An eye-level shot of the three members of the band Magic City Hippies standing in a room. The man on the left wears a light gray T-shirt with a white jacket. The man in the middle has on a floral collared shirt with a light blue denim jacket, and the man on the right wears a gray T-shirt with a black jacket. A wooden cabinet and a mirror are both behind them, the latter reflecting the room.
Magic City Hippies, which plays Beats On The Street in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Fro Rojas

While the wait for a solid update on the future of Gasparilla Music Festival continues, the free Beats On The Street festival is returning a ten-minute walk away from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in October.

The shindig, which announced its third iteration last Friday, will see more than 30 local and national acts gather on eight different stages across Water Street. Miami’s Magic City Hippies—fresh off a groovy new album called Enemies—closes out the day, along with the likes of Philly-based DJ Cosmo Baker and Illinois-bred singer-songwriter Kelsey Hickman.

On the local front will be Indie Night organizer-slash-regular Rohna, singer-songwriting wunderkind Judyanne Jackson, and a collaborative set between Chris Flowers and Joe Cosas, the latter having played in Jon Anderson of Yes’ backing band on his “1000 Hands” tour (which was one of the greatest local shows of 2019.)

And if at any point you find your tinnitus needing a quick pause from the live music, a popup record shop, silent disco, and an instrument petting zoo (zither, anyone?) will be available at your disposal.

There’s no cover to attend Beats On The Street along Tampa’s Water Street on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Beats On The Street: Magic City Hippies w/The Hails/Kelsey Hickman/Cosmo Baker x DJ Excel/April Showers/Chris Flowers and Joe Cosas/DJ Deacon/Earthtonez Music Collective/more

Time Sat., Oct. 4, 3 p.m. 2025

Location Water Street Tampa, Water Street, Tampa

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This article appears in Sept. 4-10, 2025.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...