Ladybug Music Festival

Downtown Milford Inc., and Wilmington based Gable Music Ventures, are excited to announce that The Ladybug Festival, the largest celebration of women in music, will be happening in Milford this fall on Saturday, September 22^nd.  The free to attend “live music block party” will be kicking off at 3:00pm, and wrapping up by 9:00pm, but don’t let the six-hour time frame fool you, there will be approximately thirty artists performing during that time. 

The event was created back in 2012 as a response to Firefly Festival. Upon hearing the reaction of hundreds of live music fans state-wide it was clear that there was disappointment about not being able to attend due to the cost of tickets. Gable Music decided to launch a free alternative for fans to enjoy dubbed Ladybug.  The event has grown in Wilmington from 300 in attendance in 2012, to over 10,000 in attendance in 2017. Milford is the first expansion outside of Wilmington for the event, and it makes so much sense as Milford is where the Ladybug became the state bug!

The event will be held downtown with Walnut Street closed off to vehicle traffic from SE to NE Front Street, as well as Park Avenue which will host a beer garden run by Downtown Milford Inc.  The main stage will be on Walnut Street at the intersection of Park Avenue facing towards Park Avenue.

Local businesses are opening their doors to musicians during the event as venues, anticipating the “Ladybug bump” in sales that Wilmington businesses have enjoyed over the last seven years.  In addition to the main outdoor stage, the Milford Library outdoor Amphitheater, Arena’s, Dolce, Gallery 37, the Mispillion Art League, Petite Sweets, Park Place, My Sisters Fault, Milford Antiques, Georgia House, Lifecycle, Elegant Style, Irish Rose, Rivertown Theatre,

Riverwalk Gifts/Toytopia and Causey Mansion Bed & Breakfast will all be hosting musicians either inside or directly outside of their establishments.

The event is free.