Main Entertainment Lineup - Pioneer Park

This year, the entertainment main stage is located at Pioneer Park (100 E Rich Ave, DeLand, FL) and will feature live music on both Saturday and Sunday of the Festival. Follow this page for updates on additional music acts that will be performing around Downtown DeLand during the Fall Festival.

Saturday - November 22

12:00 - 1:00 Stetson Operal Company
1:30 - 2:30 Reclaimed Wood
3:00 - 4:00 Lee Hunter and the Gatherers

Sunday  - November 23

12:00 - 1:00 J.M. Gilbert Quartet
1:30 - 2:30 Reverend Robert
3:00 - 4:00 Juno Smile

Additional Entertainment - Downtown Friends

This year, we've added an additional music stage in Downtown DeLand, in addition to our existing stages at Pioneer Park and Chess Park. Issues Lounge will feature entertainment throughout each day of the Fall Festival. Follow this page for updates on additional music acts that will be performing around Downtown DeLand during the Fall Festival.

Saturday - November 22

12:00 - 4:00 Pete Gordilla Issues Lounge

Sunday  - November 23

12:00 - 4:00 Pete Gordilla Issues Lounge

Fall Festival Grand Slam - Chess Park

Also in Chess Park throughout the weekend, don’t miss the Fall Festival Grand Slams, where poets will compete for over $2,000 in cash and prizes, including berths to a national-level poetry competition in 2026!

Two exciting Poetry Slams take place on Saturday and Sunday, each beginning at 1 p.m. in Chess Park and featuring three rounds of performances. Poets will perform two poems, with the top three advancing to a clean-slate final round. First place each day earns $500 and a berth to the 2026 Chicharra Festival Poetry Slam in Albuquerque, NM. Second place receives $150, and third place earns $100.

Saturday’s festivities also include Open Mic sessions from 12 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m., with all performance acts welcome—poetry, stories, or song. The afternoon Open Mic will feature a 15-minute performance by Ms. Jennifer Hairston, an outstanding poet who specializes in poetry as therapy, transforming verse into a healing and empowering experience for all. Each Open Mic includes a $50 prize for Most Inspired Performance.

On Sunday, don’t miss the debut of The Form Slam from 3 to 4 p.m., where up to seven poets perform classic forms like sonnets, villanelles, and pantoums for a $250 first prize. A final Open Mic follows from 4 to 5 p.m., again awarding $50 for Most Inspired Performance.

This event is proudly sponsored by MainStreet Art and Culture Slam of DeLand, Creative Happiness Institute, and the Fall Festival of the Arts – DeLand.

The Fall Festival of the Arts - DeLand is a celebration of all forms of art.

If you are interested in being considered as entertainment for the 2024 Festival,
please contact ffoaentertainment@gmail.com