Win Outdoor Gear from Outside, Inc. and FloydFest Daydream “26

Outdoor adventure awaits at FloydFest 2026, and, announced today, purchasing tickets by the
end of May puts patrons (including all ticket purchasers to-date) in the running to win one of five Outside, Inc. + FloydFest adventure-ready prize packs, each valued at $350+ and containing solar-power banks, headlamps, compasses, mess kits and more. In addition to the prize-pack giveaway, Across-the-Way Productions, Inc. and Blue Cow Arts Foundation, Inc. announce that Virginia Living Magazine named FloydFest ‘Best of Virginia’ for music festivals in 2026. To boot, AtWP & BCA add even
more artists to the lineup for FloydFest 26~Daydream, the latest annual offering of the Southeast’s premier summer outdoor music festival, taking place Wednesday to Sunday, July 22 to 26, 2026, at its home, FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va.

Also announced today, a hefty handful of artists who elevate the ‘magic’ of FloydFest to technicolor join the lineup, including Bhakti Kulani, Colonel Josh, Community High School Band, Fluidity Troupe, Handmade Music School, HeadSpin Entertainment, Hunter Rhodes Magic, JAM Kids Presents: The Blue Ridge Stringbenders, Juggling Geoff, Pyrocosmic, Sarah Ernst and Tain Collins.

ARTISTS —
Daydream’s powerful quartet of 2026 headliners — GRAMMY Award-winning rock-and-soul juggernaut Tedeschi Trucks Band, rock-and-roll cultural legends My Morning Jacket, songcraft-alchemist Stephen Wilson Jr. and GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson — plus today’s new additions, join the notable grouping of artists previously announced:
Larkin Poe, Railroad Earth, The Dip, The Word (Ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski, & North Mississippi Allstars), Andy Frasco & The U.N., Amble, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Creekers, Penelope Road, Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Jason Scott & The High Heat, lespecial, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Tyler Ramsey, Parlor Greens, MT Jones, Zion Marley, Zach Person, Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Coyote Island, Johnny Mullenax, Supertaste, Brother Wallace, The Animeros, Denitia, Valley Flower, Organ Fairchild, Isaac Hadden, Cam Clark &
His Orchestra, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Mama Said String Band, Canyon Lights, Bella Rayne, The Weird Sisters, Holler Choir, The Wildmans, Scott T. Smith, Madison Hughes, The Faux Paws, Music Road Co, Big Daddy Love Plays Mo-Grass, William Seymour’s Songwriter Showcase, plus FloydFest 25~Aurora On-the-Rise winner, Florencia & The Feeling, and runner-up, Hash The Band.

Sponsored by Peluso Microphone Lab and Press Press Merch, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s On-the-Rise Class of 2026 includes Free Whenever, Frute, Jacoozy, Late Night Special, Moga Family Band, New Translations, Renee Christine, Stone Throwers, Tand and Teddy & The Rough Riders.

Showcasing Across-the-Way Productions, Inc.’s love and admiration for the remarkable local music scene, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s ‘Local Love’ lineup includes Blue Mule, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Corey Hunley & The Millionaires, Father Sun, Freak Rangers, Jatoba, John & Friends, Kerosene Willy, Leonard Blush & The Camelcals, Ripejive, Solacoustix, The Sugar Hollows and Virginia Electric.

All artists on the seven rounds of announces to-date can be discovered and explored via extensive bios, links and playlists here, as well as listened to on a special FloydFest 26~Daydream Spotify Playlist. FloydFest 26~Daydream’s initial By-Day Schedules are available here.

TICKETS —
Multiple ticket types are approaching sellout — including VIP — so patrons are encouraged to secure tickets now by visiting here or the FloydFest website.New for 2026, FloydFest features a few new ticket-types, most notably the highly-requested return of the ‘Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’),’ plus the ‘ADA Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’).’ Another new ticket type for 2026, the ‘FloydFest VIP Glamp-Camp
Bundle Package,’ is now sold out. FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp Program continues to be one of the quickest offerings to sell-out annually, and a select few GA Glamp-Camp Bundle Packages remain, thus patrons are encouraged to buy soon.

Underscoring Across-the-Way Productions and FestivalPark’s dedication to improving the onsite patron experience, dramatic improvements are underway at FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp campus, with sneak-peeks coming soon. Learn more about GA (and VIP) Glamp-Camp Packages by visiting here. Hotel Travel Packages are on sale for FloydFest 26~Daydream, with accommodation options at the iconic & historic Hotel
Roanoke (VIP) and the modern & plush SpringHill Suites Roanoke (GA). FloydFest Hotel Travel Packages are available paired with either (2) 5-Day GA tickets or (2) 5-Day VIP tickets for FloydFest 26~Daydream, and include a five-night hotel stay (and all associated hotel amenities), roundtrip shuttle transportation to and from the festival Wednesday through Sunday, plus (2) FloydFest Merchandise Bundles. More info is available at https://floydfest.com/hotel-travel-packages/.
INFO —
Visit FloydFest.com to discover a wealth of info for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• FAQs:
• A Site Map, which will be regularly updated up until the festival:
• The valued Partners of FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• The evolving lineup, artist information, playlists and links:
• Rules, a packing list and directions:
• Glamping info:
• Outdoor Adventure info:
• Children’s Universe info:
• New merch for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• Volunteer info and applications:
• Plus: Access to customer service, booking contacts, vendor info, volunteer info … and more!
As always, FloydFest includes vibrant and varied vendors, quality craft brews and chews, healing arts, workshops and whimsy, camping and children’s activities, outdoor adventure, onsite art installations and a lineup featuring almost 100 artists performing on seven+ stages over five days.

FloydFest takes place at FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va. For more information, visit FloydFest or email info@floydfest.com. Click here for a direct link to tickets. Stay informed on all-things FloydFest by signing up for FloydFest’s E-Blast Newsletters & Text Club here and by interacting with FloydFest on social-media at Facebook, Instagram, X and TicTok. Science is like magic.