Colonial Oak Stage on a nice day

Sing Out Loud Festival 2026

Enjoy curated and diverse live music performances throuhout St. Augustine in September.

Celebrating Sing Out Loud's 10th anniversary in 2026, the festival features Local Music Showcases, featuring more than 100 local and regional musicians performing in more than a twenty venues on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in September. In addition, the St. Augustine Songwriters Festival takes place from September 24 through September 27, bringing at least 30 songwriters to several stages in St. Augustine. All of these shows are free. There may be a few ticketed events throughout the festival. 

Bad Dog Mama playing for a crowd at the Colonial Oak Music Park on St. George Street
Friday
Sep 4

Sing Out Loud Music Festival

Sep. 4 - 27, 2026 | Select Days, Times Vary

Each September this festival presents local and national musicians throughout town.

Sam Grisman performs live on stage.
Sunday
Sep 13

Sam Grisman Project

Sunday Sep. 13, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Offering an intimate experience with a unique American-roots performance and documentary.

The duo Bad Dog Mama standing in a doorway with no instruments
Tuesday
Sep 15

Sing Out Loud's YoungFolk Day

Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Gamble Rogers Folk Festival hosts an afternoon helping and celebrating young musicians

Bandmates from Jet pose in front of a wall with picture frames.
Tuesday
Sep 15

JET

Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Delivering electrifying garage-rock anthems like "Are You Gonna Be My Girl."

Domi and JD Beck sport burnt-orange outfits, posing against a warm, autumnal backdrop.
Saturday
Sep 19

Domi & JD Beck

Saturday Sep. 19, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Fusing jazz, instrumental, and hip‑hop into electrifying, genre‑bending performances.

One of the Nashville songwriters on stage at Colonial Oak

Major Venues for Sing Out Loud

Sing Out Loud was developed in part to support local venues, and this year they've scheduled live music in more than 20 venues from Ponte Vedra to south of the city.

Colonial Oak Music Park

From the first night of Sing Out Loud to the last round of applause on the Saturday of the Songwriters Festival, Colonial Oak Music Park hosts singers, songwriters, bands, and Pecha Kucha in September's Sing Out Loud Festival.

Colonial Oak Music Park offers a unique downtown venue with a beautiful old live oak that spreads its branches over the seating area, enveloping the audience in a nostalgic Old Florida atmosphere.

The venue has benches and room for some BYO portable chairs. The park is adjacent to the Colonial Quarter, which offers two restaurants and easily accessible restroom facilities.

Colonial Oak Music Park

Dog Rose

Dog Rose Brewing Company has supported local musicians since opening. They host Sing Out Loud musicians and groups on the first three Saturdays and Sundays of Sing Out Loud.

This locally-owned taproom and brewery in historic Lincolnville offers local craft beers, lagers, pale ales, and stouts. In addition to beer, the taproom serves various wines, sodas, and light snacks.

Dog Rose Brewing Co.

Spinster Abbott's

This eclectic smaller venue offers seating at an old diner bar with swivel stools, small cafe tables, and your sofas and chairs that remind us of our great-aunt's home. It's a lovely, intimate venue for smaller acts, with room for the audience to spread outside and still hear the music through the open garage doors.

They offer beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee, and baked goods at the counter. The Hot Box, permanent food truck at Spinster Abbott's, serves Hawaiian-inspired street food.

 

Spinster Abbott's Taproom

Hornski's Brewing Company

Hornski's Brewing Company is a relaxed, family-friendly venue with a pool table, arcade games, great beer and wine, and an emphasis on vinyl records played on a turntable.

Depending on the day or week, try their Bridge Up! IPA, Kilgore Stout, Dumfungled Scotch Ale, Dry Hopped Pilsner, or one or more of their several other brews. Hornski's also serves wine and soft drinks, and partners with a local food truck on Thursdays through Sundays. The arcade games are always free.

Hornskis Brewing Co.

The Events Under Sing Out Loud

Sing Out Loud, a multi-venue music festival held every September, comprises several events

Local Artist Showcases: Generally hour-long gigs at various local venues. Each venue will have three or more acts throughout the afternoon or evening on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in September. All Local Artist Showcases are free.

St. Augustine Songwriters Festival: Held on the last weekend of September, this free event features Nashville songwriters taking the stage in groups of three and four, and conversing between songs.

A Sing Out Loud Pecha Kucha night during which three musicians each share a six-minute, forty-second talk and slide show and then perform for 40 minutes.

Ticketed Shows at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall and the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. These shows have most often been scheduled months in advance. All shows in September are considered featured Sing Out Loud concerts.

Other special events include a record fair and a ticketed wine and food tasting event with live music.

All the events are listed below. Click on an event to learn more about the musicians performing, the location, dates, and whether it's free or ticketed.