The Panama City Beach Convention and Visitor’s Bureau is proud to announce one of the largest, most-attended festivals in the Southeast United States, the 24th Annual Indian Summer Festival.  Selected by the American Bus Association in 2003 as one of the “Top 100 Festivals” in North America, the event is held the second weekend in October.  2004 Festival dates are Friday, October 8th through Sunday, October 10th. 

Enjoying a 23 year heritage, custodianship of the “Indian Summer Seafood Festival” was assumed by the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitor’s Bureau in 2002.  The CVB ‘raised the bar’ of quality and presentation of the new and improved “Indian Summer Festival”, with grassy fields, matching tents and local restaurants serving as food vendors in ‘A Taste of Panama City Beach’. 

With over 120 arts and craft vendors, 20 local restaurants and 25 regional and national musical acts on two stages over a three day period, the Festival is one of the highlights of the fall season.  The 2002 Festival attracted over 40,000 attendees, and, despite inclement weather, over 45,000 persons attended in 2003.  PCB Indian Summer Festivals, Inc. distributed in excess of $58,000 to charitable organizations in 2002 and 2003.  A new Fine Arts exhibition area, a cooking show, a Children’s Activities Area and a Sunday Gospel Show complements the event.

This year, Nashville recording artist Chad Brock will be featured on Friday October 8, accompanied by Rhett Akins, David Kersh and Daryle Singletary, as the ‘Honky Tonk Tailgate Party’.  Saturday October 9 will feature 2002 Academy of Country Music ‘Top New Vocal Duo/Group’ Trick Pony.  Sunday, October 10 will feature Gretchen Wilson, with the current #2 song on the CMT ‘Top 20’ list.  We feel that she will be a strong draw for the event.

Event times are Friday, Oct. 8 3PM-10PM; Saturday, Oct. 9 Noon-10PM and Sunday, Oct. 10 Noon-10PM.

For information on headliners, schedule, maps and tickets see the pages on this web site - click on the links at the top of this page.