The Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing three days of live music, fresh seafood, drinks, shopping, and waterfront fun to Centennial Park. The festival is produced by Paragon Festivals in partnership with the Fort Myers River District Alliance.
Held along the river in the historic River District, the event offers free admission and features seafood, meat, and vegetarian dishes cooked fresh onsite, along with desserts, alcoholic beverages, fruit drinks, and other non-alcoholic options. Paragon also notes that the seafood served comes from Florida’s coastal waters.
Event Details
The festival takes place at Centennial Park, 2000 West First Street, Fort Myers, Florida. Hours are Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is also listed as pet-friendly, with pets required to remain leashed on festival grounds.
For official details, visit the festival website at Paragon Festivals.
Full Live Music Schedule
Paragon says bands and performance times are subject to change, but the current posted entertainment lineup is:
Friday, April 10
- 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — SIREN – Arena Rock Experience
Genres: Anthem Rock, Arena Rock, Pomp Rock, Stadium Rock - 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — Phenomenal Animal
Genres: Blues, Funk, Rock, Soul - 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. — Luna And The Warriors
Genres: Pop, Rock
Saturday, April 11
- 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Trey Wanvig Band
Genres: Blues, Rock - 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. — Jah Movement
Genre: Reggae - 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — K-Luv & United Funk Foundation
- 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — Deb & The Dynamics
Genres: Blues, Jazz, R&B, Soul - 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. — Soul Circus Cowboys
Sunday, April 12
- 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. — Undr8ed Band
Genres: Funk, R&B, Rock, Soul - 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. — Gas House Gorillas
Genre: Rock - 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — Damon Fowler
Genre: Blues
More Than Just Music
Beyond the stage, the Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival is built to be a full weekend experience. Organizers promise a menu of fresh seafood along with meat and vegetarian choices, side dishes, and desserts. Between sets, visitors can browse a marketplace featuring arts, crafts, specialty products, and select food items.
That combination of live entertainment, outdoor dining, and shopping has helped make Paragon’s seafood and music festivals popular around Florida, and the Fort Myers event offers one of the best settings of them all, right on the waterfront in the River District. Readers who enjoyed Suncoast Post’s earlier Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival coverage will recognize the same winning mix of food, waterfront views, and live bands.
Why This Festival Stands Out
This year’s lineup covers a wide range of sounds, from arena rock and soul to reggae, blues, and funk, giving festivalgoers something different each day. Friday night leans into rock energy, Saturday delivers the longest and most varied music schedule of the weekend, and Sunday closes things out with a strong mix of funk, rock, and blues.
That makes it easy for visitors to plan around their favorite acts or simply settle in for an all-day festival experience. The River District setting is a big part of the appeal too, and it fits naturally alongside other downtown music-driven events like the Fort Myers River District Music Festival. It also shares the same broad waterfront-event energy seen in Fort Myers River Fest.
For Southwest Florida residents and visitors alike, this festival checks all the boxes: free admission, a scenic downtown location, local flavor, live music, and a relaxed springtime atmosphere.
Final Take
If you love fresh seafood, waterfront views, and live bands playing throughout the weekend, the Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival should be on your calendar. With a full three-day entertainment schedule, plenty of food and drink options, and a lively downtown setting, it is shaping up to be one of the standout April festivals on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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