings during the festival dates
Search Airbnb →Not a natural fit for this festival dense urban beach venue with no realistic private-land camping/glamping option within reach of Fort Lauderdale Beach; Attendees seeking a Hipcamp-style stay would be looking well outside metro Fort Lauderdale
Search Hipcamp →Pricing
Price history and tiers
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