Fort Worth Songwriter Festival
The Fort Worth Songwriter Festival will be held at the historic Southside Preservation Hall and Rose Chapel from Thursday, November 6, to Sunday, November 9, 2025. Our second year will feature four days packed with performing songwriters, from legends to locals, an open songwriter circle, panel discussions and more.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HALL
5:00PM - doors
The Ballroom
5:30PM - YMCA & 4All Studios' Youth Songwriter Competition Finalists
6:00PM - Cameron Smith & Tommy Luke
7:15PM - Homebody
The Rose Chapel
8:30PM - J. Plank & Jack Barksdale
THE CICADA afterparty
9:00PM - Christian Carlos Carvajal, Levi Ray, Back Row King
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HALL
3:30PM - doors
The Ballroom
4:00PM - Stefan Prigmore, John Depew, John Cico
The Rose Chapel
5:15PM - Sarah McQuaid
The Ballroom
6:20PM - Katrina Cain, Lorena Leigh, Caroline Carter
The Rose Chapel
7:35PM - Jim Lauderdale
The Ballroom
8:45PM - Bruce Robison
THE POST afterparty
Simon Flory Album Release
9:00PM - Raina Wallace
10:00PM - Simon Flory
11:00PM - Matt Tedder
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HALL
The Rose Chapel
free and open to public until noon
10:00AM - Sarah McQuaid workshop “Telling Stories Through Songs” presented by the Fort Worth Public Library
11:00AM - A Performing Rights Organization Discussion and Q&A with Kristen Townsend (BMI)
The Rose Chapel
12:00PM - Adrian Garza , Jennifer Savage Hurley, Hannah Owens
The Ballroom
1:00PM - Local Host Song Swap Q&A: Wayne Floyd, Joseph Neville, Ryan Berg
The Rose Chapel
2:15PM - Ian Ross Cohen, Dorian Marsh, Max Twaddle
The Ballroom
3:20PM - Runaway Sky
The Courtyard
free and open to public
4:000PM - Amplify 817 Songwriters in the Round #1
Gabby Minton, Kendi Jean, TRVR?
The Ballroom
4:10PM - Burette Douglas, Matthew Gray, Carey Wolff
The Rose Chapel
5:15PM - Patrice Pike
The Courtyard
free and open to public
5:30PM - Amplify 817 Songwriters in the Round #2
Broke String Burnett, Mandy Hand, Clint Niosi
The Ballroom
6:20PM - Teague Brothers
The Courtyard
free and open to public
7:30PM - KatsüK
The Rose Chapel
7:40PM - Courtney Patton
The Ballroom
8:45PM - David Ramirez
Afterparty: Late Night in the Ballroom
11:15PM - Keegan McInroe & Friends
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HALL
The Rose Chapel
free and open to public until noon
10:00AM - Scott Copeland's Songwriter Workshop
The Rose Chapel
12:00PM - Scott Copeland
The Ballroom
1:00PM - Local Host Swap Q&A: Amanda Victoria, Skylar Payne, the matthew show
The Rose Chapel
2:15PM - Denver Williams, Katie Robertson, CJ From The 98
The Ballroom
3:20PM - Guthrie Kennard, Pete Lane, Bill Sibley
The Rose Chapel
4:25PM - David Tribble, Bolton Serunjogi, Anna La Mare
The Ballroom
5:30PM - Sean Russell & the Cowtown Dugout
The Rose Chapel
6:35PM - Jacob Furr, Garrett Owen, Rachel Gollay
The Ballroom
8:00PM - Travis Linville, Robert Ellis, Mike Stinson