The High Country was engrossed in the brace of deep winter. Lucienda had stayed in the mountains the previous year, the Buick encased in an frozen egg, sliding on black ice. No mas. She didn’t ski or snowboard and the closest she came to winter sports was seeing how long she could go each season without slipping and wiping out on the ice. This was the tour that would hit all the sweet spots. Make sure your passport isn’t expired. Welcome to Florida Winter at Alligator Alcatraz and the Invisibility Bubble

Lucy’s head was spinning. It had been a busy couple of weeks and it was hard to ignore the news. Bob Weir had passed, sobering everyone up for a few days. In Minneapolis, Renee Nicole Good had been killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who suffered moderate rectal bleeding. The suits were talking about bringing down soldiers from Alaska to help with the crazies. Get the folks in line, they say. Lucy couldn’t imagine why anyone would choose to live in Minnesota in the winter, but that didn’t make things better. If they were looking for Spanish people, Lucy had just spent a week on Miami Beach and saw no ICE agents even though the place was thick with Spaniards. It was for the better, Lucy was scared enough of cops when they weren’t covered up with hunting bandannas. It was a time to remain invisible.

She was hunting something she’d known earlier in life. The Florida Winter. Golly, could she even remember how it was, with its cool breezes and dry afternoons? The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful. It made everything else easier. Now she was untethered and let loose on a populace unaware of how creative and shaky she could really be. There was work to be had all over the state and she was willing to sell “everything”. Even a job as an immigration agents showed up on the board, with a fine starting salary. No experience necessary.

For a while, the mountain folk enjoy winter. Just as the first snow comes on Halloween night, they get busy greasing up their skis and taking bank-calendar worthy photographs of mountains and split rail fences covered with snow. This lasts for a while through November and many continue to find pleasure in this landscape for about two good snows or right after Christmas. The joyfulness is then over and come mid-February, the mountain people manage to find themselves in, what Jimmy called the “lower latitudes”.

Deland– Lucy was already sitting at the bar when the young man entered, obviously in a huff. He sat directly across from her and ordered a double. He knew the bartender and was ready to unload his troubles. The following excerpt is from the original notes.

“So, my girlfriend found out she was pregnant and I was thrilled. We’ve been doing great. I already bought a wedding ring and you know, I just bailed her out for $3,500. Was going to change my last name to hers, because I hate my family. They never include me in family gatherings. Why would I give a shit? My problem is, I just saw her car parked at the tattoo parlor and I know they don’t put tattoos on pregnant women. Christ, I just bailed her out of jail for $3500. The good news is my friend will vouch for me if I want to join the Outlaws.”

Are night terrors contagious? Could they be passed on like mites?

River House, Old Homosassa.Fort Myers– The guy at the flea market said it was the same as regular weed. The lady at the Purple Mushroom suggested that by purchasing cheap glass she was supporting the Taliban. Terrorist glass? All from buying a cheap gas station bowl. But now she was happily smoking gas station weed and it was getting her plenty high, she just wasn’t sure what was in it. Having at one time been a “purist” now, influenced by the Consigliere, she was routinely smoking THCP or A or whatever, in the most recent case, it was Pineapple Express. Both she and the Counselor were too cheap to pay for a Florida medical card and apparently, night terrors no longer counted as PTSD.

She made her way to Safety Harbor, on the north side of the bay. The bar was listening to Guns and Roses. “We’ve been dancing with Mr. Brownstone. He won’t leave me alone. Won’t leave me alone.”

Old Homosassa– Bob Weir’s passing sobered people up for a few days. The last time Lucienda had seen Bobby was with String Cheese the weekend that Phil Lesh passed. The wooks were breathing together. Hoping to live the rest of their life with a “Bob Weir” kind of attitude and approach to things.

The Invisibility Bubble. The gypsy insisted she’d never received a ticket while driving a motor vehicle. While it was impossible to figure she attributed it to the fact she traveled in an “invisibility bubble” that somehow kept her safe from the gestapo. Now Lucienda was traveling around in a 2007 GMC Savanna cargo van that had once been used as an AT&T service vehicle. It came with a emergency light on the back and striped warning tape down the bumper. For all purposes, it was completely invisible and would be perfect for her brand of travel and loose camping.

How can a person control their dietary habits when they sleep eat?

South Beach– On her way to Miami, she missed her turn in Moore Haven and ended up in Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, Florida. Next stop, the South Florida Detention Facility. Alligator Alcatraz. A tent city, immigration detention facility located at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. That sounded crazy. A bunch of immigration agents harvesting Spanish people in the middle of the Everglades. Yeesh. She drove forward, wondering what the chance was they might have some kind of t-shirt, gift shop. A sure fire Christmas gift she could give to her Republican Dead Head friends in Texas and the Villages. Or maybe this place had an outside bar with palm frond, chickee roof, Christmas lights and ESPN. Could it be true that immigration agents deported several Miccosukee families back to the reservations in Tonkawa, Oklahoma? Probably just rumors. It was hard to know what to believe and Lucy still had to get to Miami. With a new cast net and three rigs, set to go, she knew that where ever she was in Florida, there’s never more than sixty miles to the coast.

Some of the fam was just getting back from the Friendship cruise and whatever bad dreams accompanied that ugliness, the other group was gearing up for Love Burn and another trip to Miami Beach. It’s February after all. Go to where the climate suits your clothes.

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2026 Lineup Highlights:
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe — Led by the longtime Rolling Stones touring saxophonist
Karl Denson — a powerhouse funk/jam collective known for explosive, horn-driven live shows.
Spafford — East Coast–based improvisational rockers blending jam and prog with fearless
energy.
Thumpasaurus — California’s high-voltage “love child of Talking Heads, Devo, and Primus,”
delivering outrageous funk theater.
Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes — The New Mastersounds guitarist teams up with
soulful vocalist Shelby Kemp and St. Pete rhythm duo Ashley and Taylor Galbraith for a groove-
forward, all-star set.
Plus COPE, Ajeva, Guavatron, Joe Marcinek Band, Flow Tribe, MiniM, The Heavy Pets, Dizgo, and Whale Feral. Artists-at-Large: Kanika Moore, Alex Steele, Joe Marcinek, and Sooza Horns sitting in across the weekend, plus tribute sets from Antelope (Phish) and Road to Nowhere (Talking Heads).
“Whippersnap has always been about more than music,” says festival producer Shane LaVigne. “We’re creating a space where people can connect, recharge, and celebrate community. Every year, the energy grows, and we can’t wait to share what’s in store for 2026.”

Beyond the Music
● Two non-overlapping stages for seamless listening all day and night.
● Late-night acoustic pop-ups in intimate corners of the ranch.
● Live art and installations from Dreem Lume and Planet Zuton.
● Kid-friendly workshops and wellness classes (yoga and tai chi).Elevated production: Immersive stage lighting and signature laser shows that transform the ranch after dark.
Camping options for every style: 200+ RV sites with electric/water hookups, shaded car camping, and primitive camping under the oaks.
“Our aim is a true Florida February tradition: world-class acts, excellent local food and craft beer, and nights under the oaks with friends and family,” LaVigne adds. “That balance of high-quality production and grassroots spirit is what makes Whippersnap special.”

Local vendors will serve a wide range of Florida flavors. Dunedin Brewery, the state’s oldest
craft brewery, returns with fan favorites and the exclusive festival brew, Snippersnap IPA.Tickets
Tickets are on sale now.
● $50 Wednesday pre-party
● $175 three-day admission (Thu–Sat)
● VIP packages available
● RV and camping passes, plus golf cart and pet passes

Florida Sand Music Ranch (formerly Sertoma Youth Ranch) is an 80 acre, wooded camping and event retreat located between Brooksville and Dade City, Florida. Experience old Florida camping under a natural hardwood canopy with the modern convenience of hot showers and indoor restroom facilities. Set up your tent in our primitive camping area or bring an RV / travel trailer, etc. and hook up with water and electric service.

Visit the Whippersnap website and like their social media sites on Facebook and Instagram. Sponsors include Dunedin Brewery, Cookies Dispensary, Whink Seltzer, HomeTeam Events, Photo Moxie Studios, Music Festivals Podcast and Second Hand Talent Podcast
“At the end of the day, Whippersnap is about love — for the music, for the people, and for the experience we create together,” LaVigne says. “That’s what keeps everyone coming back.”

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This year’s lineup adds some grateful goodness in the vein of Grahame Lesh with Warren Haynes, Nels Cline, Rob Barraco and John Molo, Warren Haynes Band, Umphrey’s McGee, 2nd set with All Night Wrong featuring Jennifer Wartswick, Skerik, Alex Wasily, Roosevelt Collier and more, Lettuce, Dumpstafunk plays Sly and the Family Stone, The Nth Power featuring Jennifer Wartswick, Cory Henry and Robert “Spud” Searight, The Heavyweights with Eric Krasno, Cory Henry and Robert “Spud” Searight, The Roosevelt Collier Band, Family Company, New Dawn Starkestra, Brock Butler Band, Gullah Collective, Kamp Happiness Family Jam and more.

Welcome back to the The Amphitheater Stage at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. It was your first favorite stage and likely still is. And why not? It’s where the cool kids are going to be. Whether on the rail or the old person rail back on the street, it has always been a unique place to experience music. The terraced bowl is shaded by turkey oaks draped with Spanish moss while chairs and hammocks are layered in every direction.

“Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida is loving home and proud host to dozens of eclectic music festivals dating back decades. Thousands of fans from around the world return time and again, flocking to frolic freely in this sacred space, to dance, commune, connect and coalesce around the intergenerational, genre-spanning live music gatherings. Centrally-located within the sprawling 800-acre campground venue is a celestial crown-jewel, the Amphitheater Stage, a majestic, tree-lined natural bowl with amazing acoustics, set amidst turkey oaks and dogwoods, framed by towering pines dripping in Spanish moss. The brilliant organic beauty creates crucial shade and an intimate container; familiar faces cultivate a familial atmosphere with filial traditions passed down from onstage to the rage. With world-class musicians blessing the Amphitheater Stage year after year, the sum of these sensory parts provide a unique, high-fidelity concert experience that rivals iconic amphitheaters like Colorado’s renowned Red Rocks or Washington’s breathtaking Gorge.”

At the end of the day, when the rubber meets the road, last year’s event produced one of Lucy’s favorite sets of the year. Daze Between Band playing with George Porter Jr. and showcasing songs he helped make famous with Eric Krasno, John Scofield, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Ian Neville, Deven Trusclair, Jennifer Hartswick, Ryan Zoidis, Alex Wasily, Viveca Hawkins, Ari Teitel and guests. It was a hitfest from the Meters to Allen Toussaint, Robert Palmer to Little Feat and beyond. Pound for pound, withers to brisket, the Crescent City delivers the best kind of funk.

Visit the Amp Jam website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X and reddit. Also check out the Wranglers Media family of interweb portals. Just lie back and let it happen. And be sure to visit last year’s inaugural wook silliness with Amp Jam #1: Suwannee Always Provides.

Keep up with the Wranglers as we head forth into the fray and celebrate the spring festival season in Florida. Things get started with Love Burn, then the Suwannee calls with Amp Jam #2, Spring Reunion and Resonate. This is how we do it. It’s why all the middle aged folks are moving closer to Live Oak. You already know.

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From October 30 through November 2, 2025 a Florida Man invited the world to Live Oak, on the banks of the Suwannee River for another installment of Suwannee Hulaween. They came all the way from Tejas, Dirty Jersey, the 239 and beyond to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, with a truckload of yellow jackets (not the kind that kiss your face), inflatable horses and pocket lasers for stellar music, art, food and serious life experience. This time nothing was left to chance. Perfect planning makes perfect execution. Wanna take it easy at the restival? Wanna get a solid evening of quiet sleep? No, no honey. Not tonight. Cheese. Love. Hapenis. once again executed plan A. Build it and get out of the way. Exactly what kind of contraband can one purchase on the dark web? You think you’re getting in my over sized bloomers? No, no honey. Not tonight. Welcome to Suwannee Hulaween “25: Come back Monday. Come back Tuesday and then I might.

As always, the eclectic lineup had something for all the peoples and was cornered with the String Cheese Incident and other monsters such as Goose, Zed’s Dead, DJ Pee.Wee, Mersiv, Tape B, Parcells, JRAD, the Disco Biscuits and more. From Spirit Lake to the Amphitheater, taking a slow walk to eighty acres, the Loop or the river, Live Oak is still the best place around to enjoy a camping and music festival. Sitting under the shade of the turkey oaks and Spanish moss, it’s easy to understand how you found your way on the bus. The only questions is, “Why is this inflatable horse licking my face?”

For their money, Cheese. Love. Hapenis organizers would revel in their own site and spend much of the weekend maintaining the vibe and nearby grounds. Accomplishing several short term goals, the family unit was pleased as punch to not have called security or Suwannee deputies on one of their own or fallen victim to overwhelming interpersonal soap opera drama. Goals also included bringing the acoustic instruments home, unbroken. Hulaween doesn’t break guitars, I do. Thankfully, Horhay found his way back from Billy in Huntsville and Moana showed up with a broken back. Troopers till the end. Baby steps to the elevator. It takes a village to raise a bunch of idiots and Hulaween is a perfect place to get lost in the theater of the mind.

“Did you try to Groundscore my bin of canned food? On Friday?”

Baitbucket pulled into SOSMP same as he’d done since 2002, except this time the Buick had no brakes and sounded like a shrieking banshee. Unlike their usual Saturday arrival, the fam was sliding in Tuesday afternoon with the rest of the scrubs. The crew had already met up at Ted’s house and was ready for the assault on Live Oak. Thanks to Lightnin’ Steve for leaving the Mother Ship next to the Poncho Tree ready for action. Staff camping had wrapped around ye ole Titty Kitty spot, so Pedro’s Circle K? Hagglin’ Post had to be pushed across the street and set up on the main road, which was sure to offer a different slant on things. The obvious question rolling around everyone’s head was whether this motley crew of sloppy degenerates could hold it together on the main strip or did they belong safely hidden in the backwoods speakeasy? Like Horhay’s inner thigh, it was a slippery slope and only time would tell.

Working prefest, Justin homesteaded Cheese. Love. Sauce while Spacebug clawed out a space for Kamp Hapenis in Giovanni’s old spot. The amalgamation that followed was a successful experiment in an incestuous blending of both camps. An ocean of new friends with camps built inside of other camps. Hulaween tradition. Same as it ever was.

When it comes to leaving presents in the Mother Ship, hard yes to Eduardo’s gas,
hard no to Moana’s drawer of mystery pills.

A kinder gentler hula? Indeed the Pine Field was a calmer beast when compared with the late night renegades of old and last year’s Sunday night live radio extravaganza. Sure, there was plenty of sideways fun, but the focus on space and vibe carried them through the weekend. At some point, Baitbucket even hid BroccAleeya’s megaphone from himself and even AlleyCat kept her megaphone hid in lieu of the harmless Mr. Microphone. The Ain’t Sisters say thank you. You’re welcome. There’s a fine line between humorous antics and obnoxious brutality and just before daybreak, the Cat has been known to bounce over it with impunity. Even the Bag Man was taking naps and keeping the shadow people at bay. Leading doctors recommend sleep and research shows it helps keep both of your eyes the same size.

El Gato, the cigarette connoisseur, built and brought glory hole numero dos and cerdo desmenuzado delicioso. Dan, Katy Magic, and Spacebug returned to Hula for the first time since 2017 and brought with them, their blistered version of fun. Turtles hauled in her message table and granted some of her patent squirrel messages to the braver patrons. Moana and Lucy had their vibrations raised at the Future Joy set and then, yet again, submitted to the wills of the forest.

The year of the boyfriends. The “ladies” were brought in to help the population numbers and keep this setup from turning into a handful of fraternity boys sitting in the dark, shotgunning Boomerangs. Skip to, now the harlots were all showing up with boyfriends? Whoa. Whoa. Settle down now. That was not the initial agreement. These hard tails slid into an already established camp and proceeded to skew the numbers. 65/35. Yo Parker, next time bring your seester. Coty didn’t know there was such thing as a two-headed girlfriend dragon until one bit him on the face. Did it really happen at all? It’s so easy to slip.

Don’t look now but somebody put googly eyes on the tiki torches.

The last angry cellist took David and Savanah to visit Rosie and the Soup Kitchen somewhere in the back labyrinth of the pine field nestled in the heart of the Titty Kitty compound. In response to a recent restraining order, Rosie was no longer allowed to camp within two hundred yards of Kamp Happiness although, like Emma Jay or other derelict renegades, she might well be known to sneak around the woods after sunset. Drunk on warm Beatbox, Bagadix kidnapped JBfly and found the Amphitheater for DJ Pee.Wee. Which line is for deep tissue frisking? C’mon bro, you’re not even close.

Pirate date night. For many privateers, Hulaween is the Super Bowl of the Jolly Roger game. Lucy had already borrowed Coty’s electric bike for afternoon pirate flag reconnaissance and during the beginning of Saturday Cheese she and Crispy found themselves slipping through the loop in search of Blackbeard’s booty. Naturally everyone else was in the show creating the perfect hunting grounds. Once she tasted blood on her lips there was no stopping her. Using her grandfather’s straight razor, they attacked the camps toward the river and somewhere around Eighty Acres, felt the heat. Hiding behind trees and tents, they entered an invisibility bubble and even exchanged clothes. Were they paranoid or were they being followed or both? Yo ho, yo ho a pirate’s life for me.

And who taught Monk how to pirate? Stealing the Jolly’s while the fam played music around the fire? He didn’t even get to meet the cousins or share in the contraband. All work and no play makes Big Chris a dull boy. Be sure to keep the White Buffalo at home sirs.

Several Tampa Jolly’s were harvested, one going to Katie Magik and one to Coty’s antique van, with the latter only to be double down harvested by Abigail on her way back from the water closet. Family stealing from family and the plot doth thicken.

In the fourth quarter Bfly pulled in a couple more flags on the way back from Molly Tuttle. Thanks for all the Phish who contributed to the fray. With Dom in California and Delson and Nick cuddling with Benjamin, it was a real opportunity for some greenhorn to earn their wings. A neighbor came over and confessed that he’d taken the One Night flag for his daughter and it was his first time absconding with booty. Indeed, he was proud of his first heist and the Suwannee River Pirates found another scallywag. That particular flag had been stolen in Good Life camping at EForest. Hulaween giveth and Hulaween taketh away. Next time around they would be hanging their flags with Coty’s cherry picker, taking things to a whole nutha level.

The throngs came out to enjoy one of Suwannee’s most special treats as thousands of bats could be witnessed flying out of Justin’s hair and returning, like clockwork, by sunrise. Thanks to Jamie and Lige for supplying the golf carts and KH complimentary courtesy vehicles. The crew got the VIPness ride to JRAD, the best place place to find all the Florida heads and this episode did not disappoint. The guys dropped a mad Loose Lucy while the Florida fam bumped and rubbed their way through a beautiful set on a beautiful day. Did we notice the beautiful Hulaween weather? Lucy always rooted for a warm Hula because it was already cold where most folks were from and it promoted nudity in costumes. Everyone got their wish this year and it was brisk, with everyone showing off their finest winter finery. Thank you for a real good time.

How’s my tie?

Lady Lake’s own BrocAlleah showed up with another thug of the first order and claimed her spot across from the Poncho Tree. This was the festival bartender crowd and after months of nonstop high-volume bar work, they were taking the week off. Lucy knew to be wary when Broc asked, “Do you wanna get down or do you wanna get down?” Who in the world gets carried like a baby back home from the stage? Everyone is a princess at Hulaween and sometimes the average tweaker is unable to carry them home.

“I said, Juanita, my sweet Juanita
What are you up to, my Juanita?
I said, Juanita, my sweet chiquita
What are you up to, my Juanita?”

“I’m on the lake bitch.”

Ms. Montana arrived from Tejas with prerolls hauled all the way from Lake Michigan. Love is a verb, not a noun. Her party coach served homemade Mollyadas for breakfast with a side of poppers. How quivery! Sam brought homemade mango snuff for dessert. Colorful camp mates take the guesswork out of the festival. Consistent quality. Low and slow baby.

Calm down old man, it’s just watered down moonshine, not fentanyl, bath salts or baby laxative. Where was Quinn and the revolving white lightning breakfast order? KT should have been watching Baitbucket’s six when the monkey man erupted from behind Savanah and tackled him at the base of his spine, flipping him over and dragging his junk across his bow. That is NOT enthusiastic content.

Lucy didn’t know if she was hallucinating but she was beginning to see googly eyes on everything.

Run for the hills, Mary and Dani have the drips!

Smooth gets the Mississippi blue ribbon first place for his leave-one take one, complete with a loaded cardboard box of homegrown Michigan outdoor. The indoor was for friends, which was perfect considering all KH had to smoke was useless Delta 9 from Buckeye Lake. Message for Hannah; click click click click click. Thanks for maintaining correspondence.

“Put my money in your meter, baby, so it won’t run down
But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
Throw me a dime, throw me a line
‘Cause there’s a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan”

Connections. Reeking of bad salmon, David and Savannah traveled from Denver and found their way to the Pine Field to join the festivities. They received their first titty kitties and drug Lucy back to their domicile in eighty acres. As always Queen Mitochondria, Suwannee royalty, located the fam multiple times throughout the weekend. An angel from Montgomery with breakfast burrito gifts for the wooks reminds us that Hulaween provideth.

Almost missed connection. After a week of looking for Jacob, they came to find him sleeping around the campfire Sunday morning. “Somebody cover that wook up before he gets a sunburn.” Careful around this kamp. Next time you might want to take those shoes off before going down. Dock that wook a day’s pay for nappin’ on the job.

Gently used refrigerators. Cheap!!! Kinda rusty and dank, like your vagswa. Call Big D lil arel (rest in peace) at 888-8888  Don’t wait! Big D lil arel, he does what he says he’ll do.

Moving in with Kira and her band of thugs, the Artist Spiderman brought his Peter Rowan Free Mexican Airforce to the sunrise set, not to be confused with Abigail’s early morning Slayer and Anthrax requests. Quit licking my face. You’re welcome. You think I won’t kick a horse? So wrong. Swing by kamp and join the request happy hour anytime of the day. Thanks to Eduardo for supplying the support speaker and supporting seamless transitions. Sorry Jefe, no Bassnectar.

At the end of the day, it was a fantastic Hulaween no one in the extended family got hurt or arrested. A low bar to be sure but success is relative and subjective. Hulaween is a little different every year and it’s a cherished blessing to be growing with it. This is our time. Please visit the Suwannee Hulaween website and like their social media sites on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube. Science is real. Follow Wranglers Media on their platforms as well. Don’t get left watching the paint dry.

For many, Hulaween represents the very best of experienced, family camping with professionals on both sides of the white wine. It is a slice of the “other” with everyone joining in a fairy tale in that place just past where the sidewalk ends. Thanks to Wooksville with their sick set up back in eighty-acres (Was that Jason Hann on your stage?) and our neighbors at the Bird Sanctuary Bar with their culture of professional debauchery. The street fire, camp maze and acoustic jams all showed, once again, why these campers have been expelled from other respectable camps. Thankfully, Hulaween has always managed to provide a space for all different brands of silliness.

Thanks to the Hula PR team for keeping our team in the loop for the ninth year. As 239 trash and Florida crackers of the first order, this family takes pride in showing off the park and our commitment as stewards. Don’t worry Brie, we picked up your butts. Thanks to the KH family for putting up with the low bar, scum line. Keep up with the Wranglers as we wrap up the festival season in Florida and then turn around and kick things off in the Sunshine State for another year of fortune and adventure with the Mother Ship. Return to the scene of the crime at Live Oak for Amp Jam #2, Suwannee Spring Reunion and Resonate or find us at Virginia Key for Love Burn. See you next year on the river. Plan A is still in effect.                    Namaste y’all.

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Tickets for Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 are on sale now. Ticket options include 4-Day General Admission, 4-Day GA+, and 4-Day VIP, along with a variety of camping, VIP glamping, parking packages and culinary experiences. Payment plans are available for all ticket types, camping passes, and add-ons for a 25% deposit. For complete ticket information, please see www.okeechobeefest.com/tickets.

Founded in 2016 with a mandate of authenticity, kindness, and respect between each other and the environment we inhabit, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 will once again celebrate the spirit of music, arts, and community with epic live performances and Only-at-Okeechobee immersive experiences unlike those found at any other festival. The upcoming OMF 2026 will feature headline performances from The Lumineers, GRiZ (performing two sets, including a sure-to-be-unforgettable “Chasing The Golden Hour Set”), T-Pain, and Fisher, with additional headliners to be unveiled soon.

Further highlights will include performances from Alison Wonderland, Big Gigantic, Big Wild, BigXthaPlug, BLAAP, Flipturn, Ganja White Night, Goth Babe, Gramatik, IAN, LP Giobbi, LSDream (including LSDream presents LIGHTCODE), The Disco Biscuits, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Tractorbeam, Tycho, Young The Giant, and many more. As noted, many of the artists appearing at OMF 2026 are returning to the festival for their second, third, fourth – and in the case of GRiZ, fifth – appearance at Sunshine Grove, affirming the gathering’s unparalleled legacy of community and tradition. In addition, OMF 2026 will see the return of what has proven one of the festival’s defining moments since its inaugural event in 2016 – the PoWoW!, an all-star jam session pairing unexpected talents for a variety of live mashups filled with creativity and imagination against an epic setting under the stars deep in the heart of Sunshine Grove.

OMF 2026 will keep the music and spirit going all night long with the Jungle 51 Stage, presenting extended sets by internationally known DJs from sundown to sunrise, capturing all the energy of a club but in the beauty and atmosphere of a verdant jungle. During the day, Jungle 51 will morph into a wellness forest where attendees can participate in yoga and other mindful programming, or simply lounge around in the shade and enjoy the tropical surroundings. Many other “Only at Okeechobee” experiences will be on hand throughout Sunshine Grove, offering enrichment and exclusive happenings that are intrinsically connected to the surrounding ecosystem, from the immersive Chobewobee Village – melding captivating art installations and interactive activities with surprise performances and more – to the Farmers Market, where festivalgoers can buy fresh local produce, food, drinks and more from some of Okeechobee’s lovely neighbors. A new range of elevated dining experiences will also be available, including the Speakeasy Experience: Champagne Problems (open to all ticket types), VIP Dining Experience: The Grove Table, and VIP Dining Experience: Argentine BBQ Supper Club. More details on the world of OMF can be found at www.okeechobeefest.com/experience.

To mark the gathering’s milestone 10-year reunion, OMF has partnered with British artist Nigel Waymouth, whose visionary poster designs defined the psychedelic era, to create an original artwork for the 2026 event. Known for co-producing iconic posters that helped define the aesthetic of the psychedelic era, the new piece for Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2026 sees Waymouth returning to poster art for the first time in decades, continuing his lifelong celebration of peace, love, and life in color. An exclusive behind-the-scenes mini-documentary detailing the screen printing process of the OMF 2026 poster art, as well as Waymouth’s storied past as an artist and historic ties to music and popular culture, is streaming now on YouTube.

“Okee reminded me of something: not the scene, but the spirit,” says Nigel Waymouth. “I felt it was time for a little revival, to show the next generation what their forefathers have produced. With this piece and all of my art, I hope to remind everyone to always give peace a chance!”

Lineup:

The Lumineers, GRiZ (Performing 2x, including “Chasing The Golden Hour Set”), T-Pain, Fisher,  Alison Wonderland, Big Gigantic, Big Wild, BigXthaPlug, BLAAP, Flipturn, Ganja White Night, Goth Babe, Gramatik, IAN, LP Giobbi, LSDream (+ LSDream presents LIGHTCODE), The Disco Biscuits, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Tractorbeam, Tycho, Young The Giant, Ahee, Artifakts, Capochino, Covex, DENM, Dogs in a Pile, Effin, Eggy, Jantson, Know Good, Koastle, Lizzy Jane, Mary Droppinz, Penelope Road, Pretty Pink, ProbCause, Ravenscoon, Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners, Ries Brothers, Smokeland, Steller, The Stews, The Movement, Tropidelic, Trousdale, Truth, TVBOO, Whethen, Winyah, Zingara

JUNGLE 51: EXTENDED SETS SUNDOWN TO SUNRISE

Bergsonist, Black Rave Culture, Derrick May, Mathew Jonson, Moodymann, Nightmares on Wax, Octave One, Rechulski, Riva Starr, Special Request, TamiX, The Josh Craig, TV HILL

FESTIVAL 2026 TRAILER STREAMING NOW – WATCH

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With just over a month to go until Hulaween’s 12th annual celebration, the festival has revealed its highly anticipated stage lineups for The Meadow, The Hallows, The Amph, the Spirit Lake, and OFF LIMITS stages, igniting excitement for its return to Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, from Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2, 2025.

This year’s bill spans the full spectrum of sound, bringing together world-renowned artists and emerging talent across electronic, jam, funk, and more – featuring a mix of debut performances and genre-blurring sets that capture the spirit of Hulaween. This lineup represents a cross-section of popular music, with something for everyone. Yes, camp is stupid fun but we’re here for the music.

Wook Wranglers Top 10 Artists to See at Hulaween

• The String Cheese Incident: At the end of the day, this is a String Cheese festival and Saturday date night cover set is a nonnegotiable. Sunday Cheese is known as the frisbee set. Grab your disk and join the fun. There always manages to be some surprises along the way.
• Joe Russo’s Almost Dead: JRAD is critical to have on the lineup because they bring all the hippies, and who’s more fun to camp with? Remember that Terrapin Station a couple of years ago? The truth is, a JRAD show at Suwannee is a great place to find all the Florida heads.
• Dogs in a Pile: Merging funk, jazz, and rock and roll with psychedelia, they present a completely original vibe built on kaleidoscopic soundscapes eerily reminiscent of the days of yesteryear. These guys have certainly been staying busy lately and now they land in the middle of Live Oak.

• Molly Tuttle: Who can forget Molly’s set with Golden Highway on the main stage? Shakes D. Clown? One pill makes you smaller.
• The Infamous Stringdusters with Sierra Hull: Travis Book and the boys teaming up with Sierra Hull for some serious bluegrass stylings. Hulaween’s lineup is always a fusion of eclectic choices. One can always expect to go home with some new favorites.
• Anderson Paak: Hulaween is welcoming back the Paak, this time under the name DJ Pee. Wee. Something funky this way comes.
• Future Joy: Remember Hula renegades with Zach and Emily in the Pine Field? Late night fun to be sure. This set will have some high energy so let loose.
• Zed’s Dead: Characterized by a fluid fusion of various styles, primarily dubstep, drum and bass, and hip-hop, but also incorporates elements of electro house, trap, and deep house. They are known for experimenting with and defying genre boundaries, earning them a reputation as tastemakers in the bass music community. Get ready to get greasy.
• LSZEE: This groundbreaking collaboration between two of the most in-demand, innovative artists in the electronic music world: LSDREAM and CloZee is just what the doctor ordered.
• LSDREAM guided mediation: It might be time for a vibrational realignment. Don’t forget your yoga mat. This is a great opportunity for a Spanish pause in a torrent of stimuli.

At the heart of the festival, The Meadow will once again serve as Hulaween’s main stage, spotlighting massive performances from some of the biggest names in jam, electronic, and roots music. Anchored by six sets from The String Cheese Incident and two sets from Goose, the stage will also host ILLENIUM, Parcels, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Molly Tuttle, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Shadowgrass, and more. With dazzling production, fireworks, and a lush natural backdrop, The Meadow sets the tone for the festival’s most unforgettable moments.

Deep in The Hallows, Hulaween will showcase a lineup that balances jam favorites, psychedelic explorations, and bass-heavy experimentation. Highlights include two sets from The Disco Biscuits, a special two-hour set from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and a one-of-a-kind Lightcode by LSDREAM guided mediation on Saturday, November 1, designed to offer festival-goers a soul reset as they recharge for the second half of the weekend. The stage will also feature Glass Beams, LSZEE (LSDREAM b2b CloZee), Arc de Soleil, Franc Moody, Jade Cicada, Mersiv, Tape B, Tape B b2b Mersiv, BALTHVS, Sunsquabi, Susto String Band, Dizgo, Heavy Pets, and WonkyWilla, making The Hallows a can’t-miss stop for adventurous sets that blur the lines between improvisation and electronic innovation.

The Amph stage promises nonstop energy and a genre-spanning soundtrack primed for dance floor moments. Leading the charge is DJ Pee .Wee, the vinyl-only alias of Anderson .Paak, alongside bass giants Zeds Dead, party-starters Disco Lines and Dr. Fresch, and UK garage favorite Sammy Virji. The stage will also showcase icons Digable Planets, plus a stacked mix of house and bass talent including ATRIP, it’s murph, Mary Droppinz, Westend, DOMii, Cole Knight, Burgundee, SML, Future Joy, OMA, OkayJake b2b STVSH, and more.

Over on the Spirit Lake stage, Hulaween’s immersive art and music playground will once again come alive with a genre-spanning mix of forward-thinking electronic artists and eclectic live acts. The 2025 lineup features Gorgon City, Tinlicker (DJ Set), Sultan + Shepard, Le Youth, Distinct Motive, Peekaboo, and moe. (two sets), alongside innovators like Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, The Infamous Stringdusters with Sierra Hull, Dogs in a Pile, and High Fade. Set against a backdrop of projection-mapped lakefronts, fire effects, towering sculptures, and interactive installations, Spirit Lake transforms into a surreal world where cutting-edge music and large-scale art converge.

Hulaween has once again joined forces with the women-owned and led event company DEFINE EVERYTHING FUTURE (DEF) to bring back the iconic OFF LIMITS stage, an intimate 360-degree fan experience that immerses festival-goers in the underground’s most in-demand sounds. This year’s lineup boasts BLOND:ISH, Odd Mob, YDG, Conducta, Ahadadream, Alex Wann, clubaction, Maz, Gia Nobody b2b Sol, and more, plus secret sets every night. Equipped with a Funktion-One sound system and pyro effects from Incendia, OFF LIMITS seamlessly merges DEF’s immersive production with Spirit Lake’s creative playground, featuring projection mapping, hypnotizing light shows, and interactive installations for a truly cutting-edge experience.

Hulaween 2025 kicks off on Thursday and returns with four immersive and fantastical themes, each offering a unique world for festival-goers to explore. The celebration begins with “Beyond the Radiant Veil: There’s No Place Like Home,” where the characters of Oz in masquerade gather at the intersection of light and shadow, inviting everyone to return home to the swamp reflectively. Next, “The Mad Hatter’s Purple Ball” plunges attendees down the rabbit hole into a cosmic, purple-hued gala of madness, blending whimsy, chaos, and a touch of Prince-inspired extravagance.

As the festival unfolds, “Vampires, Sinners, & Saints” sets the stage for a thrilling night where villains, heroes, angels, and monsters converge in a dance of light and darkness, inviting all to revel in a celebration of good, evil, and everything in between. Finally, Hulaween closes with “Wicked Dark Disco Circus,” a glittering finale of disco vibes, animal prints, and forest-dwelling freaks, uniting music, art, and wild creativity as the 12th annual celebration culminates in sequins, spectacle, and untamed energy.

Hulaween has teamed up with world-renowned artist Sangho Bang – whose collaborations include Rick & Morty, Adult Swim, Phish, Of The Trees, Fender, Adidas, and Justin Bieber – to release the first of three limited-edition screen prints and an exclusive online merch drop. The pre-sale window is open now through September 12, with shipping beginning in early October.

Fans can shop online at Merch.Hulaween.com or pick up Sangho Bang’s hand-illustrated screen print posters on-site in limited-edition regular and foil variants. Two more screen prints and the rest of the 2025 festival collection, featuring additional artists, are coming soon, promising a full lineup of collectible art and merchandise for this year’s celebration.

Hulaween 2025 introduces Wizard Passes, offering new 2 and 4-person GA or GA+ glamping tents, plus add-ons for existing ticket holders. Designed for ease and comfort, each glamping package comes equipped with cozy bedding and throw blankets, bistro tables, bedside lighting, and a portable cooling unit, ensuring every detail keeps attendees comfortable while they dive deep into the Hulaween wonder.

HULAWEEN 2025 LINEUP

HEADLINERS (A-Z)
Disco Lines, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Glass Beams, Goose (2x sets), ILLENIUM, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, LSZEE (LSDREAM + CloZee), Parcels, Sammy Virji, Tape B b2b Mersiv (plus solo sets), The Disco Biscuits (2x sets), The String Cheese Incident, Zeds Dead

SPECIAL GUESTS (A-Z)
Gorgon City, Jade Cicada, Tinlicker (DJ)

FEATURED SUPPORT (A-Z)
ATRIP, Alex Wann, Arc De Soleil, BLOND:ISH, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Digable Planets, Dogs In A Pile, Dr. Fresch, Franc Moody, it’s murph, Le Youth, Maz, moe. (2x sets), Molly Tuttle, Odd Mob, Peekaboo, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sultan + Shepard (DJ set), The Infamous Stringdusters with Sierra Hull, Tractorbeam, Westend, YDG

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT (A-Z)
Afrobeta, Ahadadream, Anemoia, Annie Dukes, BALTHVS, Brad Miller Band, Borne, Burgundee, Captain Midnight, Club Action, Cole Knight, Colton Bowlin, Conducta, Distinct Motive, Dizgo, Domii, Future Joy, Gia Nobody b2b Sol, Gilberto 77, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Jigitz, Linska, Marah, Mary Droppinz, Nikita, The Wicked, OkayJake b2b Stvsh, OMA, Parlor Greens, Prizilla, Shadowgrass, Shannon Lauren Callihan, Shima, SIPPY, SML, Sooza Brass Band, SunSquabi, Susto String Band, The Heavy Pets, The Snozzberries, Villager, Vincent Antone, Wes Pipes and WonkyWilla.

Suwannee Hulaween is one of the country’s last truly independent, large-scale music festivals, returning each fall to its beloved home at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Since its inception in 2013, Hulaween has evolved into a premier cross-genre, Halloween-themed music and camping experience, known for curating an adventurous blend of electronic, jam, indie, bluegrass, funk, soul, and hip-hop. Anchored by festival founders The String Cheese Incident, the event has played host to over a decade’s worth of legendary performances from some of the most forward-thinking acts in modern music. Hulaween is also home to Spirit Lake, one of the most celebrated immersive art experiences in the American festival landscape. Featuring mind-bending projection mapping, interactive installations, and performances from multidisciplinary artists, Spirit Lake is a transformative playground where art and music collide. With its commitment to artistic expression, genre fluidity, and community-driven ethos, Hulaween continues to stand apart as a singular destination in the modern festival circuit.

See you soon.

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Hulaween has revealed the daily lineups for its 12th annual edition, set to take place Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. This year’s expertly curated bill spans the full spectrum of sound, bringing together world-renowned artists and emerging talent across electronic, jam, funk, and more – featuring a mix of debut performances and genre-blurring sets that capture the spirit of Hulaween. Tickets on sale now including the addition of 3-day (Fr-Sun), 2-day (Sat-Sun), and 1-day passes (Sun)  Setting the tone for the weekend, Thursday’s programming highlights top electronic acts like Disco Lines and Jade Cicada, plus a rare back-to-back set from Tape B and Mersiv – who will also deliver solo performances. Westend and it’s murph are set to make their Hulaween debuts, rounding out a dance-heavy opening day. The String Cheese Incident will usher in the party with two sets on Thursday, plus an exclusive collaboration with The Infamous Stringdusters and Sierra Hull. Jam stalwarts moe. will also deliver two sets. The Halloween celebration begins in full on Friday, October 31, with a stacked lineup of electronic heavyweights including ILLENIUM, LSZEE (CloZee b2b LSDREAM), and Tinlicker. Additional Friday highlights include sets from Le Youth, Odd Mob, Sultan + Shepard, and YDG. Friday night’s festivities promise an electrifying experience, featuring two high-energy sets from The Disco Biscuits, along with a rare appearance from their all-instrumental alter ego, Tractorbeam. Anderson .Paak will make his Hulaween debut under his DJ alias DJ Pee .Wee, offering a genre-bending set of deep cuts and party favorites. The String Cheese Incident returns for two more Halloween performances, while legendary hip-hop trio Digable Planets make their long-awaited festival debut. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong also return, bringing their signature blend of funk-fueled psychedelia back to Suwannee.

Saturday will keep the energy soaring with standout performances from genre-blending icons and boundary-pushing artists across the musical spectrum. Headlining the day’s festivities are Zeds Dead, Gorgon City, and Parcels, while The String Cheese Incident will once again take the stage for two immersive sets. Saturday also marks the highly anticipated debut of Glass Beams at Hulaween, bringing their hypnotic, East-meets-West psych-fusion to the festival. The day will also include dynamic sets from globally celebrated selectors like Dr. Fresch and Blond:ish, alongside jam-fueled explorations from Dogs In A Pile and Franc Moody. Alt-disco outfit Arc De Soleil and rising stars like Mary Droppinz, Conducta, and OkayJake b2b STVSH round out a diverse and eclectic bill. The final day of the festival, Sunday, November 2, promises an unforgettable sendoff with two extended sets from beloved improvisational rock outfit Goose, and an epic two-hour performance from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. UK garage sensation Sammy Virji will also make his Hulaween debut, delivering one of the weekend’s most anticipated dancefloor sessions. Elsewhere on Sunday’s roster, fans can expect crowd-moving sets from dubstep king Peekaboo, virtuosic guitar player Molly Tuttle, and rock/country jammer Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, with additional highlights including Alex Wann, Shadowgrass, and Maz. The weekend will close on a high note, blending musical exploration with the unmistakable spirit of Suwannee. In May, Hulaween announced the theme for their coveted art program, Spirit Lake. The 2025 theme will be The Radiant Veil – The Dance of Light and Shadow, an immersive concept that will transform the Spirit Lake experience like never before. Now in his third year as Spirit Lake Experience Director, Justin Bolognino will once again lead a visionary team of artists, technologists, and dreamers to create a surreal, multi-sensory world where light and shadow intertwine. This year’s Spirit Lake will feature new and returning audio-reactive installations, participatory art, projection storytelling, and an expanded AV Light Experience. As day turns to night, The Radiant Veil will come alive – blurring the line between the seen and unseen, the observer and the observed, the dancer and the dance. As the founder and CEO of the renowned immersive experience company, META, Bolognino continues to redefine what is possible in experiential festival art, pushing the boundaries of storytelling, technology, and community engagement while shaping Spirit Lake into one of North America’s leading immersive art environments. For those who’ve wandered the illuminated dreamscape of Spirit Lake, a piece of that magic is now available to take home. The Mural Maze Collective is offering limited-edition poster and canvas prints of their stunning collaborative murals, with proceeds supporting the artists and Art in Session’s creative projects, including The Deliberate Creation Station, Live Painting, and the Spirit Lake Art Gallery. Check out the Mural Maze merch, fine art prints, canvas prints, accessories, apparel, and more here. Hulaween has just released a limited batch of additional passes for the 2025 festival, including 3-day passes (Friday-Sunday), 2-day passes (Saturday-Sunday) and 1-day passes (Sunday). Festival passes and camping options are on sale now at https://hulaween.com/ ABOUT SUWANNEE HULAWEEN Suwannee Hulaween is one of the country’s last truly independent, large-scale music festivals, returning each fall to its beloved home at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Since its inception in 2013, Hulaween has evolved into a premier cross-genre, Halloween-themed music and camping experience, known for curating an adventurous blend of electronic, jam, indie, bluegrass, funk, soul, and hip-hop. Anchored by festival founders The String Cheese Incident, the event has played host to over a decade’s worth of legendary performances from some of the most forward-thinking acts in modern music. Hulaween is also home to Spirit Lake, one of the most celebrated immersive art experiences in the American festival landscape. Featuring mind-bending projection mapping, interactive installations, and performances from multidisciplinary artists, Spirit Lake is a transformative playground where art and music collide. With its commitment to artistic expression, genre fluidity, and community-driven ethos, Hulaween continues to stand apart as a singular destination in the modern festival circuit. HULAWEEN 2025 LINEUP HEADLINERS (A-Z) Disco Lines, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Glass Beams, Goose (2x sets), ILLENIUM, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, LSZEE (LSDREAM + CloZee), Parcels, Sammy Virji, Tape B b2b Mersiv (plus solo sets), The Disco Biscuits (2x sets), The String Cheese Incident, Zeds Dead SPECIAL GUESTS (A-Z) Gorgon City, Jade Cicada, Tinlicker (DJ), FEATURED SUPPORT (A-Z), ATRIP, Alex Wann, Arc De Soleil, BLOND:ISH, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Digable Planets, Dogs In A Pile, Dr. Fresch, Franc Moody, it’s murph, Le Youth, Maz, moe. (2x sets), Molly Tuttle, Odd Mob, Peekaboo, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sultan + Shepard (DJ set), The Infamous Stringdusters with Sierra Hull, Tractorbeam, Westend, YDG ADDITIONAL SUPPORT (A-Z) Afrobeta, Ahadadream, Anemoia, Annie Dukes, BALTHVS, Brad Miller Band, Borne, Burgundee, Captain Midnight, Club Action, Cole Knight, Colton Bowlin, Conducta, Distinct Motive, Dizgo, Domii, Future Joy, Gia Nobody b2b Sol, Gilberto 77, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Jigitz, Linska, Marah, Mary Droppinz, Nikita, The Wicked, OkayJake b2b Stvsh, Oma, Parlor Greens, Prizilla, Shadowgrass, Shannon Lauren, Callihan, Shima, SIPPY, SML, Sooza Brass Band, SunSquabi, Susto String Band, The Heavy Pets, The Snozzberries, Villager, Vincent Antone, Wes Pipes, WonkyWilla

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Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 9 through Sunday, October 12 at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida. Fostering the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, this four-day camping family-friendly music festival includes camping, music workshops, kids’ activities, arts & crafts, and daily yoga.

Nestled in 800 acres of gorgeous Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River in northern Florida, Suwannee Roots Revival celebrates community-based fun, growing friendships, laughing families, and the joy you get from making memories with friends old and new.The festival is thrilled to announce the 2025 lineup, which includes Oteil & Friends (featuring Melvin Seals, Steve Kimock, Jason Crosby, Johnny Kimock, Tom Guarna & Lamar Williams Jr.), Yonder Mountain String Band, Donna the Buffalo (all 4 days), Peter Rowan & The Walls of Time Band, Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, Della Mae, Seth Walker, Henhouse Prowlers, Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly, Ain’t Sisters, Jon Stickley Trio, The Lee Boys, John Mailander’s Forecast (as well as Mailander being Artist at Large), and more!
Suwannee Roots Revival focuses on showcasing established and emerging roots musicians throughout the weekend.  The lineup includes performers with long histories of epic Suwannee performances along with a history of showcasing some surprise one-of-a-kind collaborations—you never know who will give a surprise sit-in on stage (or in the campgrounds for that matter). There is an open call to play in the many campground pickin’ party sites throughout the weekend, including at Slopryland, hosted by Sloppy Joe, and the Bill Monroe Shrine, hosted by Quartermoon.With many acts playing multiple times, music will be staged in a variety of areas, including the newly renamed Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater, Dance Tent, Music Hall, and the Music Farmers Stage at The Back Porch.

Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater is nestled in a tree-filled natural amphitheater, adding to the magic through the beautiful setting. The Dance Tent is a fantastic spot to immerse yourself in the music and, new to this year, has been relocated a bit closer to the Vendor Village for added convenience! The Music Hall remains an excellent spot for special indoor listening experiences with stage lighting, air conditioning, and a cafe.

Suwannee Roots Revival is excited about the new Music Farmers Stage at The Back Porch—a “VIP section for everyone.” This new music area debuted at Roots’s sister festival, Suwannee Spring Reunion, which takes place in March. The Back Porch (formerly backstage of The Porch Stage) will be open from the start of the music until the end of each night’s performances, providing plenty of seating options for relaxation, food from delicious vendors nearby, and live video feeds from Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater to ensure you don’t miss any of the action. It will have a full bar set up, and many interesting vending selections nearby.

Jam and Toast, a North Carolina-based music publication, came to Suwannee Roots Revival’s sister event, Suwannee Spring Reunion, for the first time ever at SOSMP, and Thomas Beck writes, “Spanish moss hangs from century-old oaks like confetti, swaying gently in the Florida breeze. When the daytime music recedes, early risers set out on riverside trails for peaceful morning hikes. At night, neon lights dance through the campgrounds and trees, making the forest look otherworldly with glowing projections on the foliage. It’s the ultimate blend of natural beauty and modern festival flair.”

The Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees provided a rich environment to capture a series of sessions on the festival grounds in the ‘Alan Lomax field recording’ style. 2024 was a tough year for the Suwannee community after losing festival co-founder Randy ‘Big Cosmo’ Judy, who passed away in spring 2024, and having to cancel the 2024 Suwannee Roots Revival due to Hurricane Helene. But festival director Beth Judy brought the festival roaring back into fighting shape in 2025, hosting a massive 4-day party across half a dozen stages, late night campground pickin’ parties (looking at you, Slopryland!), kicking off the weekend with Big Cosmo’s Celebration of Life.”
—Paste Magazine

The park offers guest comforts including a general store, full service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms, and water stations. Upgraded camping, including RV hook ups and cabin rentals, as well as golf cart rentals are currently on sale. Reservations may be made by calling the Park office at (386) 364­-1683. SOSMP is located between Jacksonville, Florida & Tallahassee, Florida about 30 minutes south of the Georgia State line, about 45 minutes north of Gainesville and is host to a variety of events. Please visit the park’s web site at www.musicliveshere.com for further information.

Tickets are on sale now. Suwannee Roots Revival offers a multi-day Weekend Ticket that includes festival admission for four days of music, as well as primitive camping on Thursday-Sunday nights. Military and Student discounts are available. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For complete ticket information, visit Suwannee Roots Revival website

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re/so/nate– produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound. Hard truth, it’s all the reverberating that can be reverberated. It might be best if you sit down for this one. Hush hush. May 15-17, 2025 at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park Suwannee Resonate returned to the depths of the forest for one of the headiest, family-rich, Florida get-downs possible. STS9, Beats Antique, Papadosio, OPIUO, Shpongle, Detox Unit and the rest of the business pounded the north Florida moss with vibrations of deep, full, reverberating sound of the highest order. Most festivals do produce an umbrella theme of celebration and/but Resonate goes further into curious tendrils that spiral into that unique place where inmates participate in the asylum administration. You signed up for the group hypnosis session and your ticket includes the full package. Y’all thought this was a safari where photographs could be taken safely from the confines of the vehicle. Surprise, this is immersion therapy and you just became the star of the show. It’s Resonate Suwannee “25: It Just Hits Differently. Join the picaroon party already in progress at the beach. You’re welcome.

Many of the regulars to this fiesta wouldn’t be completely aware of the lineup and have other expectations in terms of heady vibes and audience participation. They just don’t care. It’s a fair bet the music and art will be top notch but there’s another brand of excitement for what happens after the music stops. Higher crust, the VIPness taking two sips of their brew, before leaving the rest to roast in the Florida sun. Welcome to the other side. Back in the day the wooks may have been the gate crashers but now the professionals are skimming from the top. A crew had buried Moana the Explorer a month earlier at Spring Reunion and were prepared to unearth her when they got inside the venue. They’d forgotten the map and now all the turkey oaks looked exactly the same. On the other hand, Pedro had been stuffed inside a balloon and smuggled in via Moonpie’s prison purse. He whispered a private prayer against leakage but promises were made and the word is the bond. Knowing that Mexican she was just as likely to have poked holes in the condom herself.

Sad Pirates and Balloon Songs. Thursday night around two in the morning the Hobo Kamp was gently asked to shut down the amplified music. By most standards, this was coming a bit early. Payasita and Moonpie got the hard shut down at eight in the morning as the little clown squeaked her balloon concerto into the megaphone, which lucky for everyone in the near vicinity, was quickly running out of juice. Sadly, Payasita never got to finish her sunrise sonata, but by the end of the weekend Demwa figured out how to hook it up to a groundscored solar panel. “From the sun to my mouth to your ears. Do you think you’re stronger than the sun?”

Nobody looks forward to returning to work Monday, around the water cooler, only to recount the weekend with details of solace and quiet nights. They were behaved to some degree at Spring Reunion but this is Suwannee Resonate and around the lake, in the field and on the Hippy Trail this place is an absolute zoo. For the ticket price many of the night critters come for the marathon and the sprint, together in a forest celebration with cousins of every ilk. They didn’t come to listen to crickets, rather to witness the production of electrical or mechanical Resonance, and to explore the sillier side of life. You might not be exactly sure what you need. Trust it, you want the zoo. The park has plenty of room. In their day, Tamiami and Ma Roux used to push back into the far woods so they could sleep in peace when their party was done. In contrast, these savages came to stay awake for as long as possible and they appear to be getting better at it. Moonpie and Bagadix were waiting for shadow people that never came. “Do they think we’re ugly?”

Hannah’s neighborhood at the Free Range Pavilion boasted the new coach with with pink sex light and all the dangerous questions that come with such things. Next to her, El Gato offered fancy cigarettes dipped in expired codeine. They had been surviving on pralines gifted from GA+ at JazzFest but next to El Gato, Colby’s people poured sixty pounds of spicy crawfish on the table. Surely collateral in this part of the world and down the Riviera. The stink which Moonpie left on his wrists and behind his ears as a perfume of sorts, hoping to find a tart who fancied the smell of Bayou La Batre shrimp boats.

As late as Thursday, the crew was despondent. They had seen no other pirate flags and were afraid no one wanted to play with them. Horehay and Payasita headed out around sunrise and while on reconnaissance, ran into Pedro’s team, both hunting the same booty, in packs like velociraptors. They waved them off and returned with their first haul of the weekend, signifying the game was afoot and sparking the birth of a contagious fire.

Thanks to morning gifts by Dougie Fresh, Moonpie and Goo Bear were surrounded by a medley of gels. Purple, yellow, and green, they resembled Mardi Gras confetti littering the corner of the melted Penny Lane table. Later during the Shpongle set, Goo Bear would be seen, covered in sweat and sand climbing up from the underworld where he’d grooved with the root dwellers. Believe what you want.

Resonate just hits differently. This party showcases folks slowly making laps around the lake, visiting other campsites and joining in each other’s fun. The potluck comes with emotional highs and lows. Great friends coming together, relatives not seen in some time, some bringing luggage and others bringing jello shots.

Beer Girl introduced the kamp to Tom, a real pirate in a sea of pretenders. Gel tabs, cold beers and Jello shots can be an especially effective way of keeping marauders from absconding with your booty. By Sunday, one of his Jolly Rogers was returned to him with an original hand painted Suwannee River Pirate standard. In the end, new friends were made which are always the best groundscores.

Shakes D. Clown showed up sometime Friday in his Audi clown car packed with guitars, a large Rastafarian and a complete drum kit. To be sure, Fred and his high hat were just what the family jam needing. Littered with janky Christmas lights, from the end of the road it resembled some kind of deranged mother ship, searching for enthusiastic consent. Let the probing begin.

The little clown had first joined the fray at Spring Reunion and now she was introducing them to more clowns. They were falling out of the trees and this was definitely the clown pocket they never knew they needed. All of the pirate flags that came through her immediately had red noses over the skull, marked forever by pirate clowns. You’re welcome. Who knew that was a thing and how many of them does it take before things start to get weird?

Thank ye gods the brakes were fixed on the Alligator. Welcome to the Wranglers Ten Year Anniversary Tour where we promised up front that we wouldn’t say “no”. Don’t even ask for a ride home because Brother will just haul you back to the Bird Sanctuary Bar. Meow? Broc asked Moonpie if he if he wanted to get loose or get “loose” and naturally he chose the latter, slipping backwards into a place where his cognitive transmission began operating far too slowly to comprehend much of what was being said. He didn’t know what was going on and he didn’t mind. The idiots silence was misconstrued as clever and reserved while everything that had happened before that moment was lost and gone into the guff. Don’t go into the light Clairice.

One of the kamp goals was to not have to call security. Small and attainable in the grand scheme of things. They had begun to police their own area and were working in tandem with both security and deputies to keep things safe. In terms of creating a space for folks to get funky, individuals must be careful not to bring down the vibration and when the hard line is crossed and you run away all the women, there’s nothing that can save you. Hasta luego dago.

Sloppy Soldiering with Bagadix. Folks had begun heading in for Beats Antique and the White Ninja and Moonpie knew it was a perfect time to move in on the flags they’d marked. He slapped camouflage paint over his eyes and grabbed his pirate tools. Bagadix’s pupils were still the same size and facing the same direction so he wasn’t corkscrewed, concussed or both. Twenty minutes later they’d harvested the first two and were happily surprised to find the “Surrender the Booty” gem attached to a nearby golf cart. Somewhere along the way Moonpie fell victim to hubris and lost the flags from his back pocket. Damnable. They discontinued their hunt and joined the Beats Antique show in season, with space for them to move into the pit and let the tribal base climb up their legs and burrow into their root chakras.

Not since Hula had they been blessed with fresh boob juice but unlike Pedro who curled her nose up at the expiration date, Anna gave over the curdled breast milk adding, “that’s the way you like it.” and she wasn’t lying. Moonpie was in need of embryonic stem cells and after days of self-abuse, he could feel his epidermis tightening as he goozled down the healing elixir. At some point during the family jam, the greasiest Mexican got hold of some bad chicken and begin sliding backwards into a spiritual burrito of primordial reflection. Her skin produced ripples akin to the flesh of a blood orange with an opaque, mustard color best described as “jaundicy”.

With plenty of wiggle room left in the compound, Kent arrived up with a slough of hoodlums. Old school Suwannee, it had been years since they’d camped together. There was Eduardo “Epic Boom” with his surprise tank and Integrity with his homegrown and sploosh of live resin that would apparently “knock you in the dirt”. How these crackers had been coming to the park for so long without finding their way to into the womb of Kamp Happiness, one could only ponder.

The Art of the Side Quest: Just say yes. The Fallout Shelter party was finally congealing with Seas spitting his poetry when Kent hollered “Hop on the cart.” As he climbed aboard, Moonpie argued that he had to be back soon to host the late night party. “We’ll be back in a couple minutes” Kent laughed as they sped off into the Suwannee darkness. They returned, tattered and worn, sometime around eleven o’clock the next day. They’d join a party of “adults” somewhere in the loop and met Katie, a phantasm from St. Pete that freely shared contraband and stories until they forgot why they were ever leaving. Somewhere along the line, time seemed to slow and finally stand still and they had entered the microverse. One the way back from the Loop, Moonpie spotted a Grateful Dead Jolly Roger that must have been a mirage. He could no longer trust his eyes. The great white buffalo. All he would have to do was remember where it was and return with a strike force.

He’d been drifting too far from the shore and considered sleeping in the inflatable vagina but the mid-day heat made sleeping an impossibility. As he walked to the shower, he could feel his engine light blinking.  but it succeeded in bringing down his core temperature and reinvigorating him for the continuing gauntlet. Reports from the end of River Road heralded a brand of beach party rarely seen. The warm temperatures sent the hippies into the Suwannee River, where bathing in the healing waters of the nearby springs provided a ritual baptism in the literal Fountain of Youth.

Resonate is about sharing and at some point during the festivities, Kamp Happiness more or less, ceased using money. Kolt McCoy’s people moved from the Renaissance back to their original spot near the lake, close to the Fallout Shelter. The River Pirates pushed up the west flank and with Hannah’s people running the Bill Monroe Pavilion, they had once again organized a group of familiars that pushed out in every direction. It had taken years, but they were working to know everyone who ventured to the park. This is SOSMP. Music Lives Here. Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.

Eye of the storm    Shakes and Moonpie were there together, sharing one reptilian brain. One hundred forty mile per hour hurricane winds slashing in brutal feeder bands around them in every direction, hundreds of tornadoes independent and connected by tendrils of wind, and at the center, light breezes and clear skies. D. Clown came in “small dog” ready to assist in all the ways. The brought his A game and it worked in terms of class and funk. They vibed in the center, surrounded by delicious chaos.

Sunrise. The strike force left around sunrise for the great white buffalo. Three of the team stopped at the arcade while Moonpie slipped back into the Loop. He couldn’t remember exactly where he’d seen the white Jolly Roger but it haunted his dreams. He passed Loop 61 where he’d parked his Coachman, with children and parents many years ago. Heather had brought her kids and stayed with them there, now she was camped somewhere else in the park with a new paramour. Regular folks, not like the motley crew with which he was now associated. He located it, carefully slipped it from it’s perch and fell victim to hubris for the second time. As Moonpie slowly walked back to Kamp, still missing his credentials from the night before, someone created up behind him and scuttled off to the pier with his new booty. Such is the way off the Barbary Coast. All’s fair in love and war.

Trust in the process. Don’t give up. The festival knows what she’s doing. The Colorado crowd left on Friday haggard and worn. Charles and Moana were trying to survive the heat, sitting completely still in the shade of the kamp, and knew that leaving was a bad idea. Friends were getting into emotional arguments, serotonin levels were running low, but one had to respect the process and stick with it. Attention to detail, commitment and hustle. Never forget.

Tenderfoot had introduced Moonpie to bumper bumps at Mondegreen. Now they were discovering stump bumps on the way back from the river with Bagadix and the Spinner. Sometimes it’s important to leap, haphazardly, from the golf cart and take the slow walk with someone down the dusty trail. The votive candles had all melted and wax had run down his car onto Danny’s ten dollar Resonate t-shirt. At the end of the day, even covered with wax, who could complain about a ten dollar shirt?

Late Saturday night Baitbucket leaned forward in his chair and finally succumbed to sleep for the first time in a while. Somehow, during the disco nap he’d been attacked by an MRE. When he came to, he looked as if he’d run over a deer with a tractor. Seconds later, he sat down in a warm tray of rice crispy space treats donated by the neighbors. Stumbly, fumbly, bumbly. Dominick Michelle had brought all the unused groceries to the art table and was serving breakfast to passing hippies. Even pirates have to eat.

Thank you to everyone who donned Wook Wranglers VIPness laminates. As always, connecting the proletariat to the bourgeoisie. The key that opens all the doors. Please remember, with great power comes great responsibility. You’re welcome.

Shut your whore mouth. Moana visited the BS Bar on her way back from Detox Unit and realized she was getting a little “jittery”. Her cut off shorts appeared to have been shredded by a honey badger and she had no idea how. Cody started a ruckus at the OPIUO set but left early to annoint himself with oils and salves in preparation of the nightly festivities. Both Bagadix and El Gato had punctured their ear drums. This party was not for the uninitiated. If it was easy everyone would do it.

JBfly and Luna took off for a private adventure, only to end up with a portion of her quarter panel left leaning up against a tree in kamp. Some mysteries are best left unsolved.

The pirates had done a fine job of hanging the booty but in their thirst for treasure they created some kind of sterile environment, a closed system where no one even tried to steal back their flags. For once their defense was sound. As they packed up the menagerie, Dougie Fresh brought them more gels for CaveJam and the Beer Lady served warm breakfast burritos for the egress team. It’s nice to work with professionals. Some of these people have been playing in the woods for years and it’s obvious.

Gravedigger’s Post Party. Always ask for the late checkout. Shakes D. Clown included a pack of prison noodle seasoning in the shrimp and grits. VIP and Pimp King, Gravedigger showed up with her big dick energy for mandatory hydration and air conditioning during breakdown. Gifting Moonpie a Free Range Strange cap with Terrapin wings, the kind of thing that can make a man cry like a girl with a skint knee. Without missing a beat, a wandering wook came to trade for it. Although he was known as a shrewd wheeler dealer, some things are not on the table. You can also forget about the Grateful Dead coin and the Gandalf the Grey pipe. Sorry, not sorry. And if you get invited to the farm for a little tussle, it’s suggested you wear a sundress with no lederhosen.

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In the end, amidst all of the chaos and sideways fun, most everyone was able to Resonate on a high vibration and move with the eye of the storm. New friends were made and the process proved to be effective. Everyone made it through the gauntlet and came away a little smarter. They had endured and survived, nay…Expanded. Surely they’d eaten from the tree, but they’d been “fed” by the flowing energy of the forest. And for a while they were free. The family got bigger and some loved ones realized they needed to live a little further away so they could get some damn sleep. Hustlers gonna hustle. Real talk.

Meghan, with the strength of youth, took her pony to the shore and left Resonate directly for Sunday night at Rockville in Daytona. JBfly thought it was Tuesday but actually made it home to Boone Thursday with little time to recoup before CaveJam. After that they would have a bye before Mountain Music Festival. With FloydFest on the horizon, the summer train rolls on. Get on where ever you can and hold tight. The party returns to Suwannee in October with Roots Revival and Hulaween. Feel the inertia.

Thank you, thank you to everyone who participated in the frivolity and fun. That was quite the spectacle. No prophets, no profits. Believe what you want. Namaste y’all.

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Suwannee Hulaween announces a powerhouse, multi-genre lineup for momentous 12th annual edition. Not That it Matters…But the Suwannee Hulaween “25 Lineup is Fire. We would go no matter who played. It’s so much more than music but that’s happening about twenty-four hours a day. The food, art, comedy, merch, collective silliness and overall spectacle are hard to beat. Join us at the Poncho Tree on Tuesday before the festival for the Hulaween Pre-Party. Headliners include The String Cheese Incident, ILLENIUM, Parcels, Goose (2x sets), Zeds Dead, LSZEE (LSDREAM + CloZee), Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Glass Beams, Sammy Virji, The Disco Biscuits (2x sets), Tape B b2b Mersiv (plus solo sets), and Disco Lines. Additional performers include special guests Gorgon City, Jade Cicada, Tinlicker (DJ set), plus ATRIP, Alex Wann, Arc De Soleil, BLOND:ISH, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Digable Planets, Dogs In A Pile, Dr. Fresch, Franc Moody, it’s murph, Le Youth, Maz, moe. (2x sets), Molly Tuttle, Odd Mob, Peekaboo, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sultan + Shepard (DJ set), The Infamous Stringdusters with Sierra Hull, Tractorbeam, Westend, YDG, and more. Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Tickets on sale now “With Hulaween in its 12th year, we reflect on the magic that has kept us going, fueled by our belief in this community and experience. Through everything, the heartbeat of this festival remains the same—our love for the culture, the music, the park, and the HulaFam that make it all possible. It’s an honor to keep challenging ourselves, creating, celebrating, learning how to do & be better, and evolving together. This year is going to be special.” – Michael Berg, Hulaween co-founder Following last year’s historic Suwannee Hulaween – where Bob Weir performed with The String Cheese Incident for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration – the iconic independent music festival has just announced a powerhouse, multi-genre lineup for its 12th annual edition. Set to return to its beloved home at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, Hulaween 2025 will take place from Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2, 2025. Hulaween 2024 official aftermovie Hulaween 2025’s masterfully curated lineup brings Hulaween 2024 Aftermovie together with world-renowned musicians from every sonic corner of the dancefloor, many of whom are playing the festival for the very first time. This year’s debut dance music headliners include LSZEE (collaborative project of bass masters CloZee & LSDREAM), UKG purveyor Sammy Virji, versatile music aficionado DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak, who is bringing his DJ alias to Hulaween after playing the festival in 2016 and 2019 with his Free Nationals band), house DJ/producer Disco Lines, and Tape B b2b Mersiv (playing together at the festival for the first time, and as well as bringing back their vaunted solo sets following previous Hulaween solo performances). Photo credit: taragracerfoto Hulaween will also usher in festival debut live performances from Australian electro-pop group Parcels and psychedelic rock outfit Glass Beams.

Photo credit: aaronbradleyphotochicago These artists will be accompanied by heavy-hitting Hulaween veteran headliners such as festival-ringleaders The String Cheese Incident, acclaimed indie-jam quartet piece Goose (2x sets), Hulaween staple Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and Philadelphia-bred jamtronica outfit The Disco Biscuits (2x sets + a rare performance by their all instrumental side project alias, Tractorbeam, late night at Spirit Lake) – a collection of acts that reinforce Hulaween’s roots in band-focused music. Photo credit: taragracerfoto On the electronic music front, Hulaween is bringing back headliners such as Deadbeats-label bosses / bass music juggernauts Zeds Dead, and Billboard-charting producer ILLENIUM. The Hulaween 2025 lineup also boasts an impressive array of dance music support acts making their festival debut, such as genre-blending master ATRIP, Parisian afrohouse artist Alex Wann, Dutch electronic music duo Tinlicker (DJ set), infectious electronic producer Odd Mob, G-house producer Dr. Fresch, bruising bass music artist YDG, tech-house guru Westend, genre-blending house maestro it’s murph, melodic house duo Sultan + Shepard (DJ set), electronic experimenter Jade Cicada, melodic house expert Le Youth, and Latin-infused tech-house producer Maz. Photo credit: taragracerfoto Dance music acts returning to Hulaween include beloved UK house duo Gorgon City, dubstep king PEEKABOO, and ABRACADABRA-label boss BLOND:ISH. Photo credit: aaronbradleyphotochicago On the live front, acts making their debut festival performances include soulful producer/multi-instrumentalist Arc De Soleil, rock/country jammer Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, iconic jazz-infused hip-hop trio Digable Planets, genre-blending New Jersey quintet Dogs In A Pile, and 2 sets from legendary jam rock band moe. Photo credit: jstrausservisuals Veteran Hulaween live acts returning for 2025 include funky indie-dance duo Franc Moody, virtuosic guitar player Molly Tuttle, funk-jam band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and bluegrass outfit The Infamous Stringdusters featuring a rare special guest addition of two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Sierra Hull during their set. Photo credit: taragracerfoto The Hulaween 2025 lineup is rounded out by acts such as BALTHVS, Ahadadream, Baauer, borne, Cole Knight, Colton Bowlin, Conducta, Distinct Motive, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Jigitz, Linska, Mary Droppinz, Nikita, The Wicked, OkayJake b2b Stvsh, Oma, Parlor Greens, Shadowgrass, Shima, SIPPY, SML, SunSquabi, Susto String Band, Villager, Vincent Antone, WonkyWilla, and more. Photo credit: stephportphotos Hulaween is also thrilled to announce that the 360-stage experience OFF LIMITS will be returning for the 2025 edition following a wildly successful debut in 2024. The stage is located at Spirit Lake and features underground dance music programming curated by DEF, as well as fire effects by Incendia and a Funktion-One sound system. Last year’s OFF LIMITS performers included acclaimed names such as Azzecca, Justin Jay b2b Nala, Riordan, Taiki Nulight, Will Clarke, and more. Photo credit: PatrickHughes Since its inception in 2013, Hulaween has evolved into one of the country’s most coveted cross-genre affairs. Over the course of the past decade, Hulaween has hosted a plethora of world-class artists at the Spirit of the Suwannee’s idyllic grounds, which serves as the perfect setting for attendees to fully immerse themselves in Florida’s lush, enchanting nature. Photo credit: jstrausservisuals Hulaween’s Spirit Lake is heralded as one of the leading immersive art experiences across American festivals, brimming with talented sculptors, fire/metal workers, painters, performance art thespians, and lighting designers. Attendees can revel in lakefront holographic projection mapping, hypnotizing light shows, and interactive installations. Photo credit: stephportphotos Hulaween offers a variety of ticketing tiers for the 2025 festival, including GA+, which offers a dedicated lounge with a private bar, access to air-conditioned restrooms, and a concierge service. Primitive camping is included with GA, GA+, and VIP ticket options with car/RV camping passes available for an additional purchase. VIP ticketing tiers include VIP admission, indoor bathrooms, VIP viewing areas, swag bags, complimentary golf cart rides, and VIP primitive camping for Mummy and Werewolf. The Witch VIP package (SOLD OUT) also includes a pre-set glamping tent and 2 VIP admission tickets plus catered meals. The Goblin (SOLD OUT) and Vampire packages include VIP amenities plus an RV pass and VIP admission for 2 or 4 people, respectively. The Zombie package includes a VIP cabin on-site at the festival, VIP amenities, and VIP admission for 4 people. Attendees can also opt to purchase early arrival passes to set up their campsites ahead of the festival opening on Thursday. Tickets are available to purchase at https://hulaween.com/. Stay tuned for additional Hulaween announcements, including the OFF LIMITS programming by DEF for the 2025 edition. Photo credit: PatrickHughes

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