The stage at the foot of Johnson Street on Hollywood Beach has a full month of music booked. The Hollywood Beach Theatre has 21 free concerts on its November calendar, one every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 7 to 9 p.m., with the Atlantic behind the band.

The outdoor theater sits on the Broadwalk at Johnson Street. The City of Hollywood posts the schedule, and the shows are programmed by Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort next door. There are no tickets: walk up, find a spot and stay as long as you like. The city notes that the lineup is subject to change.

This week and next

The month opened Sunday, Nov. 1, with the country rock of Jay Valor. The rest of the first two weeks:

  • Wednesday, Nov. 4: Sista Marybeth, soul
  • Thursday, Nov. 5: Rockin Jake, New Orleans blues
  • Friday, Nov. 6: Havoc 305, hits of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Saturday, Nov. 7: Jeffrey James Harris, Southern rock and country
  • Sunday, Nov. 8: Escape the Brain, 1980s and 1990s
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Dottie Kelly, Motown, blues, soul and R&B
  • Thursday, Nov. 12: Mark Telesca, rock
  • Friday, Nov. 13: Apostoli Floyd Encounter, funk and blues rock
  • Saturday, Nov. 14: Timeless Pop Band, pop, rock and Latin
  • Sunday, Nov. 15: Funkin Grateful, funk and jam rock

The rest of the month

  • Wednesday, Nov. 18: Ricky Valido, country western
  • Thursday, Nov. 19: Pump, party rock
  • Friday, Nov. 20: The Lunatics, classic rock
  • Saturday, Nov. 21: Viva, rock through the decades
  • Sunday, Nov. 22: Forge the Way, 1980s and 1990s
  • Wednesday, Nov. 25: Electric Piquete, Latin jazz fusion
  • Thursday, Nov. 26: Miss Dympsey's Class, classic rock
  • Friday, Nov. 27: Retro Sky Band, 1980s and 1990s
  • Saturday, Nov. 28: Mantrap, Latin, pop and rock
  • Sunday, Nov. 29: Brothers of Others, rock and originals

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, and the schedule still lists a show that night.

Making a night of it

The theater is open-air and sits right on the Broadwalk, so the shows are open to anyone out on an evening walk. Mondays and Tuesdays are dark, and the music is scheduled to wrap by 9 p.m.

For a second free option in town, the city also runs Movies at ArtsPark on Friday nights at 8 p.m. at the ArtsPark Amphitheater.

How to go

Hollywood Beach Theatre, on the Broadwalk at Johnson Street, Hollywood. Concerts are free, Wednesday through Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m., through Nov. 29. Check the city's concert venues page before you head out, since acts can change.

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