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Okeechobee Fest Announces Wave 2 of 2026 Lineup

Published

10 months ago

November 22, 2025

South Florida Insider

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) 2026 Unveils wave 2 of diverse, multi-genre lineup for upcoming 10-year reunion; 65 artists added, double Wave 1.

November 20th, 2025

NEW ADDITIONS INCLUDE

CAGE THE ELEPHANT, KNOCK 2, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM,

FREDDIE GIBBS, JAPANESE BREAKFAST,

PARIS TEXAS, BELTRAN, DIRTY HEADS, EMPRESS OF,

AND MANY MORE

OMF 2026 TO ALSO INCLUDE FIRST-EVER AQUACHOBEE DUB REGGAE TAKEOVER AND INCENDIA, A FOUR-NIGHT INFERNO OF UNDERGROUND ENERGY, BASS, AND SPECIAL GUESTS, CURATED BY RENEGADE NYC

ALL-STAR POWOW! A SUPERSTAR MASHUP TO PAIR UNEXPECTED TALENTS

FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME VARIETY OF LIVE JAMS

LOCAL MIAMI FLAVOR FROM DISCOLYPSO, ZEY ZEY MIAMI, MAD RADIO, & ALEGRIA COMMUNITY COLLECTIVES ACROSS ALL 4 DAYS

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) has unveiled the star-studded Wave 2 of the diverse, multi-genre lineup for its upcoming 10-year reunion, once again showcasing an awe-inspiring variety of global superstars, rising new artists, certifiable legends, and more, many of whom are making their long-awaited return to the iconic gathering following previous fan favorite performances. The beloved Florida independent music festival’s first gathering in three years takes place March 19-22, 2026, as always in the magical South Florida nature paradise of Sunshine Grove.

Founded in 2016 with a mandate of authenticity, kindness, and respect between each other and the environment we inhabit, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 will once again celebrate the spirit of music, arts, and community with epic live performances and Only-at-Okeechobee immersive experiences unlike those found at any other festival. Among the new additions to the OMF 2026 lineup are Cage The Elephant, Knock 2, LCD Soundsystem, Freddie Gibbs, Japanese Breakfast, Paris Texas, Beltran, Dirty Heads, and Empress Of. Further newly announced highlights include the first-ever Aquachobee Dub Reggae Takeover, featuring reggae legend Mykal Rose, Subatomic Sound System (known for their collaborations with dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry), Screechy Dan, Scientist, Papa Michigan, and Sister Nancy, with an Opening Ceremony with a traditional Rastafarian Drum Circle, led by the artists and special guests.

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 will also present Incendia, a four-night inferno of underground energy, bass, and special guests, curated by Renegade, NYC’s leading culture-driven experiential production agency and a defining cultural influencer and tastemaker nationwide, creating transformative experiences that resonate on a visceral level.

As previously announced, OMF 2026 will feature headline performances from The Lumineers, GRiZ (performing two sets, including a sure-to-be-unforgettable “Chasing The Golden Hour Set”), T-Pain, and Fisher, with further highlights including performances from Alison Wonderland, Big Gigantic, Big Wild, BigXthaPlug, BLAAP, flipturn, Ganja White Night, Goth Babe, Gramatik, IAN, LP Giobbi, LSDream (including LSDream presents LIGHTCODE), The Disco Biscuits, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Tractorbeam, Tycho, Young The Giant, and many more. As noted, many of the artists appearing at OMF 2026 are returning to the festival for their second, third, fourth – and in the case of GRiZ, fifth – appearance at Sunshine Grove, affirming the gathering’s unparalleled legacy of community and tradition. In addition, OMF 2026 will see the return of what has proven one of the festival’s defining moments since its inaugural event in 2016 – the PoWoW!, an all-star jam session pairing unexpected talents for a variety of live mashups filled with creativity and imagination against an epic setting under the stars deep in the heart of Sunshine Grove. A complete lineup is below.

OMF 2026 will keep the music and spirit going all night long with the Jungle 51 Stage, presenting extended sets by internationally known DJs from sundown to sunrise, capturing all the energy of a club but in the beauty and atmosphere of a verdant jungle. During the day, Jungle 51 will morph into a wellness forest where attendees can participate in yoga and other mindful programming, or simply lounge around in the shade and enjoy the tropical surroundings. Many other “Only at Okeechobee” experiences will be on hand throughout Sunshine Grove, offering enrichment and exclusive happenings that are intrinsically connected to the surrounding ecosystem, from the fully reimagined Chobewobee Village – melding interactive art, surprise spectacles, environmental immersion, and sonic take-overs – to the Farmers Market, where festivalgoers can buy fresh local produce, food, drinks and more from some of Okeechobee’s lovely neighbors. The upcoming event will embrace local Florida culture with the participation of a number of area collectives, including Disolypso, Zey Zey Miami, Mad Radio, and Alegria Community. A new range of elevated dining experiences will also be available, including the Speakeasy Experience: Champagne Problems (open to all ticket types), and VIP Dining Experience: The Grove Table, More details on the world of OMF 2026 can be found at www.okeechobeefest.com/experience.

Tickets for Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 are on sale now. Ticket options include 4-Day General Admission, 4-Day GA+, and 4-Day VIP, along with a variety of camping, VIP glamping, parking packages and culinary experiences. Payment plans are available for all ticket types, camping passes, and add-ons for a 25% deposit. For complete ticket information, please see www.okeechobeefest.com/tickets.

Located in Okeechobee County – a one to two-and-a-half-hour drive from South Florida’s major cities, including Orlando, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale – Sunshine Grove is a picturesque 830+ acre natural oasis that boasts sweeping grasslands, pine and palmetto jungles, and expansive lakes and waterways that create a truly unique tropical country landscape. From sprawling groves to undiscovered forests, the unique organic elements that inhabit Sunshine Grove inspire a profound recognition of the influence and significance of the natural environment that serves as the backdrop and home for tens of thousands of campers and music fans for four epic nights under the country starscape. OMF invites individuals from all over to join together in the sanctuary of Sunshine Grove’s natural paradise, where the only rule is to be fully present within yourself and the community, to reach new connections and understandings through music, dance, the arts, and the simple pleasure of sharing a meal with new and old friends alike.

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OKEECHOBEE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2026

MARCH 19-22, 2026

SUNSHINE GROVE, FL

Lineup:

Cage The Elephant

Dirty Heads

Fisher

GRiZ

Knock 2

LCD Soundsystem

T-Pain

The Lumineers

Alison Wonderland

Beltran

Big Boi (Outkast)

Big Gigantic

Big Wild

BIGXTHAPLUG

BLAAP

Flipturn

Freddie Gibbs

Ganja White Night

Goth Babe

Gramatik

Ian

Japanese Breakfast

Level Up

LP Giobbi

LSDREAM

Paris Texas

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

The Disco Biscuits

Tractorbeam

Tycho

Whethan

Young The Giant

Zingara

Ahee

AK Sports

Apache

Artifakts

Badger

Bastianse

Bekim

Bergsonist

Black Rave Culture

Capochino

Conducta

Covex

Cut & Sew

Davy Wreck

David Block

Dazegxd

DENM

Derrick May

Dice Man

Discolypso Crew

DLG.

Dogs In A Pile

Effin

Eggy

Electric Kif

Empress Of

Eprom

Eric Duncan

Fifi

Flava D

Gaspar Muniz

GITKIN

Hiroko Yamamura

Hypho

Isaac Ferry

Jansten

Kenia

Khoudari

Know Good

Koastle

Late Night Radio

Leo Del Toro

Life On Planets

Lizzy Jane

Lumia

Marlon Funaki

Mary Droppinz

Mathew Jonson

MAURE

Moodymann

Moon Taxi

Mykal Rose

Narf

Nightmares on Wax

Octave One

ONHELL

Orlas

Papa Michigan

Penelope Road

Pirate Wifi

Polyrythmics

Pretty Pink

ProbCause

Rafeeki

Ravenscoon

Rebirth Brass Band

Rechulski

Resonant Language

Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners

Rigopolar

Riva Starr

Saxsquatch

Screechy Dan

Sister Nancy

Smoakland

Snacktime

Special Request

Squeaky Feet

Stellar

Subatomic Sound System

Sunken Frequencies

TamiX

The Floridians

The Free Label

The Josh Craig

The Movement

The Ries Brothers

The Scientist Dubmaster

The Stews

Tony Disco

Tropidelic

Trousdale

Truth

TV HILL

TVBOO

VITHZ

Winyah

SPECIAL SETS:

GRiZ Chasing the Golden Hour Set

LIGHTCODE by LSDREAM

Aquachobee Dub Takeover feat. Nyabinghi Drumming Opening Ceremony

POWOW! A Superstar Mashup feat. Special Guests

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ABOUT OMF 2026 LLC:

OMF 2026 LLC, an affiliate of Soundslinger, is the owner, manager, and operator and responsible party for the organization, planning, and production of the OMF 2026, taking place March 19-22, 2026, at Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee, Florida. OMF 2026 LLC is led by a team of seasoned music industry professionals with extensive experience in event production and music festival management, ensuring a high-quality and unforgettable experience for all attendees.

ABOUT SOUNDSLINGER:

Soundslinger is an independent real estate and live event company dedicated to developing music, art, and lifestyle experiences that create lasting value for both fans and the Okeechobee community. Situated on its picturesque 830+ acre property – Sunshine Grove – in Okeechobee, Florida, the company has become a cornerstone of cultural engagement in Florida. Since its founding in 2015 by Rechulski and a group of music industry veterans, Soundslinger has curated OMF, drawing over 175,000 attendees and showcasing an impressive roster of more than 750 renowned artists across multiple stages. Past headliners have included globally celebrated acts such as Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Usher feat. The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Tame Impala, Kings of Leon, Post Malone, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Sven Vath, and GRiZ, among many others. Soundslinger is dedicated to shaping and enriching Florida’s cultural landscape through its events that thoughtfully blend music, the arts, nature, and camping for an unparalleled experience.

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Palace Miami Beach Is Going All Out for LGBTQ+ History Month

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1 day ago

October 1, 2026

McKaela Lulic

Drag brunches, rooftop parties, a Courage Wall, Halloween chaos and meaningful moments of community are taking over Ocean Drive this fall.

October 1, 2026

There are some places in South Florida that just feel like Miami, and Palace is absolutely one of them.

The drag. The music. The brunch. The people walking down Ocean Drive who suddenly realize they’re part of the show. If you’ve been, you know.

But Palace Miami Beach has also spent nearly four decades being something much bigger than a fun place to spend a Sunday afternoon. For generations of South Florida’s LGBTQ+ community, it has been a place to show up, be seen, find your people and celebrate exactly who you are.

And this October and November, Palace is leaning into all of it.

For LGBTQ+ History Month, the Ocean Drive icon is rolling out nearly two months of events that somehow manage to include drag, dating, voter registration, comedy, rooftop pool parties, Halloween, Thanksgiving and some genuinely meaningful community moments.

It is a lot. In the best possible way.

First Up: Love, Drag and a Very Palace Start to October

October 1 kicks things off with Love Is a Drag, Palace’s first singles dinner club and networking mixer.

Because apparently even dating is more fun with Palace involved.

Guests can meet over dinner, drinks and conversation before the evening rolls right into Welcome to the Family: Drag Turnabout, a three-night event where Palace staff get their own full drag transformations and compete onstage. Poizon Ivy Lords, CC Glitzer and Tiffany Fantasia will each host a night from October 1 through 3.

Already, we’re off to a very strong start.

But what we really like about this entire lineup is that Palace isn’t treating LGBTQ+ History Month as just another reason to throw a party. The parties are definitely happening, but there’s purpose behind them too.

Throughout October, Palace will host nonpartisan voter registration and civic engagement events, with Miami Beach commissioners joining Tuesday programming throughout the month. The goal is simple: make it easy for people to get registered, find voting resources and connect with local leaders in a space where they’re already comfortable gathering.

We love that.

The Courage Wall Might Be Our Favorite Part

Then comes October 11, National Coming Out Day, and this is where the calendar gets especially meaningful.

At exactly 10:11 a.m., Palace will unveil The Courage Wall, a community installation built around one sentence:

“I found the courage to…”

That’s it.

Guests get to decide how the sentence ends.

Maybe it’s coming out. Maybe it’s finally being yourself. Maybe it’s supporting someone you love, leaving something behind, starting over or speaking up when it would have been easier not to.

There’s something really lovely about taking all of those individual stories and putting them together in one place.

Later that day, Palace is teaming up with SAVE for a special National Coming Out Day Drag Brunch bringing together Palace performers, community members, supporters and local leaders. A featured cocktail during the weekend will also benefit SAVE.

And because emotional reflection and a rooftop pool party can absolutely exist on the same day in Miami, Palace will also host its National Coming Out Day Rooftop Pool Party from noon to 10 p.m. with DJs Jesus Montanez and Jrny.

Honestly, that’s kind of the whole Palace experience in one day.

And Then Palace Goes Full Halloween

Before we even get to Halloween, there’s Love Out Loud Weekend from October 16–18, celebrating couples, friends, allies and chosen families.

Then Tiffany Fantasia is taking over the rooftop on October 23 for the debut of Laughs on Top: Tiffany & Friends, a new monthly comedy series. South Florida comedian and actor Lisa Corrao joins the first show.

And then things get wonderfully ridiculous.

From October 26 through November 1, Palace transforms into Camp Palace: The Final Slay.

Yes, that’s the real name. No notes.

The week includes Deadly Dolls, Secrets from the Crypt, Slasher Night, Noche de los Muertos and The Final Girls before everything culminates with The Final Slay on Halloween night. Expect drag, costumes, themed entertainment, cocktails, food and exactly the amount of Halloween drama you’d hope for from Palace.

Palace isn’t even staying in Miami Beach for the night. The team is also heading to Wilton Manors to produce Halloween entertainment at Wicked Manors, complete with its own Mayhem Masquerade programming and costume competitions.

November Brings an Important Moment of Visibility

Once Halloween is over, Palace shifts the focus.

Transgender Awareness Week runs November 13–19, followed by Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, and Palace will use its programming to highlight transgender talent, visibility and community.

On November 20, Palace will host a special Transgender Day of Remembrance Brunch featuring an all-trans cast.

This one isn’t simply another themed brunch.

The event is designed to create space for performance and visibility while also making room for remembrance and reflection. A portion of the proceeds will benefit a local trans-inclusive organization.

Later that evening, Laughs on Top returns with comedian Brad Loekle.

Oh, and There’s Food. Obviously.

Palace’s fall isn’t only about what’s happening onstage.

The culinary team heads to Lummus Park on October 24 for Seafood Slam at the South Beach Seafood Festival, while Palace’s seasonal menu gets very into fall with a Pumpkin Espresso Martini, Harvest Pumpkin Margarita, Pumpkin & Burrata Arepa, Brown Butter Pumpkin Gnocchi and seasonal desserts.

November keeps going with an Official Latin GRAMMY Watch Party in partnership with Gilead on November 12 and, because Miami apparently needed this and we just didn’t know it yet, a Coffee Party with Oscar G on November 23.

Then Thanksgiving week brings the whole season back to one of its sweetest themes: chosen family.

Palace is planning Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving dining centered around turkey, traditional holiday favorites and a table meant for friends, relatives and the families we create for ourselves. Thanksgiving weekend closes with a November 27 rooftop pool party featuring DJ Oscar Velazquez.

This Is Why Palace Is Still Palace

What makes this lineup fun isn’t just that there is so much happening.

It’s that somehow it all makes sense together.

You can register to vote and then watch a drag show. You can write something deeply personal on the Courage Wall and spend the afternoon dancing on a rooftop. You can remember people the community has lost while also celebrating the people who are here.

That’s what LGBTQ+ spaces have always been capable of being: joyful and serious, loud and safe, ridiculous and meaningful, sometimes all at once.

After nearly four decades on Ocean Drive, Palace seems to understand that better than most.

As General Manager AJ Prasaguet put it, Palace has always been about more than what happens on its stage. It’s also about the people who walk through the doors and find community there.

And this fall?

They’re giving everyone plenty of reasons to walk through those doors.

Keep Up With Palace

With this much happening over the next two months, there’s a pretty good chance Palace will give us even more reasons to head to Ocean Drive.

Follow @palacesobe on Instagram and visit the Palace Miami Beach website for the latest events, reservations, performers and everything else they have coming up.