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Concerts at the Landing returns May 8 to Downtown FWB with free Friday night shows

The free Friday night concert series runs through June 5 at the newly renovated Fort Walton Beach Landing, with five bands performing across genres.

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The City of Fort Walton Beach will bring back its Concerts at the Landing series on Friday, May 8, launching a five-week run of free live music at the newly renovated Fort Walton Beach Landing in the heart of downtown.

The 2026 Spring Series will run through June 5, with concerts held Friday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. at 139 Brooks Street SE.

The lineup opens with Miles Flatt, performing a country and party rock variety set on May 8. Grace and Grit, a country and Southern rock act, takes the stage May 15, followed by party rock variety band Count The Years on May 22. Alternative folk rock group Stormfolk performs May 29, and pop and country artist Emily Bass closes out the series on June 5.

The City of Fort Walton Beach will also host a Fourth of July celebration at the Landing on Saturday, July 4, in recognition of the nation’s 250th birthday. The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. and feature a performance by Scratch 2020, followed by a fireworks show over Santa Rosa Sound.

Concerts at the Landing is presented by Dan Collins Entertainment, 102.1 The Wave and the City of Fort Walton Beach.

More information is available on the Concerts at the Landing Facebook page at facebook.com/concertsatthelanding.

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