2026 Native Rhythms Festival Benefit Concerts
For 2026, we’re offering two opportunities for you to enjoy a preview of this year’s festival with special performances by the Native American and world music trio, Painted Raven. These concerts can be enjoyed for a $25 donation, with all proceeds going directly to support this year’s festival. These concerts will be September 2nd at the Schenck Shop Shack in Rockledge, Florida, and on October 4th at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of West Volusia in Deland, Florida.
At each of these concerts, members of the Indian River Flute Circle (Merritt Island, Florida) and the River Wind Flute Circle (Leesburg, Florida) will provide a little pre-show for out guests’ entertainment.
And, exclusively for those attending these concerts, there will be a limited edition full color T-shirt commemorating the event. These are sure to become collectors’ items as they will be unlike anything we have ever offered in our 17 years, and will be separate and distinct from this year’s festival T-shirts. See more about these shirts at the bottom of this page.
September 2 - Rockledge
Order Rockledge Concert Tickets Below
October 4 - Deland
Order Deland Concert Tickets Below
This is the special, full color, limited edition T-shirt that will be available only to those attending one of these benefit concerts. This beautiful design was created by Painted Raven’s own Annette Abbondanza. Note that the cut-off for ordering your shirts is about 2 weeks before your concert to allow time for them to be made so they will be available for you to pick up at your concert. There will be no shipping of these items, you must pick yours up at your concert, or have someone who will be attending pick yours up for you.
This will be distinct from our normal silk-screened T-shirt with this year’s gopher tortoise event logo, sold on-site festival weekend.