Good Things Are Happening Fest

07/17/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Wild Red

Wild Red is a pop punk band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Their short, catchy tunes are reminiscent of the straight forward pop punk of the 90s. The group is comprised of brothers Jonah (vocals) and Rylan Kramer (guitar), Tyler Kennedy (bass), and Dan White (drums).

Catch them as they make their GTAH debut this September at the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces.

Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

07/10/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: latewaves

LATEWAVES formed on the beaches of Asbury Park, NJ in 2016. Mike Pellegrino (guitar/vocals), Shawna Grabowski (drums/vocals) and Howie Cohen (bass/vocals) hit the ground running with numerous EP’s, touring the East Coast and Midwest. Whispers from peers in the community made their way to the ears of Brett Romnes and Vinnie Caruana (both of I Am The Avalanche, The Movielife). Romnes, an engineer working out of The Barbershop Studios in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, and Caruana agreed to co-produce the bands first full length record - an 11 track journey articulating both the lows of self deprecation and the highs of self-realization. Two weeks after its completion, the world shut down, but LATEWAVES never hit the pause button.

Determined to come out on the other side, a year’s worth of prep and patience paid off as the band signed with Know Hope Records to debut their LP “Hell To Pay” in June, 2021. “Hell To Pay” earned quick success on streaming services, landing spots on Apple Playlists including Jumpstart, New in Rock, Breaking Rock, Breaking Hard Rock, and Spotify’s All New Punk. The record placed in the top 200 on the NACC College Radio charts its first week, and saw over 1K in vinyl sales. Throughout all of this, the band found themselves supporting bands such as The Used, Can’t Swim, Just Surrender, Piebald, Murphy’s Law, Save Face, Hidden In Plain View, Hit The Lights, and lovelytheband. In 2022, they also played the 20th Anniversary of THE FEST in Gainesville, FL.

Catch them as they return to Scranton for the first time in ages at this year’s Good Things Are Happening Festival on September 12th, 2026 ☀️

Tickets are on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

07/02/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Rachel Ana Dobken

RACHEL ANA DOBKEN (RAD) is a powerhouse front-woman (drums, guitar, vox, keys) by way of AP, NJ and LA pulling from heavy rock, psychedelic, and soul influences (think Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, Jeff Buckley). Dobken’s 3rd LP is set to start releasing fall of 2026, and you can catch her hop between drums and guitar with her epic band at GTAH V on 9/12/26 💥💥💥

Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

06/26/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band

Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band are a Rock and Roll band based in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

As a follow-up to their last LP "Nightbird Motel", the band returned to the studio with producer Dan Malsch (Ghost, Avenged Sevenfold) to create their latest album "Love Songs and Ghost Stories". Reviewed by Paste Magazine as “Combining the live show of Arctic Monkeys with the songwriting of Tom Petty, Connor Bracken and his band are not to be missed". After the bands record release at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band are ready for what's next.

While supporting these releases through many tours of the East Coast, the band has sold out multiple live shows in Asbury Park, NJ, New York City, NY, Boston, MA, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA. They have also opened up for the likes of Ceramic Animal, Emily Wolfe, and Vintage Trouble.

Catch them this summer on the big stage at GTAH V!

Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

06/16/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Look Back Luna

Look Back Luna is an indie post-hardcore band from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA. Formed by Gabe Josefowicz in 2022 and grown by Kayla Grzech, they are now a four piece with drummer Evan Jenkins and bassist Devon Aiton.

In 2024, Kayla and Gabe, the sole members at the time, started Look Back Duo, learned hours of country covers, and played bar gigs until they could afford to record their debut LP. After months in the studio, they released ‘We're Leaving This Place’ on September 12th, 2025, 10 tracks of high-energy, genre-blending noise with the help of Eric Novroski at Novros Studios.

Luna is now working on LP2 as a 4-piece and playing local shows while they prepare for their next steps.

Come celebrate the year anniversary of their debut album this September at GTAH V!

Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

06/01/2026

Huge thanks to NEPA Scene for always having our backs every year! We are stoked to have them on board for year 5. Learn a little bit more about why we feel so excited about this year’s festival here!

Since it was founded by Scranton-based singer/songwriter James Barrett in 2022, Good Things Are Happening Fest has been on an upward trajectory, attracting bigger names and bigger crowds to the Scranton Iron Furnaces each year. In 2025, booking one of the most successful bands to ever come out of hi...

06/01/2026

GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING FEST V!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026
SCRANTON IRON FURNACES

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://tinyurl.com/GTAH26

04/10/2026

Good things are happening on Saturday, September 12th and we want you to be a part of it!!

Our vendor and sponsor applications are officially open! Visit our website by using the link in our bio and learn how to be a part in the greatest day of all time.

More info soon ☀️

03/12/2026

Year 5.

We will see you on Saturday, September 12th at The Scranton Iron Furnaces for greatest day of all time.
☀️🌈✨

More info soon…