Rock the Ocean’s 2nd Annual Tortuga Music Festival will hit Ft. Lauderdale Beach on April 12th and 13th featuring an all-star lineup of some of the hottest acts in music! The event is held to raise awareness of issues related to marine conservation and generating support for marine research. To further those goals, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation will present this year’s Conservation Village at the festival!
The Conservation Village will host over 20 marine conservation organizations and exhibitions at the festival to provide attendees with information and tools about key conservation and research issues in a fun, learning environment. The exhibits will be interactive and hands-on, allowing fans to follow live shark tracking, try lionfish recipes, challenge big game fish in a simulator game and see what a sea turtle nest looks like. Guy Harvey himself will be there as well making a special appearance.
“The Tortuga Music Festival is a terrific event to enjoy some great music,” says Dr. Guy Harvey. “However it also provides a unique opportunity for people to learn about challenges facing our oceans and what we are doing to conserve the ocean’s critical marine wildlife. Last year, many concertgoers visited the Conservation Village to better understand why our seas are so important. We hope to see many more music fans at this year’s ‘Guy Harvey Conservation Village.'”
“When I first had the idea to pair music and marine conservation into one event, I never would have imagined that we would have this much ‘talent’ merging together for the cause,” says Rock The Ocean founder Chris Stacey. “The major artists and conservation partners coming together to celebrate and preserve our oceans is simply amazing. Now, having Guy Harvey on board for our second year really puts an exclamation point on our vision.”
Last year’s Tortuga Music Festival saw more than 25,000 fans come through the gates onto the sand and raised over $70,000 for the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
For more information and to purchase tickets, you can visit www.tortugamusicfestival.com.