Celebrate at the 2025 Otis Redding Music Festival and Visit the New Art Center Dedicated to the Musical Legend in Macon, Ga
The Otis Redding Foundation presents the 4th Annual King of Soul™ Festival on Sept. 12 and 13, 2025 in Macon, Georgia to benefit the newly opened Otis Redding Center for the Arts.
In celebration of Otis Redding’s 84th birthday and his historic performances in New Orleans, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band, joined by special guests Yola, Lamont Landers, Dexter Redding and Charles Davis, will headline the gala event “An Evening of Respect” at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 12 at the Macon City Auditorium. The celebration continues on Saturday, September 13, with the “Big ‘O’ Homecoming Show & Dance” at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Macon.
Come one! Come All!
Kitty Pope, publisher of AfricanDiasporaTourism.com plans to attend this year’s celebration because Otis Redding was one of those legendary musicians. “My older relatives used to love his music, so I grew up listening to the sounds of Otis Redding vibrating through the house. Celebrating Otis Redding is a way of paying homage to not only the singer, but also to family memories. As a professional in black heritage tourism, I am now also being much more inclusive of preserving our cultural arts.”
For those interested in attending the festival with AD-Tourism, please contact: KPope@AfricanDiasporaTourism.com or KPope100@yahoo.com.
The Otis Redding Foundation’s mission is to empower, enrich, and motivate all young people through programs involving music, writing and instrumentation. The grand opening for the Otis Redding Center for the Arts Grand Opening took place on March 22, 2025. The 15,000 square feet, state-of-the-art facility features seven creative labs, five private lesson rooms, an amphitheater, and the O3 Recording Studio, named after Otis Redding, III.
Statue of the Late Great Recording Artist at the Otis Redding Center for the Arts
Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter who us regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Otis Redding was discovered after recording the popular hit “These Arms of Mine.” Known for his sincere emotional delivery, Redding was the voice of soul music. Just as his career was taking off, he died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was after his death that the song “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” became a No. 1 hit in 1968.
For more information, visit otisreddingfoundation.org or orcamacon.org
You may also find out more about Otis Redding Museum and 2025 festival at Home – Otis Redding or https://visitmacon.org.
