- November 17, 2016
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Late Fer Dinner brings Americana music to MusicFest.
Morgan Robinson, 4, dances with Chad Robinson.
Jackson Voigt, 4, and Kinsley Jensen, 4, enjoy spending time together.
Finnegan Shannon, 9, has a blast at MusicFest.
Beemo members Sean Quinn, Tony Mickle and Dan Harshbarger enjoy music from other bands before they perform.
The 502’s brought Americana and folk music to the festival.
The 502’s brought Americana and folk music to the festival.
Raisin Cake Orchestra performed at Pilars Martini.
Brutha Niel and the Real Deal brought rock and Americana to Winter Garden.
Brutha Niel and the Real Deal brought rock and Americana to Winter Garden.
Crenshaw is a husband-wife duo performing indie and folk music.
Crenshaw is a husband-wife duo performing indie and folk music.
Playing an acoustic guitar, Kyle Lemaire, 27, who goes by his stage name "Circa Modo," has been a musician since he was 14.
Trenton Scott, 3, plays in the splash park Saturday afternoon during the Winter Garden Music Fest.
Layla Brisbois played some songs at the Crooked Can Stage in front of Plant Street Market during the Winter Garden Music Fest. She has a new music release coming out Oct. 13.
Gerry Williams from The Gerry Williams Band plays some soul music and the blues late Saturday afternoon.
Michael Petrovich smoothly strums the guitar to a latin tune.
Terry McMahon, lead singer of the The Wait, play rock 'n' roll at the Winter Garden Music Fest Saturday afternoon.
Terry McMahon, lead singer of the The Wait, play rock n roll at the Winter Garden Music Fest Saturday afternoon.
Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders play celtic bagpipes to a crowd at the Ace Hardware Stage at Plant and Main Street.
Rosie O'Grady's and the Highlanders Reginald Lyle, left, has been playing the Celtic bagpipe for 18 years.
Ennis Pruitt brought his guitar and backup tracks to entertain the crowd with a wide variety of music.
Suzanne Dee Gorman and her band catered to the adult pop, contemporary and country genres.
Duo You & I performed outside the Crooked Can Brewing Company, bringing sounds of rock and bluegrass to the stage.
Duo Peyote Moon performed the sounds of folk and Americana with an acoustic set.
The Freightliners, an Americana-sounding band, took the stage with a variety of instruments at hand.
Freightliners frontman Doug Buchheister played the mandolin.
The Sean Holcomb country/pop band played Saturday afternoon.
Acoustic Tonic shared its Americana and bluegrass tunes.
Kurt Frohlic took the stage outside the Plant Street Market.
A crowd gathered for Sleeping Sunset's performance of rock and pop.
Local singer Layla Brisbois sang both covers and original songs during several sets over the weekend.
Layla Brisbois shared her own songs, including "Shine."
Johnny Dee and the Starlights perform.
Whitney Abell-Couch belts out a song.
Backup singer Amanda Warren steps into the spotlight for a song.
Johnny Dee and the Starlights, which includes Abraham Couch and Andy Matchett, played early rock’n'roll hits before a packed crowd Saturday night.
Winter Garden welcomed local and regional bands downtown for the 2016 MusicFest.
Originally scheduled to run Oct. 7 through Oct. 9, the festival cancelled Friday performances due to Hurricane Matthew. However, the winds didn't keep people away on Saturday and Sunday. People came downtown to enjoy local bands, eat food and spend time with the community.
The final performances take place Sunday afternoon.
Photos by Gabby Baquero, Amy Quesinberry Rhode, Danielle Hendrix and Jennifer Nesslar.