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CDAF Music

presented by Starkville Area Arts Council

Live Music anywhere you go!

We're revamping our Music stages at #CDAF2025! This year, we'll have one main stage and several music tents sprinkled throughout the festival so there's live music wherever you go.

Live music at CDAF is an integral part of the festival that allows us to
CDAF has 3 Stages. East, West, and South. The East and West Stages highlight local performers from all over the Golden Triangle. The stages also feature performances by winners of the Songwriter Competition Showcase. The South Stage features musical performances by local students and community groups like orchestras and school bands. 

For more information, please visit the East, West, and South Stage pages.

For information on how to be a performer at #CDAF2023, please email
[email protected].

Ways to perform at CDAF...

Music Stages & Tents

Perform on the big stage at CDAF or in one of our new tent "stages"  sprinkled throughout the festival.

Any genre, covers and originals, locals welcome!
Singer Songwriter Competition Showcase

Do you write and perform your own music? Share it with us! We will host a competition showcase at Starkville Community Theatre on March 1! More info below
singer songwriter
applications & rules
Stay tuned for schedules and more information on each musician closer to the festival.
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  • Home
    • About the Festival/FAQs
    • Map of the Festival
    • Merchandise
    • Photo Album
    • #CDAF2025 Official Poster
  • Music & Food
    • Music at CDAF
    • Singer Songwriter Competition Showcase
    • CDAF Pre-Fest
    • Taste of Starkville
  • Villages & Competitions
    • Artisans' Village >
      • Artisans' Index
    • Children's Village
    • International Village
    • Juried Art Competition >
      • 2025 Juried Art Competition Online
    • Pet Parade
    • Gone (For Now), But Not Forgotten >
      • Student Art Competition
      • Writers' Village
  • Applications
  • Sponsors & Volunteers