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Real-Life One-Man Band, Marc Dobson will walk to work, 120 miles to the 2021 *postponed Florida State Fair!
Playing a drum with every step Marc will set a record for the longest distance ever performed by a One Man Band, raise funds for entertainers under hardship and tragedy and inspire "out of the box thinking" to get back to work in 2021!
The walk will be made regardless if the fair runs as a full fair or not.
All dates are likely to be in April 2021 to correspond with the postponed Florida State Fair. As soon as fair gets new permit from the state, new dates will be set for The Walk.
through Cocoa, St. Cloud, Kissimmee, Davenport, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lakeland, Plant City, Seffner, and Tampa.
ALL DATES are postponed as of 12/26/2020.
Check back for new dates soon!
Walk with Marc or wave as he goes by:
Feb 2 – 10am – Cocoa Village – 0.5 miles at 2 MPH – Walk the start of "The Walk" with Marc from Lee Warner Park to Time Out Sports Bar.
Feb 2 – 11am – Cocoa – Wave as Marc goes by Cocoa City Hall and Time Out. Marc will have lunch at Time Out, switch drum kits and continue.
Feb 5 – 9am – St. Cloud/Kissimmee – 7 miles at 2.5 to 3 MPH – Walk any part Florida Trail with Marc from St Cloud Police Department to past Brinson Park in Kissimmee.
Feb 7 – 2pm estimate – Lake Mirror, Lakeland – 1/2 or 1 1/2 miles at 2.5 to 3 MPH – Walk around Lake Mirror with Marc. Join Facebook event here.
Feb 8 – 2pm estimate – Plant City – Wave or walk with Marc past the Florida Strawberry Festival on SR574.
Feb 11 – 9:30pm – Florida State Fairgrounds Gate 1 – Wave at or cheer Marc on as he completes the 120 mile journey starting from the SR301 entrance archway to Gate 1 of the Fair.
All events are on Facebook. Click 'Going' to attend and for updates.
Dates and times may change. Last updated on 12/5/20.
Participating means agreeing to follow Covid19 guidelines.
The One Man Band Marc Dobson
Celebrating his 1st big gig of 2021, Marc is walking from his home in Cocoa to perform 11 days at the Florida State Fair in Tampa.
The 120+ mile journey will set the record for the longest distance ever performed by a standing one man band. Marc will be playing guitar and with every step remote trigger a drum hit on a backpack drum kit. Marc will use both his main backpack drum kit and mini drum kit through sections in "the middle of nowhere."
The public is invited to walk with Marc through sections of Cocoa, Kissimmee, Lakeland and at the end into the Florida State Fairgrounds a day before opening.
Fundraising proceeds will go to the non-profit Entertainers Foundation, Inc. which assists Central Florida Entertainers through hardship and tragedy.
Marc has spent 30+ years entertaining. Over the past 10 he's become a sought after grounds act at fairs and festivals across North America and a One Man Band mimicked by others from around the world. The show is an impressive performance playing 9.1 instruments at once along with improv comedy.
Marc Dobson | Phone: 407-399-7673 | Email: marc@marcdobson.com