Tortuga Music Festival — Fort Lauderdale Beach
- Fort Lauderdale’s Tortuga Music Festival drew more than 100,000 fans to the beach April 10-12, bringing nightly road closures and heavy traffic on A1A. - The city shut both directions of A1A from Harbor Drive to Southeast 5th Street from 9:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each night. - Tortuga pairs its 13th annual concert weekend with ocean conservation fundraising that has topped $6 million since 2013. (tortugamusicfestival.com)
Tortuga Music Festival turned Fort Lauderdale Beach into a three-day concert site from April 10 to April 12, 2026, with major traffic restrictions each night. (fortlauderdale.gov) The City of Fort Lauderdale said the festival ran daily from about noon to 10:30 p.m. at 1100 Seabreeze Boulevard, and part of the beach was closed to the public during the event. (fortlauderdale.gov) Officials warned drivers to expect delays on barrier-island roads, especially A1A and Seabreeze Boulevard, with spillover traffic on Southeast 17th Street and Las Olas Boulevard. (fortlauderdale.gov) Each night, both northbound and southbound traffic closed from Harbor Drive to Southeast 5th Street between 9:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. so crowds could leave the venue. (fortlauderdale.gov) Police told festivalgoers to use official rideshare services, verify the car’s license plate and model, and avoid leaving drinks unattended in the crowd. (local10.com) There was no designated event parking, and the city directed attendees to use rideshare pickup zones at Las Olas Oceanside Park and the Harbor Drive loop, or arrive by Water Taxi. (fortlauderdale.gov) The 2026 lineup was led by Post Malone, Riley Green and Kenny Chesney, with Ice Cube, Dustin Lynch and The Fray also on the bill for the festival’s 13th year. (wptv.com) CBS Miami reported the event draws more than 100,000 fans a year, making it one of Fort Lauderdale Beach’s biggest annual crowds and a major weekend for nearby businesses. (cbsnews.com) Tortuga is also built around Rock The Ocean, the festival’s conservation program, which says ticket sales have helped raise more than $6 million for ocean initiatives since 2013. (tortugamusicfestival.com) The festival’s Conservation Village brings in 20 to 30 ocean groups and researchers, including Broward County’s sea turtle program and shark education partners, alongside the music. (tortugamusicfestival.com) That mix of beach access limits, traffic planning and conservation branding is what sets Tortuga apart in Fort Lauderdale: it is a concert weekend, a tourism surge and a fundraising platform at the same time. (fortlauderdale.gov) (tortugamusicfestival.com)
