--- title: Sunshine Hootenanny 2025 - A Music & Arts Festival Preview description: Get a preview of Florida's Sunshine Hootenanny 2025 in Brooksville, featuring top jam bands, THC seltzers, and sneak peaks from festival organizers. image: https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hubfs/Sunshine%20Hootanneny%202025.jpeg --- [Skip to the main content.](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/sunshine-hootenanny-2025#main-content) [![MFP Logo - Stage 2 Flat Black Orange-1](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MFP%20Logo%20-%20Stage%202%20Flat%20Black%20Orange-1.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&name=MFP%20Logo%20-%20Stage%202%20Flat%20Black%20Orange-1.jpg "MFP Logo - Stage 2 Flat Black Orange-1")](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com) [![MFP Logo - Stage 2 Flat Black Orange-1](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MFP%20Logo%20-%20Stage%202%20Flat%20Black%20Orange-1.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&name=MFP%20Logo%20-%20Stage%202%20Flat%20Black%20Orange-1.jpg "MFP Logo - Stage 2 Flat Black Orange-1")](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com) - [Home](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com) - [Podcast](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/podcast) - [Campfire Blog](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog) - [Festival Documentaries](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/music-festival-documentary-films) - [Band Interviews](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/band-interviews) - [Get in Touch](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/contact) Search Toggle Menu Search Toggle Menu - [Home](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com) - [Podcast](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/podcast) - [Campfire Blog](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog) - [Festival Documentaries](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/music-festival-documentary-films) - [Band Interviews](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/band-interviews) - [Get in Touch](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/contact) - Example Link - Example Link - Example Link 3 min read # Sunshine Hootenanny 2025 - A Music & Arts Festival Preview [![Picture of Neighbor N8](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hubfs/Neighbor%20N8%20-%20MFP%20Headshot.png) Neighbor N8](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/author/neighbor-n8) : Oct 10, 2025 11:05:05 AM [festival venue preview](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/tag/festival-venue-preview) [music festival news](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/tag/music-festival-news) [MFP Brand Partner](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/tag/mfp-brand-partner) ![Sunshine Hootenanny 2025 - A Music & Arts Festival Preview](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hubfs/Sunshine%20Hootanneny%202025.jpeg) In episode 62 of the [Music Festivals Podcast](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/), I chill with Sunshine Hootenanny Music & Arts Festival organizers Turner C. Moore and Jillian to get a behind-the-scenes preview of Florida’s best end-of-season jam band festival.  If you’re considering another road trip or just need an excuse to hold onto summer a bit longer, this episode is one you’ll want to catch—whether you’re a festival die-hard or just discovering Florida’s unique music scene. This episode also dives into the vibes that set [Florida Sand Music Ranch](https://youtu.be/RLM7GW_bTJg) apart as a festival venue. After last year’s hurricane-season mud and gator warnings (yes, drone pilots beware!), this season’s much drier weather promises more camping space and a comfortable, music-filled weekend November 13th–15th. So if you want a real sense of what makes [Sunshine Hootenanny](https://sunshinehootenanny.com/) special—and get some advice on how to spot the next band everyone’s talking about—watch this episode or listen on your favorite platform. Don't forget to subscribe for festival previews, venue tours, and exclusive interviews with scene insiders. See you in Florida! ### Reflecting on Sunshine Hootenanny in Year One You’ll get a taste of his approach as he explains the growth of Sunshine Hootenanny: “Year one, the Hootenanny, last fall, was our third event, and it was the first time that we brought in national touring bands. > So moe. was our headliner for two nights. And, you know, that really elevated us, and we got tremendous press...” ### A Hoot of a Line Up This year, the festival is moving up another notch with a diverse, stacked lineup that includes the Terrapin Family Band (with members of moe.), Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Mountain Grass Unit, Eggy, and a [host of up-and-coming regional acts](https://sunshinehootenanny.com/schedule/)—many from the thriving Florida-Georgia circuit. ### The Rise of Cannabis Infused Beverages We also cover the rapidly evolving world of festival sponsorship—this year bringing in Crescent 9, a THC seltzer company, as a mobile stage sponsor, giving attendees the option of “a nice, you know, fun evening” without the hangover. Between the expanded late-night jams, the silent disco, and an all-access ticket that includes camping, yoga, and kids’ crafts, there’s plenty to pull you down to Brooksville. As Turner says, “We’re not even three years in. This will be our fifth event. And we’re able to reach now somewhere around 10,000 people between our social media and our email list... we’re on a good trajectory.” ### Festival Performance of the Week: Subterranean at Sacred Harvest Festival 2025 If you be-bopped by the [Sacred Harvest Music Festival](https://www.facebook.com/SacredHarvest419/) at Poe Rd. Music Sanctuary in Grand Rapids, Ohio this year, you might’ve caught Dayton’s very own [Subterranean](https://www.subtmusic.com/) lighting up the stage like a molten groove engine. This quartet—Chris Coalt on guitar/vocals, Stephen Buttree on sax/keys/vocals, Chuckie Love holding down the low end and vocals, and Rob Brockman pounding the drums—has been deep in the jam world for over a decade, blending rock, funk, jazz, blues, and pure improvisational spirit to shape a sound that’s both familiar and freshly unpredictable. Their origin story is equal parts chance and chemistry—four musical nomads in Dayton who found each other underground and decided to dig in together. They’ve cut their teeth on regional fests (The Werkout, Resonance, Mad Tea Party Jam, Hookahville, among others) and local stages in Ohio and neighboring states, building a tight live reputation wherever they roll. I had the chance to stream and record their 2025 set at Sacred Harvest Fest, it felt like the mid‑Ohio jam fam had rendezvoused in a mystical clearing. Their set swelled from low simmer grooves to blazing peaks, with Chris’s guitar lines weaving through Danny’s sax flights over a foundation that Chuckie and Rob held rock solid but never static. The energy was contagious—fans danced, sat, closed their eyes in the dusk light, and just let the music carry them. In that wooded embrace of cornfields and old black swamp canopy, SubT delivered not just a performance but a ritual: deep jams, soulful breakdowns, and improvised pivots that felt born in the moment. For those who were there, that set became part of the Sacred Harvest lore—and proof that Subterranean still has new corners of their sound to explore in every show.     Video Credit: [@musicfestivalspodcast](https://www.youtube.com/@musicfestivalspodcast)— [Subterranean - LIVE at Sacred Harvest Music Festival 2025 — Poe Rd Music Sanctuary 10.26.2025](https://youtu.be/pAyQcSnCUrQ) ### Subterranean Band Photos from Sacred Harvest ![100325- Sacred harvest 2025121](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025121.jpg?width=6000&height=4000&name=100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025121.jpg) *Photo Credit: [@neighborn8fests](https://www.instagram.com/neighborn8fests/)* ![100325- Sacred harvest 2025123](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025123.jpg?width=6000&height=4000&name=100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025123.jpg) *Photo Credit: [@neighborn8fests](https://www.instagram.com/neighborn8fests/)* ![100325- Sacred harvest 2025122](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025122.jpg?width=6000&height=4000&name=100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025122.jpg) *Photo Credit: [@neighborn8fests](https://www.instagram.com/neighborn8fests/)* ![100325- Sacred harvest 2025120](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025120.jpg?width=4000&height=6000&name=100325-%20Sacred%20harvest%202025120.jpg) *Photo Credit: [@neighborn8fests](https://www.instagram.com/neighborn8fests/)* - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![HangCon 2026 Recap: Beginners Guide to Hammock Camping](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hubfs/Bananna%20Hammock%20Hang.jpg)](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/hangcon-2026-recap-beginners-guide-to-hammock-camping) #### [HangCon 2026 Recap: Beginners Guide to Hammock Camping](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/hangcon-2026-recap-beginners-guide-to-hammock-camping) ![Picture of Neighbor N8](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Neighbor%20N8%20-%20MFP%20Headshot.png?width=30&name=Neighbor%20N8%20-%20MFP%20Headshot.png) [Neighbor N8](https://musicfestivalspodcast.com/blog/author/neighbor-n8) : Feb 11, 2026 12:00:00 PM In Episode 68 of the Music Festivals Podcast, I recap HangCon 2026 at Florida Sand Music Ranch while celebrating the Will McLean Foundation’s... 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