Virginia Key Grassroots Festival

Nicole had been volunteering at Grassroots since Friday, after missing out on the previous two years’ tours. Naturally, I wanted to see what these musical festivities were all about and I’m very glad I was able to come out and camp part of the night anyway.
Moonlight shone in between ominous low hanging clouds which threatened precipitation but eventually rolled by. A good night to dance.
The venue had great camp culture, beach front to walk to in between everything else, 4 stages that rotated various bands throughout the day and night, workshops of sorts including yoga and salsa lessons, a kids zone tent, and much more. Ticket prices were reasonable.
We heard everything from country, soul, techno and instrumental music. A wide range of talented artists.
Today is the last day of the festival. Still time to enjoy it.

As good as it gets is the best description for Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival. The music presented truly represents the best blend of what America is serving up these days. Headliner Donna the Buffalo continues to amaze us all with new songs and sweet vocals from the heart, put together with a beat that won’t quit… they ROCK. You hear it all at Virginia Key GrassRoots… Zydeco, Latin, Hip Hop, Old Time, Blues and more that can only be described as GREAT! All presented on a pristine, historic and gorgeous beach preserved within a stone’s throw of the Miami skyline. Yoga on the beach in the mornings and sooo much more. Big appreciation to all who labor endlessly to create this pleasure for the world. Virginia Key brings together a cross section of music lovers from all over the country, family friendly and fun, do not miss it next year!!!

This is a Miami secret. There is no media coverage, too busy covering the snoree boree food and wine fest. This was so fun, the music was incredible, great people watching, and a real groove! The food was pretty good, Beringer wine and Sweet Water beer on tap. Excellent! First taste of blueberry beer and I LIKED it. Don’t miss it next year. Only criticism… the porta potties. Big wooooof!

I love the Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival! They present a HUGE variety of music– some stuff I already know & always tons of bands that I’ve never heard of that become new favorites. I trust GrassRoots to handpick fantastic bands that I wouldn’t otherwise be on my radar! It’s awesome that they include some of the best local bands in Miami, plus ones from overseas! Camping on the beach in Miami really makes the fest one of a kind! It’s amazing to wake up take a dip in the ocean, grab a cup of fresh coffee from the GrassRoots World Café (packed with all kinds of yummy eats 24-​hours a day) go to a morning yoga class, sit in on a African drum lesson, peruse the craft vendors (all of whom are actual artisans who hand-​make 100% of whats sold), and get a massage at their Healing area. The festival has a really nice day-​time scene with lots of kids & families and an overall sweet vibe. The night scene is tons of fun too — lots of dancing & fun (lively and thankfully lacking that gross messed-​up kids experimenting… edge many festivals seem to have these days). The tickets are totally affordable, but I really like volunteering in trade for my ticket — it adds a nice personal element to the overall experience. Plus, it’s a great way to meet more people and see the inner-​workings of the festival! Can’t wait for the next one!

The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival is a new festival on what I love to call the Birkenstcok Rock music fest scene and I am happy that it’s made its way down to Miami. Since we are sadly left off of many touring bands’ docket of this genre, I wanted to support the scene and check it out this year, since I was out of town last year. I’m glad I went on a Saturday, there were dance & music workshops, bluegrass bands, a fiddle-​off and lots of great vendors and the music really started to get kicking around 4PM. Now, like most fledgling festivals, there’s still some room to grow, mostly in ticket sales, but I think the word would spread and I was pleasantly surprised to see lots of more folks rolling in for the headlining bands. It was super affordable and really a fun day. I saw a bunch of kids activities too, so even if it’s not your scene, you can take the kiddos out for a nice day of dance and fun.