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

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

Next Saturday! Volunteer sign up meetings at Geeks! Great way to get a free pass and meet some new buds. All the info ca...
08/22/2026

Next Saturday! Volunteer sign up meetings at Geeks! Great way to get a free pass and meet some new buds. All the info can be found at TheFestFL.com

08/11/2026

FEST in Gainesville, Florida! Coming up quick!! 3-day passes and single show tickets are available now!! Full lineup, schedule, all the info at TheFestFL.com

So many more first time and new bands at Fest this year! Here’s some more on the heavier side. You can check out and lis...
07/21/2026

So many more first time and new bands at Fest this year! Here’s some more on the heavier side. You can check out and listen to all the bands on our website TheFestFL.com (which also has the schedule, tickets, answers to basically every question we in the comments, etc)

THE SCHEDULE IS LIVE!! Head to TheFestFL.com to check it out. We also have a bunch of single show tickets for those of y...
07/17/2026

THE SCHEDULE IS LIVE!! Head to TheFestFL.com to check it out. We also have a bunch of single show tickets for those of you who can't hang with us the whole weekend, but still wanna do a little partying. All the links and details are on the website!

just a heads up theres only 30 tickets left to this show
07/01/2026

just a heads up theres only 30 tickets left to this show

We are so stoked to welcome The Linda Lindas to Gainesville! They'll be headlining our Kick-off show Thursday October 22...
07/01/2026

We are so stoked to welcome The Linda Lindas to Gainesville! They'll be headlining our Kick-off show Thursday October 22nd at Bo Diddley Plaza. This show is not included in the 3-day pass and will be your only chance to catch them in town! Tickets for this show, as well as our Loosey's kick-off show are up now. ALSO we added a few more buds to the Fest lineup: I Am the Avalanche, Star 99, Sawpaw, Home Boys, and Oh Yeah & the You Betchas!

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

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