Life & Culture

Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival Krawls Into Singer Island, Florida

2023-03-29

Singer Island, Fl – The I sland Off-Road Jeep Music Festival, now in its’ third year, is a huge success with almost 900 Jeeps this year. This is exponential growth from 2022. The event, debuting in March of 2021, aims to establish itself as South Florida’s premier meeting destination for the people, industry and products that are all things Jeep. This year’s event happened on March 25th and 26th.

The Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival is the brainchild of power Jeep couple Rachel Lynn Marshall and Jon Paul Poole. The third annual Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival features several musical acts that include Jake Farris, Austin James and two local bands, Wolfhawk from Boca Raton, Fl and Cover Up from West Palm Beach, Fl. Rachael and Jon could not have ordered up more perfect weather for the event. Both days are breezy, but hot, with the chamber of commerce blue skies and white clouds that are associated with South Florida and its beaches.

By all accounts, 2023’s Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival is a huge success. While the dust has yet to settle and beach sand yet to be cleaned out of their Jeeps, Rachael and Jon are already busy making plans for the 2024 Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival, which promises to be even bigger and better.

The Charities

The event, while providing a weekend of entertainment, fun and activities, also showcases local and national vendors that are there to support the many charities that benefit from proceeds of the event. Among the beneficiaries are:

Krawl’n For The Fallen, an event put on by the Off-Road United Foundation, is dedicated to aiding the families of fallen or injured First Responders. Off-Road United (TM) is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Non-Profit that was founded to aide families of first responders, build strong municipal alliances, empower youth and bridge a gap between our first responders and our communities. Their programs and services are funded by donations and grants.

Mission 22 is dedicated to healing America’s veterans when they need it most — right now. They offer treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury and all of the issues veterans are facing today.

Jon’s Mission 22 raises awareness for veteran suicide. Many organizations are working tirelessly to stop this epidemic. Throughout fundraising Jon’s Mission 22 is able to support many organizations and many individual veterans.

Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization’s mission is to enhance the lives of children and adults with Down syndrome through education, advocacy and family support.

Friends of Riviera Beach Schools is a registered non-profit with the mission of enhancing educational experiences for the young people in Riviera Beach, Fl.

The Entertainment

Jake Farris, a Florida resident from Okeechobee kicks of the entertainment on Saturday. Jake proceeds to entertain the event attendees during an acoustic solo set playing a mix of originals, and covers of country and other popular music.

Austin James, a Southwest Florida native, performs both days at the festival. He has followed his dream to Nashville to pursue his country music career. Austin’s sets are played along side a second guitarist and they bring some up-tempo tunes to amp up the vibe at the Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival.

Wolfhawk, a rock band based out of Boca Raton, Fl, has been on the South Florida Music scene for several years. They play covers of everyone’s favorite songs and also perform several originals. Their performance provides a shot of adrenaline to those attendees that were there late in the day.

Cover Up is a high energy pop punk, alternative, & rock band based in South Florida.