“Best Music Festival in Alabama”
Who’s Played Opelika
Indigo Girls KT Tunstall Toad the Wet Sprocket Rickie Lee Jones Sister Hazel The War and Treaty Shawn Colvin 10,000 Maniacs Paul Thorn Nikki Lane Drivin N Cryin Ruthie Foster John Paul White Glen Phillips Livingston Taylor Kristian Bush Dom Flemons Shawn Mullins
Every Lineup Since 2019
What Happens All Weekend
Every Experience
Songwriter Rounds
Three or four writers, one circle of chairs, and the story behind the song before they play it.
Late Night Jam
A late night jam at John Emerald, where half the lineup ends up on one stage.
Saturday Morning
A sound bath at Flora Wren, breakfast with the songwriters at the Marriott, coffee before the first set.
Workshops
Guitar tone, songwriting, and vocal care, taught hands-on by touring artists.
VIP Brunch
Brunch, a Bloody Mary bar from John Emerald, and songs at the Pavilion. VIP passes only.
Student Showcase
Three student songwriters, picked by a judging panel, playing their own songs on the SWMI stage.
Downtown Is the Venue
The shows happen in a coffee shop, a distillery in an old bottling plant, a pub, a bed and breakfast, and a shop full of plants, all a short walk apart in historic downtown Opelika. Park once, eat between sets, and you are early for the next one.
Pick Your Pass
Every pass is one wristband into every venue it covers. There are no per-show tickets.
Single Day
One day of the festival, every venue included.
- Every venue that day
- Wristband from the festival box office
Weekend
All four days of OSF8, in every room downtown.
- Every venue, all four days
- Wristband from the festival box office
VIP
The weekend, plus the experiences that sell out first.
- Everything in the Weekend pass
- Reserved access to VIP-only experiences
Get the OSF App
The full schedule, every artist, and every room on your phone. Save the sets you don’t want to miss and plan your walk between them.
Download on the App Store (opens in new tab)
Scan with your phone
Where Your Ticket Goes
Net proceeds from OSF go to The Sound Wall Music Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the Auburn/Opelika community. It runs festivals, workshops, and music education programs that reach thousands of people every year.
Visit theswmi.org (opens in new tab)
Student Showcase
Each year a judging panel picks three student songwriters to play an in-the-round set of their own songs on the SWMI Sponsored Stage. Any songwriter in high school or younger can enter.
- Entries
- Open now
- Eligibility
- High school or younger
- Prize
- Weekend pass + workshop
Volunteer at OSF
Greet artists, work the merch tables, drive the golf carts, and keep four days of music across downtown Opelika running.
Photographs by R. Diamond at OSF7, March 2026.
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