GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville’s annual Tom Petty weekend begins on Friday and fans from all over are preparing.

Organizers are anticipating thousands of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fans to show up and show out to celebrate the legacy with a weekend of performances in Petty’s hometown, Gainesville.

In 2017 following Tom Petty’s death, more than 2,500 local fans gathered at Heartwood Soundstage, to commemorate his birthday and and the melodies of the heartbreakers.

“Its really become kind of a signature event of Heartwood and also a gathering annually for fans of Tom Petty. People fly in from all over the world for this” Chelsea Carnes, director at Heartwood Soundstage, said.

Each year, thousands of fans worldwide come to Gainesville for the weekend of Camaraderie, which inclu

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