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CAPTIVA, Fla. – For the 3rd annual year more than 60 songwriters who have written songs for top artists and musicians across the country have arrived in Southwest Florida for 10 days of non-stop music. The fest began Saturday, September 23rd on Captiva and will now move to downtown Fort Myers before moving to Fort Myers Beach where the festival will conclude. This year two featured artists include, Maren Morris and the group Parmalee. The majority of songwriter performances are free, however select featured artist events and workshops are ticketed. To view a full schedule of performances, locations and times or to buy tickets to featured events, click here. The Island Hopper Songwriter Festival will return to Southwest Florida for a 4th year, September 22nd to October 1st, 2017.