Tampa Pig Jig started as a backyard barbecue to help a buddy fight his rare kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). A decade-and-a-half later, the nonprofit has raised over $15 million for other nonprofits like Nephcure—which has worked tirelessly for a cure—and finds itself celebrating after the FDA approved a new drug, sparsentan (Filspari, stylized all-caps), as the first-ever approved treatment for FSGS.
Tampa Pig Jig, which has since expanded to other markets, marks this milestone (and its own 15th anniversary) with the announcement of its 2026 lineup featuring country superstar Thomas Rhett alongside other genre favorites Midland and emergent “Giving You Up” songwriter Kameron Marlowe. Gainesville soft-rock staple Sister Hazel and North Carolina’s Cassidy Daniels round out the Tampa Pig Jig 2026 lineup coming to downtown Tampa this fall.
Tampa Pig Jig 2026: Thomas Rhett w/Midland/Kameron Marlowe/more
Time Sat., Oct. 17, 1 p.m.
Location Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, 1001 N Boulevard, Tampa
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Will Wellman, that Tampa man whose disease sparked Pig Jig’s inception, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he’s always thought of the festival as a tangible sign of the Bay’s support for patients and families navigating FSGS…