THE FEST

THE FEST THE FEST is an independent multi-day, multi-venue music festival held annually in Gainesville, FL. FEST 24 is happening October 23rd, 24th, 25th, 2026

LOTS OF NEW DESIGNS THIS YEAR! What’s your favorite? Thanks to Smartpunk Records for printing all of our merch, if you n...
09/11/2026

LOTS OF NEW DESIGNS THIS YEAR! What’s your favorite? Thanks to Smartpunk Records for printing all of our merch, if you need merch, holler at ‘em!

Shout out to:
Max Stern for the top left design
Richard Minino for the rest of the top and bottom rows
Nick Nottebaum for the fest and the furious
Eric Jazvac for the flamingos and orange
Jamers for the animal party

There’s apparently a rumor that Fest is sold out this year? I’ve gotten multiple emails asking about it. While we’re get...
09/10/2026

There’s apparently a rumor that Fest is sold out this year? I’ve gotten multiple emails asking about it. While we’re gettin close to it, it’s not yet! 3 day passes and single show tickets are still available!

We did it! All the volunteer spots filled up QUICK this year. Thank you so much to our awesome community for coming toge...
09/04/2026

We did it! All the volunteer spots filled up QUICK this year. Thank you so much to our awesome community for coming together to pull this off every single year! Head to the website for info on how to be put on the waitlist if you’re still interested, but we won’t be having any more meetings!

Smartpunk Records are some of our best friends, and biggest supporters. Not only do they have a label, that passionately...
09/03/2026

Smartpunk Records are some of our best friends, and biggest supporters. Not only do they have a label, that passionately puts out some of the best music, they also have a merch company that makes all the Fest merch! We are always stoked to get to work with people we call friends that have the same drive to support independent artists. Thanks SmartPunk! Make sure you check out some of their bands playing this year (it’ll be hard not to!)

THIS WEEKEND! Our baby, GEEKS is celebrating ONE YEAR in business with 3 days of shows, a bunch of big discounts and sur...
09/01/2026

THIS WEEKEND! Our baby, GEEKS is celebrating ONE YEAR in business with 3 days of shows, a bunch of big discounts and surprises! Free on Friday, tickets for Saturday and Sunday available now! Come celebrate with us and our friends in Dikembe Zeta New Eagles Orbiter i.liedtomyself chimes666 Tides Band FL BAD DOG Hey! TV Boy! Trash The Rental and The Yaupon Holly

VOLUNTEER MEETING! NOON TOMORROW at GEEKS See ya there??
08/28/2026

VOLUNTEER MEETING! NOON TOMORROW at GEEKS See ya there??

Alright, is there any label that’s done more for ska in the last decade than Bad Time Records?? Mike has been carrying t...
08/26/2026

Alright, is there any label that’s done more for ska in the last decade than Bad Time Records?? Mike has been carrying the torch for ska forever and is definitely why there is more ska now than ever at Fest! Check out these Bad Time bands playing these wild lineups at Fest this year! 3 day passes and single show tickets available now!

Iodine Recordings is a label that really gets us and shares our passion for independent music. They do a great job of fi...
08/25/2026

Iodine Recordings is a label that really gets us and shares our passion for independent music. They do a great job of finding new bands to showcase while showing love to bands we grew up listening to. We love what they do and always trust that their bands are gonna rip! Honored to have Iodine sponsoring Fest again and 9 of their bands at Fest this year! NØ MAN Gameface Her Head’s on Fire New Forms and ̷Q̷U̷I̷E̷T ̷F̷E̷A̷R will all have new records out at Fest this year!

BIG shoutout to our friends at SideOneDummy Records for sponsoring Fest again! We've been working with them for over a d...
08/25/2026

BIG shoutout to our friends at SideOneDummy Records for sponsoring Fest again! We've been working with them for over a decade now and really appreciate all the hard work Phil and the gang put in over there. We are stoked to have PUP Kerosene Heights, worlds greatest dad and Summerbruise rocking with us this year

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Gainesville, FL
32601–32614, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32653

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