festivals

You Have No One to Blame But Yourself If You Buy Tickets to Fyre Festival 2

Convicted con man Billy McFarland is back with a new grift

A Guide to Haitian Flag Day, One of Miami’s Best Celebrations

Dance until dawn (literally) or brush up on your history, with events happening all weekend

12 California Music Festivals Worth the Drive This Summer

Lizzo paired with wine, or guitar gods and 80 breweries? Take your pick.

A Hungry Person’s Guide to Hot Luck, Austin’s Premier Food Festival

Four days of barbecue and hanging out with chefs? Consider yourself booked this Memorial Day weekend.

11 Spring Music Festivals Worth the Drive From DC

Something in the Water may have left the city, but that doesn’t mean you can’t drive to Virginia Beach

“Top Chef” Finalist Eric Adjepong on How to Max Out Your SOBEWFF Experience

His dinner at Cecconi's may be sold out, but there’s plenty more on offer at the annual wine and food festival

Your Austin City Limits Festival Survival Guide

Headliners, hotels, must-try barbecue and more important intel

Inside the World’s First Queer Wine Festival

“It would be really difficult to not have a bunch of wine people on a queer-owned farm have a bad time.”

This Weekend, Come to Mendocino and Eat Some Sea Urchins, A Delicious Menace

The community's Purple Urchin Festival may be summer's best food fest

Would You Surrender Your Phone for a Three-Day Music Festival?

The newly announced Over Yondr Festival will ask fans to go without their devices for the whole weekend

20 Things We Can’t Wait to Do in and Around the Bay Area in 2022

Everything we'll be eating, doing and exploring once the current mishegas has subsided

25 Great, IRL Things to Look Forward to in Texas in 2022

Find your inspiration to eat, drink, explore and celebrate everything the Lone Star State has to offer

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20 Things We Can’t Wait to Do in and Around the Bay Area in 2022

Everything we'll be eating, doing and exploring once the current mishegas has subsided

25 Great, IRL Things to Look Forward to in Texas in 2022

Find your inspiration to eat, drink, explore and celebrate everything the Lone Star State has to offer

Coachella Promoter Sues Live Nation Over Copycat "Coachella Day One 22" Festival

The lawsuit alleges that the new festival creates "a likelihood of consumer confusion and false association"

It’s Not Up to Artists to Prevent Tragedies Like Astroworld

It's nice that Adele and Dave Grohl police the crowds at their shows, but they shouldn't have to

Why Is Coachella No Longer Mandating Vaccinations for Its 2022 Festival?

Attendees will now be able to show a negative COVID-19 test instead of proof of vaccination to get in, but is that wise?

We Braved Seltzerland, a Traveling Festival Devoted to Hard Seltzers

Two editors, three hours and 100 flavors of hard seltzers later, our thoughts on the world of White Claw competitors

Festival Organizer for Woodstock '99 Blames Women for Their Assaults

"I am critical of the hundreds of women that were walking around with no clothes on, and expecting not to be touched," says John Scher

Burning Man’s Descent Into Utter Bougie Elitism Has Reached a New Low

The desert festival is offering attendees the chance — yes, chance — to reserve tickets for $2,500

At Least SXSW Wasn’t Bought by a Tech Company

Penske Media Corp., which owns "Rolling Stone" and "Variety," has purchased a 50% stake in the festival

How Park City Survived a Year Without Sundance

What happens to a resort town when its biggest draw stays home?

After Festival Cancellation, Financier Settles With Woodstock 50

A long and sometimes bewildering saga reaches its conclusion

21 Trends That Will Define the Lives of American Men in 2021

Life changed, uh, a lot in 2020. How many of those changes will remain?

NYC COVID-19 Cases Linked to Festival in Tulum

New Yorkers went to party in Mexico and came back with COVID