Opelika Songwriters Festival

April 1–4, 2027

Opelika Songwriters Festival

Days Until

“Best Music Festivalin Alabama”
Alabama Magazine
A full room of listeners in folding chairs facing a songwriters round on the OSF stage downtown

Park Once.Walk All Weekend.

A coffee shop on the corner. A distillery in an old bottling plant. A pub, a bed and breakfast, a shop full of plants. The set ends, you walk out into historic downtown Opelika, you eat, you order a drink, and you are early for the next one.

One wristband opens every door. There are no per-show tickets and there is nothing to drive between.

One Wristband,Every Door

There are no per-show tickets at OSF: your pass is a single wristband that gets you into every venue it covers.

Single Day

One day of the festival, every venue included.

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Weekend

All four days of OSF8, across every room downtown.

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VIP

The weekend, plus the experiences that sell out first.

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The Official OSF App

The full schedule, every artist, and every room, right in your pocket. Save the sets you don’t want to miss and plan your walk between them.

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Every Ticket Funds Music Education

Net proceeds from OSF benefit The Sound Wall Music Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting and celebrating the art of music in the Auburn/Opelika community. It runs festivals, workshops, and education programs that reach thousands of people every year.

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Guitarist Allen Hinds talking with music students gathered around him

StudentShowcase

Three student songwriters are selected each year to perform an in-the-round set on the SWMI Sponsored Stage. Original songs only, judged by a panel, open to any songwriter in high school or younger.

Entries
Open now
Eligibility
High school or younger
Prize
Weekend pass + workshop
How to Enter
A band performing on an outdoor stage at a past Opelika Songwriters Festival

Volunteers AreThe Heart of OSF

Greeting artists, working merch tables, driving golf carts, and keeping four days of music across downtown Opelika running smoothly.

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A packed audience applauding in teal stage light at the end of a set
Kassie Wilson and Ben Wilson of Goldpine performing in front of the festival banner
Ruth Ungar of The Mammals singing in front of a green festival backdrop
Dom Flemons performing at Heritage House
A songwriter smiling mid-song under a string of stage lights, in black and white
Hunter Pinkston of The Pink Stones performing under purple stage light
Shawn Mullins and Kim Richey playing side by side at The Bottling Plant Ballroom
Tim Easton and Eliot Bronson performing together, in black and white
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke playing acoustic under blue stage light
Larry Mitchell and Allen Hinds trading guitar parts at the Late Night Jam
A guitar case covered in festival stickers leaning against a wall backstage
Derick Leduke and Diane Durrett performing at the Late Night Jam

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April 1–4, 2027 · Historic Downtown Opelika

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Produced by

The Sound WallRussell Carter Artist Management

Supported by

Auburn Opelika TourismCity of Opelika