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The Loop Music and Art Festival
April 11 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Live Music:
WHO: Lamont Landers, Wax Monkey, Suaze, Trey Merritt & Hi Def, Boukou Groove, and Dcovan Mathews
WHERE: Porter Park Amphitheatre
TIMES: Friday, 5p-9p and Saturday, 11a-7p
Artistic Extravaganza:
Immerse yourself in a showcase of over 50 exhibiting and demonstrating visual artists and artist groups in Downtown Dothan.
Also, Sloss Furnace will be providing a group pour demonstration that allows festival goers to participate or watch the process.
NEW in 2026
This year brings (another) increase in $2500 in ARTIST AWARDS, including a Best of Show Award ($650), two Awards of Distinction ($400 each), and five Merit Awards ($175 each)!
We’ve added a film festival (at the Dothan Opera House) to the Loop! More details to follow.
Our new PERMANENT Location is at Dothan’s new City Center that is located at 126 North Saint Andrews Street.
SAME in 2026
TWO DAYS of festivities instead of one!
ART OUTSIDE: Art in Public Places will feature a new outdoor installation series at the Festival!
MURAL TOURS: Back by popular demand…As the Mural City, the 2026 Loop Festival will feature self-guided and scheduled guided riding tours of our beautiful downtown murals for free, plus storytelling about those murals at the festival.
PATRON UPGRADE: Experience the festival like never before with our enhanced Patron Program, featuring Loop Loot (real money for art), exclusive festival hospitality, free meals and libations, early bird shopping, designated parking, patron lanyards, and ribbons for your favorite artists!