▁early ▁April ▁ ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁Rock ▁The ▁Ocean , ▁the ▁annual ▁spring ▁festival ▁aim ed ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁ocean ▁conservation . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ticket ▁proceed s ▁goes ▁to ▁char ity , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁over ▁$ 1 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁for ▁ocean ▁conservation . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁features ▁multiple ▁stages ▁of ▁live ▁entertain ment ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁country , ▁rock ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roots ▁music . ▁Past ▁perform ers ▁have ▁included ▁Z ac ▁Brown ▁Band , ▁Bre tt ▁E ld red ge , ▁Eric ▁Church , ▁David ▁N ail , ▁Lyn yr d ▁Sk yn yr d ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁More ▁Rec ent ▁perform ers ▁have ▁included ▁Ken ny ▁Ch es ney , ▁Luke ▁Bry an , ▁and ▁Keith ▁Urban ▁as ▁head lin ers . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Village ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁festival ▁features ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Conserv ation ▁Village . ▁The ▁area ▁holds ▁interactive ▁bo oth s ▁that ▁contain ▁games , ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁displays ▁with ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁raising ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁issues ▁impact ing ▁the ▁world ' s ▁o ce ans ▁and ▁supporting ▁marine ▁research ▁and ▁conservation . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁also ▁a ims ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁protect ▁sea ▁t urt les ▁that ▁nest ▁ann ually ▁along ▁South ▁Florida ' s ▁Atlantic ▁se ab o ard . ▁Past ▁Conserv ation ▁Village ▁partners ▁have ▁included :