{"id":247819,"date":"2026-04-27T02:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247819\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:26:19","slug":"hundreds-turn-out-for-word-of-south-festival-combining-the-art-of-music-with-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247819\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds turn out for Word of South Festival, combining the art of music with books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Music and book lovers came together this weekend for the annual Word of South festival despite some weekend showers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Erin Rehberg said she enjoys coming to the annual Tallahassee festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve been coming to Word of South for the past several years,\u201d Rehberg said. \u201cI think it\u2019s great that there are musicians and speakers and poets and authors.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More news out of the Big Bend:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers describe the festival as a \u201cunique blend of writers and musicians,\u201d that give attendees a chance to learn more about the relationship between the two professions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rehberg came from Thomasville to be part of this year\u2019s festival. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cA performer that we both enjoy &#8211; Sean Dietrich &#8211; is here, so I invited my friend to come down and check him out,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just great in a southern environment like this to get to see some local talent.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The festival originally launched in 2015, and this year\u2019s headliner was Earth, Wind &amp; Fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/26\/hundreds-turn-out-word-south-festival-combining-art-music-with-books\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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