OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (October 30, 2024) – Celebrating 86 years, the Brighton Field Day Festival returns to the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation in Okeechobee, Florida, February 13-16.
Presented by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, many Seminole favorites will return including PRCA Rodeo (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), Xtreme Bull Riding (Sunday), clothing contests, American Indian arts & crafts and native foods. Attendees may also visit the Seminole Culture Camp where a living Seminole Indian Village will be on display.
Entertainment will include a Saturday evening concert by Brantley Gilbert. As one of the godfathers of country’s modern rock-and-rap edge, multi-Platinum The Valory Music Co. trailblazer Brantley Gilbert knows life has a way of leaving a mark. With his seventh studio album, Tattoos, available now, the Georgia native chooses to embrace it – inspired by the idea that his tattoos tell a story, just like his songs.
With his dedicated BG Nation behind him, the fiery performer-songwriter has racked up more than 8.3 BILLION career streams, boasting back-to-back Platinum albums and seven No. 1 hits including the RIAA 7x Platinum “Bottoms Up;” 2x Platinum “Country Must Be Country Wide;” 2x Platinum “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do;” 2x Platinum “One Hell of An Amen;” and the Platinum-certified “What Happens In A Small Town” with Lindsay Ell.
AMA award winner has toured alongside everyone from Willie Nelson and Toby Keith to Kenny Chesney, Nickelback and more.
Will Moseley will open the concert evening. Moseley is out of small-town South Georgia singing country music in every bar around. His career took off after his second-place finish in American Idol Season 22, and with the release of his new songs his following is steadily growing. He has left tracks in bars from Statesboro, Tifton, Athens, Clemson, and even Nashville playing requests from traditional to modern country. This far he’s had some awesome opportunities to play shows with artists such as Zac Brown Band, Dillon Carmichael, whose hit “Son Of A” is a chart-topping sensation, Whey Jennings , the grandson of country music legend Waylon Jennings, Megan Moroney, and a few other larger Nashville acts.
The event will also feature Native dance troupes from neighboring tribes, storytelling, additional musical performances, alligator wrestling, and wildlife presentations.
Tickets will be available at the event gate and at select retailers. There are no online ticket sales for this event. Saturday tickets include the Brantley Gilbert concert. Event information can be found at www.brightonfieldday.com or by calling (863) 467-6039.
About Brighton Field Day Festival
Brighton Field Day started in November of 1938. William and Edith Boehmer, two teachers who were residing on the Brighton reservation, got the idea to start a “day of fun.” It initially was meant to be a day for Tribal community members to visit, but now thousands of visitors join Seminole Tribal members in this annual celebration.
The Brighton Field Day Festival will be held at the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena, located at 17400 Sports Complex Road NE, Okeechobee, Florida, 34974. From Okeechobee, take Hwy 70 west or from US 27 take Hwy 70 east to Hwy 721, right on Harney Pond Road one mile to Fred Smith Arena. From Fort Lauderdale, take US-27 N, turn right on Hwy 78, turn left on Hwy 721, left on Harney Pond Road, one mile to Fred Smith Arena. And, from Fort Myers, take SR 80 east, turn left on FL-29/Bridge Street, turn right onto FL-78 E, turn right on US-27 S to Hwy 78 E, turn left on Hwy 721, left on Harney Pond Road, one mile to Fred Smith Arena.
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