Festivals

After two pandemic years off, Boston Calling returned to the Harvard Athletic Complex in 2022. Building off of last year’s success, the festival continues to grow even bigger in 2023. On a mild sunny afternoon, tens of thousands of people descended upon Boston on Friday, for the first day of the event.

Pickathon has announced both the full Comedy Lineup and the Vinyl DJ Lineup, plus three new artists for the Music Lineup including rising acts Brittany Davis, Small Paul, and Cat Clyde. Seattle artist Brittany Davis broke out just recently with a powerful NPR "Tiny Desk at Home." They're wide-ranging musical perspective has been a revelation in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Another Seattle artist, Small Paul features members of The Moondoggies and Chris King & The Gutterballs.

With summer just a few short weeks away once again comes the peak of festival season, and Chicago is diving in head first with Riot Fest, Lollapalooza, and of course Heatwave. The two-day EDM festival’s second year, this time hosted at Northerly Island’s Huntington Bank Pavilion, will feature both new artists and familiar faces on Saturday, June 10th, and Sunday, June 11th. Here is what to expect and how to prepare for this year’s party.

Since launching in 2019, the BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL has quickly established a reputation for combining the best of Southern California’s idyllic culture into a one-of-a-kind immersive experience with something for everyone. Last year, organizers took it a step further and expanded the brand with the inaugural BEACHLIFE RANCH to celebrate the fusion of California country and beach life culture.

Baltimore jam-funk quartet Pigeons Playing Ping Pong returned to Legend Valley in Thornville, OH this weekend for their annual music festival, Domefest. Since its inception, Domfest has been all about magical collaborations, and with bands like Pigeons, Twiddle, TAUK Moore (TAUK ft. Kanika Moore), The Magic Beans, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers and more on the lineup, this year’s edition was never in doubt of producing some of that classic Dome-magic.

Returning to Lake Wales, FL this winter, Orange Blossom Revue is proud to announce the lineup for its ninth annual festival spanning the weekend of December 1-2, 2023. Hosted by illustrious American roots outfit The Wood Brothers, the intimate celebration of music, community, and nature has quickly grown to become a beloved tradition for residents of central Florida and enthusiastic visitors alike.

This year, after four years and 60 million dollars of renovation, the 2023 Beale Street Festival reopened in Tom Lee Park along the riverside in downtown Memphis Tennessee. At the height of Beale Street's popularity in 2017, the event saw 37,000 fans crowd the park. Attendance numbers this year were smaller and saner, with crowds of around 10,000 daily. This was in part a deliberate effort to keep the newly planted park-plants from being trampled into oblivion.

Do LaB welcomes the 20th anniversary of Lightning in a Bottle, North America’s original boutique festival taking place Memorial Day Weekend at Buena Vista Lake in Southern California this May 24-29, 2023.

At Grateful Web, we have put together the top five experiences we recommend for attendees to fully experience the holistic intimacies of Lightning in a Bottle's 20th anniversary celebration

Grammy-winning progressive bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters and nonprofit Rooster Walk Inc. are teaming up this fall to create The Infamous Weekend, a two-day, family friendly “mini-fest” at Pop’s Farm in Martinsville, Va.

Luna del Lago, a new three-day music and camping festival taking place Nov. 3-5, 2023 at Pleasant Harbor in Peoria, Ariz., today announced their music lineup, which includes Spafford, Monophonics, Ballyhoo!, The Brothers Comatose, Arise Roots, Black Joe Lewis, Sensi Trails with Kyle Rising, The Black Moods and others.