FloydFest is a world music and arts festival held annually near Floyd, Virginia, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It began in 2002 and has received excellent reviews ever since, earning a name for itself in 2005 when it played host to well-known folk singer Ani DiFranco. It lasts for four days with on-site camping and has over seven stages featuring Rock, Bluegrass, Reggae, Folk, Cajun or Zydeco, African, World and Appalachian performers and showcases local Arts and Crafts, in addition to scheduling music and dance workshops and other small events, such as morning yoga lessons, story telling, and poetry readings, and a Children’s Universe tent.
Ticket Price: Multiple packages available
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Ben Sollee
- Blitzen Trapper
- Bombino
- Brandi Carlile
- Bright Light Social Hour
- Christopher Paul Stelling
- Citizen Cope
- Delta Rae
- Donovan Frankenreiter
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Field Report
- Gaudi
- Gigamesh
- Gogol Bordello
- Hot Tuna
- Jaonver & reSunator
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- John Butler Trio
- Lake Street Dive
- Michael Kiwanuka
- North Mississippi Allstars
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Railroad Earth
- The Devil Makes Three
- The Hackensaw Boys
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- The Last Bison
- The Lumineers
- Trampled By Turtles
- Whetherman
- Xavier Rudd
- Yarn
- Yonder Mountain String Band
Festival News and Rumors
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023
Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023