James Coleman
Community Editor at Palm Beach Post
Community Editor, Palm Beach Post. Fan of Marquette hoops, full moons, Denver Broncos and orange golf balls. Trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | James Coleman
SunFest, Palm Beach County’s largest live music event, has come to an end, for now, after 40 festivals in a 42-year span. Interrupted only by the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival drew millions of people to the city’s waterfront over the years, bringing some of music’s biggest names to generations of fans gathered along the Intracoastal Waterway.
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3 weeks ago |
palmbeachpost.com | James Coleman
SunFest, Palm Beach County’s largest live music event, has come to an end, for now, after 40 festivals in a 42-year span. Interrupted only by the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival drew millions of people to the city’s waterfront over the years, bringing some of music’s biggest names to generations of fans gathered along the Intracoastal Waterway.
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1 month ago |
palmbeachpost.com | James Coleman
SunFest started as a 10-day event with free admission. It drew big numbers in 1983, but lost money before it was shortened to a three-day event in 1984. It lasted 40 years before its finale in 2024. SunFest, a popular Florida music festival, ran from 1983 to 2024. The festival featured diverse musical acts, art, food, and family entertainment. After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, SunFest returned in 2022 with limited attendance.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | James Coleman
The music grew bolder, bigger and louder during the course of SunFest's magical 42-year run before coming to a sudden stop this year. In many ways, the origins of West Palm Beach's waterfront extravaganza are a reflection of how the city evolved over the past four decades, starting out in the spring of 1983 as a small local jazz and arts festival before quickly transforming into a mega-concert series that booked big acts over the course of a four- and five-day span.
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1 month ago |
palmbeachpost.com | James Coleman
SunFest, a large waterfront music and art festival, began in 1983 as a small local event called the Royal Palm Festival. The festival was originally a 10-day event with free admission but was shortened to three days in 1984 after losing money. Over the years, SunFest shifted its focus from jazz and art to a wider variety of music, attracting larger and younger audiences.
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