The sky over southern Ohio is gray and pensive as we arrive early for the Everwild Music Festival. A new art piece, depicting a spider spinning a web that reads "Forever Everwild," echoes the sentiment of the attendees. Now is the time to be Forever Wild. In just four short years, Everwild has evolved from an intimate gathering hosted by Tropidelic into the Midwest’s preeminent reggae event. As a devoted attendee myself, I wanted to understand what makes this festival so special.

Nelson Ledges Quarry Park (NLQP) was an operational rock quarry for nearly 20 years until the late 1950s when mining operations accidentally tapped into an underground freshwater spring. Much like a dinghy with a hole, NLQP quickly filled with water, making it impossible for the miners to continue their work. Operations were shuttered, and local phreaks of all sorts became the only visitors to the 250-acre hidden lake near Garrettsville, Ohio.

Earl Scruggs Music Festival is set to make its highly anticipated return to the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, NC, for its 3rd annual event from August 30 to September 1. This year’s gathering will showcase an impressive roster of legendary acts, including Yonder Mountain String Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Tanya Tucker, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and many more.

As the much-anticipated Ohana Festival 2024 approaches, fans and philanthropists alike have an incredible opportunity to make a difference while entering to win an unforgettable festival experience. By donating to the Vitalogy Foundation, you will be supporting local Ohana nonprofit partners and entering a contest with exceptional prizes.

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The music plays the band! Dark Star Orchestra and Borderland Festival announce that DSO will perform the famous Grateful Dead 5/9/77 show at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY, on Sunday, September 15, during the three-day festival in East Aurora, NY. Dark Star Orchestra will make their Borderland debut, paying tribute to the epic upstate Grateful Dead tour stop from the Spring ‘77 run, which also featured the revered Barton Hall show at Cornell.

Watershed Festival returned to the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday for a weekend of sunshine and country’s hottest acts, including performances from headliners Old Dominion, Luke Bryan and HARDY.

AVLFest made its highly anticipated return to Asheville, NC this weekend drawing thousands of eager fans to over two dozen stages throughout every corner of the Southeast’s cultural hotbed. The venue-based music festival debuted to widespread acclaim in year one and reinforced Asheville's reputation as one of the most dynamic destinations for the arts.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces second round of performers for the 2024 edition of the festival to take place at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday October 4 to Sunday October 6. Now in its 24th year, the free music festival with over 70 artists performing on six different stages will once again present an eclectic bill of top performers spanning an array of genres.

Today, Escape Halloween, the world’s largest Halloween music festival, has unveiled the lineup for its spine-chilling 13th edition. Returning to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA this Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, Insomniac has curated an eerily expansive lineup of over 80 artists across 5+ immersive stages of frightful fun.

Pink Talking Fish, known for their unique fusion of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, has a reputation for creating unforgettable experiences. This summer, the band took their creative vision to new heights with a performance that pushed the boundaries of their concept.