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The People of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2017

Amadeus McCaskill March 6, 2017 7:50AM

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Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival wrapped its second year at Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee, Florida, with tickets selling out before the event kicked off. Check out these faces from the 2017 festival courtesy of Amadeus McCaskill.

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