Opelika Songwriters Festival
The John Emerald Distilling Company hall set with long tables before a night of music

Plan Your Weekend

Where to stay, how to get here, and how four days across a walkable downtown actually works.

Four Days,Four Blocks

Every OSF venue sits inside a few blocks of historic downtown Opelika, and street parking runs throughout it. One wristband opens all of them, so the plan is really just: find a room you like, stay for a set, walk to dinner, walk to the next one.

See Every Venue

Where to Stay

Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National
3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail, Opelika, AL 36801
The official festival hotel, and where the artists stay. Saturday's Breakfast with the Songwriters happens here.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
1625 Capps Dr, Opelika, AL 36804
Suites with kitchens, a few minutes from downtown.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Opelika
3150 Capps Way, Opelika, AL 36801
Festival room block through Hilton's event registration.
Heritage House Bed & Breakfast
714 2nd Ave, Downtown Opelika, AL 36801
Also one of the festival's listening rooms, so you can still get inside it even if you stay elsewhere. Books up fast most years.

Hotel partners all sit within two to three miles of downtown, and there are Airbnb listings in and around the historic district if you would rather walk home.

A full room of listeners in the Heritage House parlour facing the stage

Getting Here

From Atlanta
I-85 South, 100 miles to Exit 62
From Birmingham
280 East, 80 miles to Opelika
From Montgomery
I-85 North, 45 miles to Exit 62

Street parking is available throughout downtown Opelika. Once you are parked, you are done driving for the weekend.

Box Office

Pick up your wristband at OSF Headquarters, 813 S. Railroad Ave, Opelika, AL 36801.

Hours for OSF8 weekend will be announced closer to April 2027.

(334) 575-3477

How the Days Run

Thursday
The Kickoff Dinner at John Emerald Distilling opens the weekend, then the first rooms fill up downtown.
Friday
Workshops in the afternoon, sets across every venue through the evening, and the Late Night Jam after that.
Saturday
The longest day: breakfast with the songwriters, a sound bath, two workshops, and music until late.
Sunday
Gospel Hour at Market Street Coffee, the VIP brunch at the Pavilion, and the closing sets at the Ballroom.

Get the Wristband First

The weekend and VIP passes cover every venue for all four days.

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