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Belize Songwriter Festival 2026

Belize Songwriter Festival 2026

Belize Songwriter Festival

Belize Songwriter Festival

Join Us This Year: May 22nd & 23rd, 2026

Join us for the fourth annual Belize Songwriter Festival. Get ready for an unforgettable night with some of country music’s biggest stars, legendary songwriters, and the next big hitmakers. Enjoy live performances on the beach, right under the stars. See you there.

Get Your Event Pass

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Main Events

Main Events

Artist Lineup

Artist Lineup

Click the images below to learn more about the artists. More artists to be announced soon!

Anthony Smith

Michael Farren

Lucas Hoge

Lance Carpenter

Craig Campbell

Jason Duke

JD Wood

Riley Roth

Nate Kenyon

Anthony Smith

Michael Farren

Lucas Hoge

Lance Carpenter

Rob Williford

Craig Campbell

Jason Duke

JD Wood

Riley Roth

Nate Kenyon

Official Accommodations

Official Accommodations

THE LODGE AT JAGUAR REEF

The premier Hopkins hideaway.

Almond Beach Resort

Your charming hideaway.
The master bedroom inside the colonial penthouse room.

The Colonial Inn

Coastal comforts with a touch a history.

2026 Sponsors

2026 Sponsors

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The Belize Songwriter Festival Logo
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Hoge Wild Logo
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The Belize Songwriter Festival Logo
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Event Schedule

May 23rd 2025

The Lodge at Jaguar Reef

5 pm – Cocktail Hour

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Performance

Craig Campbell

Rebecca Lynn Howard

Rob Williford

Mango's Bar

Friday Night break out session
free shuttle service offered from Jaguar Reef

8 pm – 10 pm – Performance

Riley Roth

Nate Kenyon

May 24th 2025

The Lodge at Jaguar Reef

5 pm – Cocktail Hour

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Performance

Jamie O’Neal

Rodney Clawson

Jason Duke

Play Bar

walk from Jaguar Reef

8 pm – 10 pm – Performance

Lucas Hoge

JD Wood

Anthony Smith

Anthony Smith is an award-winning singer-songwriter and touring performer. His critically acclaimed debut album, If That Ain’t Country, produced three Billboard Top 40 singles. As a songwriter, he has earned MusicRow’s prestigious Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year award, along with multiple BMI, ASCAP, and NSAI honors.

More than 250 of his songs have been recorded or performed by some of the biggest names in country music, including George Strait, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Trisha Yearwood, Kenny Rogers, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Don Williams, Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan, Porter Wagoner, and many more.

Michael Farren

Grammy-nominated and multiple Dove Award-winning songwriter and producer Michael Farren moved to Nashville from Texas 16 years ago after releasing three albums with his band Pocket Full of Rocks on Word Records. In 2012, after years of touring, he shifted his focus to songwriting and production.

Raised with a deep love for music of all kinds, Michael has penned hundreds of songs across multiple genres. His credits include Lauren Daigle’s Grammy-nominated, platinum single “Trust In You”, Reba McEntire’s Grammy-winning album title track “Sing It Now”, and Christine D’Clario’s Dove Award-winning Spanish album Eterno Live. His first commercial cut, the global worship anthem “Let It Rain,” appeared on Michael W. Smith’s RIAA-certified double platinum album Worship. Over the past two decades, his songs have been performed by artists such as Natalie Grant, Mandisa, Blind Boys of Alabama, Big Daddy Weave, Aaron Shust, Darlene Zschech, and CityAlight.

When he’s not fishing or exploring the woods in his Jeep, Michael lives in Franklin, TN with his wife, Alisa, and their daughters, Madison and Mykah.

Lucas Hoge

Lucas Hoge is a No. 1 Billboard-charting artist who can craft a song, cast a line, or call in a turkey in front of a film crew—all while holding an audience’s attention on stage. A warm, engaging television host, Hoge leads the hit show Hoge Wild on the Sportsman Channel, Heartland Network, and American Country Network, reaching more than 155 million households annually.

With a guitar in one hand and a bow in the other, Hoge travels the globe—from New Zealand and Bolivia to South Africa and uncharted regions of North America—sharing his passion for the outdoors and reshaping the conversation around conservation. Season 5, which began airing in June 2024, has already surpassed 25 million minutes viewed in its first four months.

Lance Carpenter

Lance Carpenter is a storyteller from Ozark, Arkansas, known for writing songs that make you want to fall in love, pray a little harder, and believe in something bigger. After moving to Nashville in 2011, he quickly landed a publishing deal and secured two major cuts within 18 months. He co-wrote Kelsea Ballerini’s first No. 1 hit, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” and in 2018 released his debut single, “Anyone Else,” with then labelmate Krystal Keith after signing a record deal with country superstar Toby Keith.

A farm kid turned hitmaker, Lance has shared the stage with Toby Keith and Luke Bryan, and his songs have been recorded by artists including Kelsea Ballerini, Emerson Drive, The Gatlin Brothers, Dylan Scott, Tyler Farr, Richie McDonald, and Ben Fuller. At the heart of his music is storytelling—authentic, honest, and always real.

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