Florida Snow Ball

Snow Ball 2026 is now done

and wow, was that fun!

Snow Ball 2026 was held again in Gulfport, FL at the Boca Ciega High School gymnasium. Our callers were Michael Karcher and Lisa Greenleaf. Our bands were Red Case Band and a last-minute, one-time collaboration of Jeremy Lekich from Turnip The Beet with substitute fiddler Brittany Haas, who played together as the Tennessee Snow Birds. (Huge thanks to Brittany for agreeing to step in the day before Snow Ball started! Of course, who wouldn’t want to come to Florida the same weekend a major winter storm was crossing the Eastern half of the United States!)

FYI, while we still don’t know the official status of the Gulfport Casino, we are anticipating that it will likely not be restored and available following the damages from Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. Therefore, we expect that we will likely have to plan Snow Ball 2027 for an alternate venue. If that is the case, we will hope that can be at Boca Ciega High School again and, as usual, on the fourth weekend of January.

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2027 Snow Ball Talent

We are able to announce the talent for the 2027 Snow Ball as follows. Our bands will be Engine Room, consisting of Noah VanNordstrom, Alex Sturbaum, and Kelsey Wells, along with River Road, consisting of Jesse Ball, Kristen Planeux, and Sarah-Hadley Yakir. Callers for next year will be Seth Tepfer and Alexandra Deis-Lauby. As usual, Jamie Platt will provide sound.

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