RudeFest

10/05/2026

Here is the rundown of the event schedule! See you on Saturday. 🕺

10/04/2026

October 10th at 11:00am!
Bring the heat, Saint Louis and those traveling in! 😍

Look at this stacked lineup!
YOU made this happen!
Spread the word
ITS FREE!
ITS ALL AGES!

We are so honored and thrilled to be able to have these incredible bands join us for this years Rudefest! Along with an incredible class act of Saint Louis DJ's spinning all day. We also have special guest, DJ Chuck Wren!


DJ Knucksie

Airport: Lambert International Airport
Parking: large parking lot + street parking
Food:
Drinks:
Pets: not allowed
Children: allowed
Chairs: allowed
Coolers: not allowed
Vendors: over 30!
Skateboards: allowed!

While this event is free, we highly suggest donating at the gate to help us bring this event back next year bigger and badder than ever!

Thank you Saint Louis, Fam!
We couldnt have done this without you!

09/16/2026

On October 10th we’re going to throw the biggest St. Louis Ska party of the year at 4 Hands Brewery. All day from 11am until 10pm. Listen and dance to some of the coolest Ska bands, keeping it going with our DJs, shop a bunch of rad DIY vendors, and enjoy amazing food and drinks. Best of all the event is FREE! We hope to see you there!

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

Instagram is silly. Here are the things you missed, facebook land!

FULL BAND ANNOUNCEMENT!
-stl DJ's !

PUNK ROCK WRESTLING FUNDRAISER
Oct. 2nd - 4 punk bands! Vallencourt Saint Louis

STREET TEAM ASSEMBLY
We need your help! Help us get in the community and hand out flyers, paste them at shops and restaurants, your local venues. Reach out to us and we will drop them off to you!

RUDEFEST IS OCT. 10TH @ 4-HANDS BREWERY
11AM-10PM. ALL AGES. COMPLETELY FREE!

09/03/2026

Oh my goodness, we are blushing!

Tonight!

This week the boys welcome to the show the super rad team behind RudeFest!

When it comes to ska music, St. Louis is a very special place. From being home to legendary bands like MU330, The Urge, and Murder City Players to boasting a deep well of incredibly talented current acts, the city has proven its chops for incubating a community that's the real deal. In 2024, several members of the St. Louis ska community launched the first Rude Fest to celebrate the music they love and the diverse scene that's contributing to it. This year the fest returns on October 10 for its third annual outing, where it will once again put the spotlight on the best of the best out there in the Midwest. With the help of their many sponsors to keep the event free for the public and their awesome friends at 4 Hands Brewery hosting for the second year, our guests have cooked up an event that's guaranteed to be another barn burner of a party.

Join us live TONIGHT at 7pm Mountain Time / 9pm Eastern as we get rude with the Rude Fest crew. We'll be joined for a very fun chat by April Dalton of Rat Party Dilemma, Saige Ritchey and Mikey Medwin of HotRails, and Kevin Willingham of Rocket Fuel Art & Design. We'll be talking about the fest's history and each of their roles in organizing the event, getting a tour of The Lou's amazing scene, discussing the importance of nurturing and tapping local talent, and seeing what our guests are currently most hyped about in the wide and wonderful world of ska. You can catch the show and join the chat on Mixcloud, Twitch, or right here on Facebook. Stay rude, y'all!

https://linktr.ee/enjoyyourselfskashow

08/04/2026

😍😍😍

08/04/2026

ARE YOU READY FOR THE MOST EPIC FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR?! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Rudefest is hosting a Punk Goes Ska event at The Heavy Anchor , August 28th. 6 local punk bands bring you their favorite ska band for the evening. This is a rare occasion, you wont want to miss this! Get your skanking shoes on. Performances by:
The Skatatonics
Sound Systems (various punk artists grouping together from The Boogens, , Modern Angst, and Bruiser Queen)

Number One Sons
Bruiser Queen
TheRude Crew (the board members of Rudefest and special help from Aaron Levi, A.J. Wilkes Colby Johnson)

Special Horn Appearances from:
Jeff Griswold, April D., Saige Ritchey , Claire Maue

Running a festival that is free for all is expensive!
Currently we need to raise $4,400 to make this years event happen. And we are currently at $2,000. This fundraiser will be
benefiting our festival at 4 Hands Brewing Company on Oct. 10th.

What do we need?
Vendors - tell your friends to come sell, discuss, or show off their work!
Sponsors - they come with perks and advertising and VIP treatment, send this to your buddies
Donors - you get mentioned on stage at rudefest
Raffle Tickets - we have prizes, we need you to go in on them!

Go to www.rudefeststl.com for all the details/forms

If none of these work, please consider coming to our fundraiser show. 50% of the door goes to the performing bands, and 50% of the door goes to Rudefest. We will have cool specially made merch for this event, and you can also purchase your raffle tickets there too. Hope to see you there!

Stay Rude,
Rudefest Board (Saige, April, Kevin, Mikey)

07/21/2026

While April is on tour, she wanted to send you an update for our vendor search

(if you know someone who would like to vend at a festival this year, please share this with them!)

Vendor Form: https://forms.gle/Soh3je2NwUCrqTXRA

07/20/2026

Awwwweee snap!
Meskales is coming to town!