Arts / Culture

St. Pete Country Fest at Vinoy Park this weekend

WUSF | By Bill DeYoung, St. Pete Catalyst

Published November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM EST

A group of men standing in front of red clay rocks. — *Mobile's Red Clay Strays play the Country Fest Mainstage Sunday.*

More than 50 acts on four stages over three days.

Salt Lake City-based LNE Presents is involved with more bay area music festivals, historically, than any other company. LNE and its founder, Vince Carrick, have been bringing the annual Reggae Rise Up here since 2014. That’s an estimated 60,000 people, over three days every spring, in St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Park.

(Reggae Rise Up’s 2026 event dates are March 12 through 15.)

LNE also works with the nonprofit Gasparilla Music Foundation to put together Tampa’s annual Gasparilla Music Festival, which took a hiatus in 2025.

The company is working in the same capacity – handling certain operational aspects and marketing – for the promoters of the St. Pete Country Fest, Friday through Sunday (Nov. 21-23) in Vinoy Park. That, of course, is right on the bayfront, meaning sweet saltwater breezes and stunning views. Even if it should happen to be chilly.

Nobody knows how to set up and take down a massive festival in Vinoy Park, without leaving a footprint, better than LNE. It takes a small army to fence in and build the festival area, which has four stages and a veritable city of food, drink and other vendors.

More than 50 artists, say promoters, will perform between Friday and Sunday. Headliners:

Texas guitarists Lance Vanley and his nephew Jeremiah are the lynchpins of Odessa’s Treaty Oak Revival, Friday’s headlining band. “Red Dirt country” is often used to describe such hardscrabble, salt-of-the-earth music from Oklahoma and Texas. TOR lives in that sweet space between contemporary country and tough, crunchy rock ‘n’ roll, with an emphasis on harmony vocals. Best known tunes: “Ode to Bourbon,” “Missed Call,” “In Between,” “No Vacancy,” “Bad State of Mind.”

Friday Mainstage acts:

Treaty Oak Revival (8:30-10 p.m.)

Chase Rice (7-8 p.m.)

Ole 60 (5-6 p.m.)

Fox ‘n Vead (3:30-4:15 p.m.)

Other Friday performers include Sam Barber, Avery Anna, Jon Langston, Noah Hunton and more.

Saturday headliner Parker McCollum is another Texan; he’s from a small town near Houston and has called Austin home for years. McCollum, too, exemplifies Red Dirt country, which brings a young vibe and particular attitude to the music. Named the Academy of Country Music’s New Male Artist of the Year in 2021, he has three platinum singles: “Pretty Heart,” “Handle on You” and “Burn it Down.”

Saturday Mainstage acts:

Parker McCollum (8:30-10 p.m.)

Flatland Cavalry (7-8 p.m.)

Conner Smith (5-6 p.m.)

Vincent Mason (3:30-4:15)

Hannah McFarland (2:30-3 p.m.)

Other Saturday performers include: Country Night Featuring Tyler Cameron, Brendan Walter, Madison Hughes, Grayson Downs & Craig Henry and more.

Sunday’s mainstage bill-topper is Red Clay Strays, a soulful rock ‘n’ roll-leaning outfit from Mobile, Alabama. According the Strays’ website, their music is “ straddling fiery Southern rock riffs, tender-hearted soul music, and tried-and-true country crooning.” The band’s newest single is “People Hatin.”