{"id":225735,"date":"2026-04-10T02:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/225735\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:17:07","slug":"final-preperations-are-underway-as-tortuga-music-festival-returns-to-fort-lauderdale-for-its-13th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/225735\/","title":{"rendered":"Final preperations are underway as Tortuga Music Festival returns to Fort Lauderdale for its 13th year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tortuga returns to Fort Lauderdale<\/a> Beach for the 13th year this weekend.<\/p>\n

The city is preparing for a busy weekend, anticipating around 30,000 people a day for the three-day music festival. The country music festival brought in an estimated $37.7 million to the local economy last year,<\/a> according to Visit Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

Festivalgoers share the excitement. “I can’t wait, it’s going to be a super exciting weekend,” said Ashley Nasatka. This will be Nasatka’s second year in a row at the festival.<\/p>\n

“It’s amazing, it’s on the beach,” Nasatka said. “I’ve done Under the Big Sky in Montana, that’s a total life changer too, but here on the beach, it makes it totally different, it’s amazing”.<\/p>\n

Others, like Michael Fisher and Claire Rimatzki from Detroit, stumbled upon the event. “We got a hotel to come check the area out and saw a festival across the street, which was a great surprise,” Fisher said.<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale police and fire officials said safety is a top priority.<\/p>\n

“Come out, have fun, but be safe,” said Frank Guzman, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue public information officer.<\/p>\n

Both departments have extra crew staffed for the weekend event.<\/p>\n

Detective Kerri Hagerty, Fort Lauderdale Police’s public information officer, advised attendees: “Be aware of your beverages, do not accept a drink from someone you do not know, and do not leave your drinks unattended, travel in groups, and do not allow yourself or a friend to become isolated or left behind”.<\/p>\n

Hagerty also encouraged everyone to keep valuables close, verify the driver if using a rideshare, and be on the lookout for suspicious activity.<\/p>\n

“The city of Fort Lauderdale is no stranger to big events,” Guzman said. “I mean, we’ve had two Panthers celebrations in two years, so we know how to throw a big party. We staff up both the police and fire departments, we have mutual aid from other area agencies that come in and help us out”.<\/p>\n

AIA will be closed each night from 9:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., both northbound and southbound from Harbor Drive to SE 5th Street, to allow all the pedestrians to exit the event.<\/p>\n

You can find the full lineup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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