Locals Fest Music Festival set for Nov. 7 in Venice

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A new music festival that celebrates musicians who make the Suncoast their home is set for Nov. 7 in Venice.Gates for the Locals Fest Music Festival open at 2:30 p.m. The event features 11 local artists, bands, pop-shops and food trucks. The festival’s website is localsfestvenice.com.Co-founders Bobby Pinkerton and Kelly Olliver appeared on Suncoast View to discuss the festival. The show also previewed a performance from Occasions, one of the bands scheduled to perform.Purpose of the festivalOrganizers said the festival was started to give local bands and artists a day to perform and to help inspire the next generation of musicians in the area. It’s a day to celebrate the music, artists, businesses and people in the local community. They said the purpose goes beyond the festival itself.localsfestvenice.com