The hype for this year's Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival is well underway. Country newcomer Chase Bryant and A&E Reality TV Star and King of Hick-Hop Big Smo are coming to the festival organizers announced...and so are lower ticket prices.
This marks the Pineapple Festival's 28th year and the annual event has become one of the most highly regarded music events on the Treasure Coast. It all takes place the second weekend of November 13, 14 and 15, 2015 in the streets of historic downtown Jensen Beach.
"Last year, for only the second time in festival history, rainy weather dampened some of the concerts," said Rose who is Executive Director of the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce. "I believe the festival will have better luck this year especially since the festival's opening night falls on Friday the 13th!"
Festival gates open and music begins at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2015 and ends at 11:00 PM. Saturday, November 14th hours are 12 noon until 11:00 PM. Sunday, November 15th hours are 12 noon until 8:00 PM. The festival location is historic downtown Jensen Beach on Ricou Terrace and Pineapple Avenue.
Festival gates open and music begins at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2015 and ends at 11:00 PM. Saturday, November 14th hours are 12 noon until 11:00 PM. Sunday, November 15th hours are 12 noon until 8:00 PM. The festival location is historic downtown Jensen Beach on Ricou Terrace and Pineapple Avenue.
This year's lower ticket prices include advanced and general admission, V.I.P. and preferred seating. Discounted advance general admission tickets will be available for $10 at all Seacoast Bank locations through Thursday, November 12th. General Admission tickets at the gate are now $15. Children 12-years and under are admitted free and students 13-17 years of age can get into the festival for only $5 until 5:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday. The $55 V.I.P. premium ticket includes festival and STS Aviation hospitality area admission, premium concert seating, complimentary drink ticket, light appetizers, parking lot pass and V.I.P. restrooms. The $25 Preferred Seating ticket guarantees you an assigned seat for the specified concert of your choice and includes festival admission. V.I.P. and preferred seating tickets are only available for purchase online at www.pineapplefestival.info.
The festival has a rich history of attracting world-class performances by famous names such as Marie Osmond, Justin Moore, Chubby Checker, .38 Special, Kellie Pickler, Lee Greenwood, The Pointer Sisters and Three Dog Night. This year is no exception. Headlining the Pineapple Festival will be Chase Bryant and Big Smo. Chase Bryant, whose hit single "Take it on Back" hit airwaves last year, will open the festival on Friday night. Opening for Big Smo on Saturday night will be Haden Carpenter & Band. Carpenter is a friend of Big Smo and appears frequently on Big Smo's A&E Reality TV show.
Festival founder Ron Rose said, “Those who attend the Pineapple Festival for the very first time always express how impressed they are and our goal for lowering ticket prices is exactly what you might think it would be - to get more people to be impressed."
The 3-day event is also packed full with performances by some of the regions hottest bands: The Inverted, Relapse Band, Fresh Catch, The Ellameno Beat, A Faint Remembrance, J Buzzi, 33 Years Band, Austin Binner, Ed Gomez, Alex Horton, Levi Chante, Maggie Baugh Band, Warren Silvers Band, Public Sounds Collective, The Greyjoys, Cody and The Qualified, Bryce Allyn Band, and BitterSweetHeart. Returning this year are the always popular Crazy Comedy Magic Show and The Wade Henry Juggling & Unicycle Show.
Festival goers look forward to the heart pounding sound of the colorful Junkanoo parade and sweet island music by one of the country's most famous bands, The Brilanders. Residents from Jensen Beach sister city Gregory Town, Eleuthera present an authentic Bahamian Market that showcases island crafts.
The festival lights-up with spinning, twisting and turning midway rides operated by locally owned Doolan’s spectacular "Big Fun Amusements" midway. Several new thrill rides will be introduced and many popular rides will return. On Saturday and again on Sunday, from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, midway lovers can ride all rides non-stop for only $20 each day.
The Festival Arts, Crafts & Collectibles Show will be returning to Jensen Beach Boulevard the duration of the festival. Local collectors and art vendors will show off their wares along sidewalks and in adjacent parking lots.
Over its nearly three-decade run, the Pineapple Festival's total local economic impact is estimated to be $22 million and a half million people have experienced the Jensen Beach business community.
Find out more about the Pineapple Festival concert line-up, tickets and events schedule by visiting the official festival website at www.pineapplefestival.info.
The Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival is produced by the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce, Inc., a 501(c)6 non-profit organization dedicated to “keeping the Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Northeast Martin County and Southeast St. Lucie County business communities vibrant and successful." Festival proceeds benefit Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce membership programs, and two 501(c)3 charitable organizations the Chamber supports -- the History Museum of Jensen Beach, Inc. and The Entrepreneurship Foundation, Inc.
The Festival Arts, Crafts & Collectibles Show will be returning to Jensen Beach Boulevard the duration of the festival. Local collectors and art vendors will show off their wares along sidewalks and in adjacent parking lots.
Over its nearly three-decade run, the Pineapple Festival's total local economic impact is estimated to be $22 million and a half million people have experienced the Jensen Beach business community.
Find out more about the Pineapple Festival concert line-up, tickets and events schedule by visiting the official festival website at www.pineapplefestival.info.
The Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival is produced by the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce, Inc., a 501(c)6 non-profit organization dedicated to “keeping the Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Northeast Martin County and Southeast St. Lucie County business communities vibrant and successful." Festival proceeds benefit Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce membership programs, and two 501(c)3 charitable organizations the Chamber supports -- the History Museum of Jensen Beach, Inc. and The Entrepreneurship Foundation, Inc.
ABOUT THE JENSEN BEACH PINEAPPLE FESTIVAL
The signature event of Jensen Beach, the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival is the largest regional festival on the Treasure Coast and one of the few remaining true street festivals in South Florida. Growing in popularity every year and celebrating twenty-eight years in 2015, the weekend long festival salutes the community’s rich pineapple heritage and celebrates the people, visitors and friends of Jensen Beach. The Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce produces the Pineapple Festival, which features events for the entire family, world-class concerts, arts, crafts, midway rides, local bands, student musicians and street performers. The inaugural Pineapple Festival was held in the fall of 1988 in conjunction with the Jensen Beach Centennial Celebration. The first event drew approximately 15,000 people to the historic downtown Jensen Beach during its’ 3-day run.
In 1990 Jensen Beach and Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Bahamas established a sister city relationship. In 2010, Jensen Beach celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the friendship. Gregory Town residents host their own Pineapple Festival each June. During the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival a delegation from Eleuthera creates an authentic Bahamian Market featuring island music, crafts, food and the heart pounding rush of the Junkanoo parade.
During the past 27-years, the Pineapple Festival has featured headline concerts by: Marie Osmond, T.G. Shepard, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, Peter Noone, B.J. Thomas, Lee Greenwood, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Mark Wahlberg), Molly Hatchet, The Commodores, Chubby Checker, Three Dog Night, Nestor Torres, Bad Company, Kansas, Gary Puckett, Juice Newton, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Laura Branigan, Jefferson Starship, Georgia Satellites, Ronnie McDowell, The Spinners, H-Town, Mark Collie, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Charlie Daniels Band, Kellie Pickler, Drew Seeley, Bucky Covington, Morris Day & The Time, Ethan Bortnick, Chuck Wicks, Pat Green, Justin Moore, The Dirty Heads, Honor Society, .38 Special, Ballyhoo!, The Outlaws, Uncle Kracker, Chris Cagle, Eddie Money, Vanilla Ice, Little River Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Joel Crouse, Kidz Bop Kids, Jerrod Niemann, The Expendables Cole Swindell, The Pointer Sisters,
In 1990 Jensen Beach and Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Bahamas established a sister city relationship. In 2010, Jensen Beach celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the friendship. Gregory Town residents host their own Pineapple Festival each June. During the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival a delegation from Eleuthera creates an authentic Bahamian Market featuring island music, crafts, food and the heart pounding rush of the Junkanoo parade.
During the past 27-years, the Pineapple Festival has featured headline concerts by: Marie Osmond, T.G. Shepard, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, Peter Noone, B.J. Thomas, Lee Greenwood, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (Mark Wahlberg), Molly Hatchet, The Commodores, Chubby Checker, Three Dog Night, Nestor Torres, Bad Company, Kansas, Gary Puckett, Juice Newton, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Laura Branigan, Jefferson Starship, Georgia Satellites, Ronnie McDowell, The Spinners, H-Town, Mark Collie, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Charlie Daniels Band, Kellie Pickler, Drew Seeley, Bucky Covington, Morris Day & The Time, Ethan Bortnick, Chuck Wicks, Pat Green, Justin Moore, The Dirty Heads, Honor Society, .38 Special, Ballyhoo!, The Outlaws, Uncle Kracker, Chris Cagle, Eddie Money, Vanilla Ice, Little River Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Joel Crouse, Kidz Bop Kids, Jerrod Niemann, The Expendables Cole Swindell, The Pointer Sisters,
Before You Exit and Natural Vibrations.
