Small alternative festivals in North America.

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Festivals in 2024



January

Ocaso Festival

4-8 January 2024 | Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Ocaso Festival is an underground music festival in the heart of Costa Rica. Celebrate the best underground sounds, amazing views and good times at the country’s premier event. The festival organiser ...

Rubber Tramp Rendezvous

11-13 January 2024 | [Online Event] Parker, Arizona, USA

The Rubber Tramp Rendezvous is an annual gathering hosted by the Homes on Wheels Alliance. The event welcomes thousands of homes on wheels owners to a unique camp-out at the La Paz County Fairground i ...

BlessFest

25-28 January 2024 | Big Island, Hawaii

Practice yoga, invoke the power of Mother Nature, and learn how to love yourself while connecting to others at BlessFest. Feel the universe’s blessings, then share, dance, connect, and learn wit ...

February

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Cantando la Vida

23-25 February 2024 | Costa Rica

Cantando La Vida is an exploration of song culture and a nice excuse to visit Central America.. The festival organisers say: ‘Cantando la Vida ~ Singing Alive Costa Rica is a shared path of rem ...

March

Tribal Gathering

9-25 March 2024 | Colon, Panama

Tribal Gathering is an epic 16-day experience of a lifetime on the breathtaking cost of Panama. The festival features more than 300 international music acts, cabaret and circus shows, workshops and mo ...

Treefort Music Fest

20-24 March 2024 | Boise, ID

Soak up the sunshine, play in the park, and connect with music lovers from around the world at the Treefort Music Fest. With over 400 artists and bands, there’s never a moment without dance, song, a ...

Medicine for the People

21-24 March 2024 | Belton, TX, US

Medicine for the People gathers free spirits and creative minds across a four-day event. No fights, no wars waged, no negativity—only positive vibes, good feelings, and people gathered in communion ...

April

Burning Man

4-4 April 2024 | Date to be Confirmed - Black Rock City, Nevada, USA

Burning Man is an annual event that takes place in Black Rock City each year. The nine-day event creates a temporary self-sustaining and self-reliant city in the Black Rock Desert. Thousands of visito ...

Tantra Festival Mexico

4-8 April 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Tepoztlan, Mexico

Tantra Festival Mexico is the first tantra festival in Latin America. The event celebrates love in a sacred land of ancient traditions with a variety of workshops, meditations, ceremonies, dance, conc ...

Cosmic Convergence Festival

5-9 April 2024 | Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Cosmic Convergence Festival is a four-day gathering in Guatemala, that celebrates Mayan culture and conscious living. The event is designed to leave a positive, social and local impact on the communit ...

Falling Leaves Rendezvous

15-21 April 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Westminster, South Carolina, USA

Falling Leaves Rendezvous is an annual, 7-day immersive, earth-skills camp in South Carolina. The event aims to provide classes based around basic primitive skills. The festival is Earthskills’ annu ...

Rivercane Rendezvous

15-21 April 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Westminster, South Carolina, USA

Rivercane Rendezvous is a 7-day immersive, earth-skills camp in Westminster, South Carolina. The event is centred around teaching basic primal survival skills. The event is Earthskills’ annual Sprin ...

Building (Wo)Man

25-28 April 2024 | Green River, Utah, US

Building (Wo)Man is a celebration of femininity rooted in nature. While all genders are welcome, the festival explores feminine energy through music, classes, performance arts, and dance. Move your bo ...

May

Bhakti Fest

3-5 May 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Joshua Tree, California, USA

Bhakti Fest is an annual 4-day music festival in California. The event celebrates devotion through chanting, yoga, meditation and more. The festival organisers say: “Bhakti Fest celebrates the devot ...

Shakti Fest

3-5 May 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Palm Springs, California, USA

Shakti Fest is a 5-day conscious yoga and music retreat in Palm Springs, California. The event combines everything you know and love about festivals into a unique and intimate retreat in the desert. T ...

Shaky Knees Music Festival

3-5 May 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia

Feel the bump of the bass from your classic and new favorite bands at the Shaky Knees Music Festival, a tribute to rock-and-roll through the ages. Old-school and new-school collide in a sweat-slicked, ...

Spring Leaf Retreat

9-12 May 2024 | Asheville, NC, US

Spring Leaf Retreat is comparable to adult summer camp, celebrating life and trailblazing futures. Discover new music, good vibes, and make connections with like-minded creatives for a whole weekend o ...

Hippie Fest

11-12 May 2024 | Salisbury, NC

Peace and love are still alive and well at Hippie Fest—a traveling festival where lifelong connections and friendships are formed in a weekend. Flower power and vendors galore, enjoy laughter, love, ...

Joshua Tree Music Festival

16-19 May 2024 | Joshua Tree, California, USA

Joshua Tree Music Festival is a biannual music festival that takes place in the Mojave desert in California. The 4-day festival showcases continuous live music, as well as yoga, kids activities, art d ...

Contact Improvisation Festival

17-19 May 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - British Columbia, Canada

Contact Improvisation Festival is an annual gathering and dance festival on Salt Spring Island, Canada. The 10-day event features a wide variety of dance and performance classes, shows and workshops. ...

Lightning In A Bottle

22-27 May 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Bakersfield, California, USA

Lightning In A Bottle is an annual camping festival centred around six guiding principles; celebrate life, create community, respect yourself and one another, actively participate, honour the land and ...

Burning Flipside

23-27 May 2024 | Date to be Confirmed - Austin, Texas, USA

Burning Flipside is the official Burning Man inspired festival of Austin, Texas. The annual event welcomes around 3000 people to a unique campout experience, showcasing the creative arts and self expr ...

California Roots Festival

24-26 May 2024 | Monterey, California, USA

California Roots Festival is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in Monterey, California over Memorial Day Weekend. The event showcases everything from reggae to rock, folk, hip hop and ...

Grateful Festival

24-26 May 2024 | Flagstaff, Arizona

Find peace, love, and tributes to the Grateful Dead at the Grateful Festival. Featuring twelve bands across two stages, it’s a mash-up of Jerry Garcia classics, rainbow tie-dye, and hippie-living ve ...

Northwest Folklife

24-27 May 2024 | Seattle, Washington, USA

Northwest Folklife is an annual festival that takes place over Memorial Day Weekend. The event celebrates arts, culture and diversity in the Northwest. The festival organisers say: “Northwest Folkli ...

Punk Rock Bowling

24-27 May 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Punk Rock Bowling is an annual celebration of punk rock music. Originating as a small Vegas getaway, Punk Rock Bowling has grown into the biggest and best punk rock and bowling party on the planet. Th ...

FireDrums Flow Arts Festival

30 May-2 June 2024 | California, USA

FireDrums is an annual event that brings together the fire and flow community. The gathering features 4 days and 3 nights of world-class workshops, music, shows, performances and more. The festival or ...

June

Soulplay Festival

6-9 June 2024 | Cobb, CA, US

Soulplay Festival celebrates the vibrance of vitality and energy. Rejoice in being alive—this immersive festival features workshops, dance, music, and connection. The festival organisers say: “Whe ...

ForestDance Gathering

12-17 June 2024 | Massachusetts, US

ForestDance Gathrings are  arts and healing festivals held in Massachusetts in summer and Costa Rica in winter. Expect lots of essential oils and shamanism… The festival organisers say: “Fore ...

Bonnaroo

13-16 June 2024 | Manchester, Tennessee, USA

Bonnaroo is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in Manchester, Tennessee. Dubbed ‘the most positive place on the planet’, the camping event welcomes thousands of local and internati ...

Flatland Juggling Festival

14-16 June 2024 | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

The Flatland Juggling Festival is an annual weekend long juggling party. The event features three days of juggling, hooping, spinning, yo-yos and more. The festival organisers say: “The Flatland Jug ...

Cascadia Festival

20 June-23 July 2024 | Washington, USA

Cascadia is an annual independent music and arts festival. Owned and operated by local music producer and artists, the three-day event showcases electronic music, interactive art, workshops, performan ...

Electric Forest

20-23 June 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Rothbury, Michigan, USA

Electric Forest is an annual 4-day music festival that takes place in Sherwood Forest in Rothbury Michigan. Selling out each year, the festival is one of the most popular electronic music events in th ...

Stilldream Festival

20-24 June 2024 | California, US

Stilldream Festival is a small gathering for believers of magic, mystery, and the power of nature in all its beauty and glory. Unleash your spirit and let the flowing freedom of dance move through you ...

Green River Festival

21-23 June 2024 | Greenfield, MA

One of the most family-friendly fests ever, Green River Festival is as much about art and expression as it is about music and dance. Transform recycled materials into masterpieces, listen to folk stor ...

Romp Fest

26-29 June 2024 | Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

Romp Fest is an annual, 4-day festival featuring live music, camping, arts and kids activities. The event celebrates the roots and branches of Bluegrass. The festival organisers say: “A full line-up ...

Telluride Yoga Festival

27-30 June 2024 | Telluride, Colorado, USA

The Telluride Yoga Festival is an annual event featuring yoga, meditation, music, hiking and more. The event welcomes world-renowned teachers and unique, intimate workshops across the 4-day event. The ...

Laketown Shakedown

28-30 June 2024 | Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Laketown Shakedown is an annual music festival that takes place across the Canada Day Long Weekend. The three-day, multi-genre event features a wide variety of musical talent and offers a unique campi ...

Lucidity Festival

28-30 June 2024 | Santa Barbara, California, USA

Lucidity Festival is an annual transformational music and arts festival in Santa Barbara, California. The event is based around a number of core values; such as participation and immersion in the arti ...

Peace Village Festival

28-30 June 2024 | Ashland, Oregon

Take a relaxing weekend for the tranquility and serenity of the Peace Village Festival, a heart-expansive experience that resonates with music, nature, and arts lovers. Rejuvenate, refresh, and relax ...

Sonic Bloom Festival to be confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Colorado, USA

Sonic Bloom is an annual 4-day camping festival at Hummingbird Ranch, Colorado. The festival features electronic music, art, dance, human performances and more for an interactive weekend for all. The ...

July

Desert Hearts Festival

4-8 July 2024 | Arizona, USA

Desert Hearts Festival is an annual boutique gathering focused on art, music and community. The event is rooted in house and techno music and celebrates the underground movement in a unique and intima ...

High Sierra Music

4-7 July 2024 | Quincy, California, US

High Sierra Music combines live music and festival fun for all ages. Dance, sing, make friends, and learn how to live, play, and love again. Festival organisers say: “If you cherish High Sierra ...

Autonomous Mutant Festival

8-17 July 2024 | Washington / Oregon / California, USA

The Autonomous Mutant Festival is an anarchic self-organised rave gathering without any central organisation and the location is only announced once it’s up and running…. The festival says ...

International Juggler’s Association Festival

8-14 July 2024 | El Paso, Texas, USA

The International Juggler’s Association Festival (IJA Festival) is an annual event that features a week of juggling workshops, shows, competitions and more. After more than half a century of events, ...

Bass Coast Festival

12-15 July 2024 | Merritt, British Columbia, Canada

Bass Coast Festival is an annual electronic music and arts festival in British Columbia. The event has been crowned the Best Boutique Festival in North America and prides itself in being a unique and ...

Oregon Country Fair

12-14 July 2024 | Dates to be Confirmed - Veneta, Oregon, USA

The Oregon Country Fair is an experience unlike any other. The annual event creates a unique experience that nourishes the spirit and allows you to explore art and culture in a magical way. The festiv ...

Firefly Gathering

16-21 July 2024 | Blue Ridge Mountains, NC, US

Firefly Gathering is a chance to disconnect from the chaos and stress of everyday life; to commune with nature, free your soul, and learn new skills through art, music, and conversation. Festival orga ...

Fairy & Human Relations Congress

18-22 July 2024 | Twisp, Washington, USA

The Fairy & Human Relations Congress is an annual event dedicated to promoting communication and co-creation with nature spirits, devas and the faery realms. The event welcomes around 300 visitors ...

Rock Fest

18-20 July 2024 | Cadott, Wisconsin, United States

Rock Fest is the ultimate rock experience you can’t miss. The annual all-ages event welcomes the best active and classic rock names and has grown to become one of the biggest rock festivals in the c ...

Northern Nights Music Festival

19-21 July 2024 | Piercy, California, USA

Northern Nights Music Festival is an annual celebration of music and arts in the Mendocino/Humboldt County in California. The three-day event features a collection of local and global arts and crafts, ...

Big Dub Festival

23-28 July 2024 | Artemas, Pennsylvania, USA

Big Dub Festival is an annual music and arts festival at Four Quarters Farm in Pennsylvania. The four-day camping event features multiple stages of music, as well as daily activities, yoga, meditation ...

Shambhala

23-23 July 2024 | Salmo, Canada

Shambhala is Canada’s premier electronic music festival. The annual event celebrates music, art and life in one of the most beautiful festival destinations in the world. The festival organisers say: ...

PortalBurn

25-29 July 2024 | Almond, NY

Give, receive, gift, love, and connect at PortalBurn, a New York tribute to Burning Man. No vendors—only friends and like-minded folks, gathering to dance, live, explore, and celebrate. Music, artis ...

Newport Folk Festival

26-28 July 2024 | Newport, Rhode Island

Leap back in time to a pivotal moment when indie rock evolved into blues, country, and modern rock-and-roll. Kindness is required to attend, and there’s a strict no-discrimination policy on festival ...

Peace, Love, and Hippies Summer Fest

27-27 July 2024 | Houghton Lake, Michigan, US

Don your rainbow tie-dye, break out your flower headdress, and dance to the groovy tunes that made the 60s great. The Peace, Love, and Hippies Summer Fest is a traveling one-day, family-friendly event ...

Hanuman Festival to be confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Boulder, Colorado, USA

Hanuman Festival is an annual celebration of yoga and music in Boulder, Colorado. The event features world-class yoga instructors, mind-blowing music, inspirational experiences and more. The festival ...

August

Pickathon

1-4 August 2024 | Happy Valley, Oregon

A music festival that transcends typical music festivals, Pickathon features some of the best indie rock musicians in the country. Committed to zero waste and a focus on mind, body, and soul, the fest ...

Osheaga

2-4 August 2024 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Osheaga is an annual music and arts festival in Montreal, Canada. The three-day event showcases a wide variety of local and international musical talent and features art installations and a large sele ...

Elements Festival

9-11 August 2024 | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, US

Elements Festival is a psychedelic ode to nature and the elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Flow, sparkle, breathe, and glimmer as you dance, commune, and free your spirit to live music and perfor ...

Outside Lands

9-11 August 2024 | San Francisco, California, USA

Outside Lands is an annual music and arts festival that takes place in San Francisco, California. The three-day event features a wide variety of artists and attractions, and has grown to become one of ...

The Mountain Music Festival

23-25 August 2024 | Gatlinburg, TN

Missing 80s rock-and-roll? Experience a blast from the past at The Mountain Music Festival, where time stops for three nights of leg warmers, big hair, and classic rock that rules. The festival organi ...

Traveling Shamans Camp

23-25 August 2024 | Hotchkiss, Colorado, USA

The Traveling Shamans Camp is an annual gathering hosted by the Shamanic Arts Center; featuring traveling shamans, wisdom teachers, healers and visionary artists. The event offers a wide variety of ac ...

Descend On Bend

30 August-2 September 2024 | Bend, Oregon, USA

Descend On Bend is an annual van-life gathering that takes place in Bend, Oregon. The event takes place over Labor Day weekend each year and welcomes hundreds of visitors to a unique weekend of outdoo ...

September

Dancefestopia

2-8 September 2024 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Dancefestopia is an electronic music festival in the heart of Kansas City. Surrounded by rolling hills and magical forests, the four-day event features more than 200 local and international artists, a ...

Hippie Living Fair

6-8 September 2024 | Grand Rapids, Michigan

Calling all travelers and hippie wannabes! The Hippie Living Fair is a vintage, bohemian weekend of artisan food trucks, interactive arts installations, and camper rallies. Dance, camp, commune, and p ...

Harvest Festival

13-16 September 2024 | Ontario, Canada

Harvest Festival celebrates the onset of autumn with cool vibes, cooler music, and the best circus and performance arts anywhere. Dance the night away, commune with nature, eat, drink, and be merry wi ...

Yin On Fire

19-22 September 2024 | Cedar City, UT

Celebrate positivity and humanity with four days and three nights of ecstatic dance, live music, and spark talks to motivate and inspire. Includes a beautiful lake with a 200-foot water slide! Please ...

Cascade Equinox Festival

20-22 September 2024 | Redmond, OR, US

Cascade Equinox Festival is an immersive, family-friendly festival over a weekend in Redmond, Oregon. It celebrates peace, love, and humanity while paying tribute to artists, creators, and performers. ...

Mothman Festival

21-22 September 2024 | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA

Mothman Festival is a unique, annual gathering that commemorates the visit of ‘The Mothman’, a mysterious entity. The event features a variety of activities including cosplay, guest speakers, live ...

Tall Trees Music Festival

21-21 September 2024 | Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Feel the vibe of one-day nonstop rock-and-roll, bluegrass, and country music with over ten bands on two stages. Free admission, but donations go toward The Mitzvah Circle Foundation, a charity providi ...

Wasteland Weekend

25-29 September 2024 | Edwards, California, USA

Wasteland Weekend is the world’s largest post-apocalyptic festival. The annual 5-day, Mad Max style event features a week of live bands, combat performers, fire dancers, themed games, merchants and ...

Same Same But Different

27-29 September 2024 | California, US

Same Same But Different is a music, wellness, and arts festival where mind and body connect in creativity, imagination, and well-being. It’s a break from the monotony of everyday life to commune ...

Imagine Music Festival (Back in 2025)

30-30 September 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Imagine Music Festival is an annual electronic music and arts festival in Atlanta, Georgia. The multi-day event transports visitors into a unique, aquatic fairytale, hosting the world’s best electro ...

October

Desert Daze

10-13 October 2024 | Lake Perris, California

An eco-friendly festival of dance, one love, and celebration of life, Desert Daze is a collision of cutting-edge music, immersive art installations, and the beauty of nature. The nights are alive with ...

Leaf Global Arts Festival

17-20 October 2024 | Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA

Leaf Festival is an annual gathering celebrating music, art, creativity and culture. The family-friendly event welcomes more than 100 vendors, over 400 performing artists and dozens of interactive act ...

November

Zen Awakening Festival

14-17 November 2024 | Inglis, Florida, USA

Zen Awakening Festival is a life changing transformational, music and arts festival. The annual event features a range of celebrity DJs, jam bands, yoga, meditation, spiritual teachers, cirque perform ...

Festivals in 2025



February

Love Burn

13-16 February 2025 | Miami, Florida

An annual beachfront tribute to Burning Man, this gathering is a camping experience that encourages immersive dance and arts performances. It’s a volunteer-run event with emphasis on psychedelic int ...

Forest Dance

19-24 February 2025 | Costa Rica

Forest Dance is a 5-day healing and expressive arts retreat in Montes De Oro, Costa Rica. Described as ‘a rite of passage’, the annual ceremonial gathering features a wide variety of activities an ...

March

Envision Festival

3-10 March 2025 | Uvita, Costa Rica

Envision is ‘the original jungle festival’. The annual event welcomes local and international visitors into a week-long celebration of music, art, yoga, workshops and surfing in the Costa Rican ju ...