AthFest Music and Arts Festival
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- Downtown Athens, Athens, GA 30601
- Presented By: AthFest - Every June!
- Dates: June 23, 2023 - June 25, 2023
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Location: AthFest
- Time: All weekend long!
- Price: Outdoor stages FREE. Club Crawl Tickets $20-$140.
AthFest is the very best time of the year to experience Athens' storied live music scene, and best of all, outdoor stages are free!
AthFest is an annual three-day festival that celebrates Athens, Georgia's, vibrant creative culture, featuring local and regional musicians and visual artists. Thousands of people flock to the streets of historic downtown Athens each AthFest to experience live music by artists from a variety of genres, enjoy local artwork, and soak up the vibe of one of America’s coolest cities. Locals mingle with out of towners while music fills the air and art, food and fun fill the streets. The beer will be flowing in the Beer Gardens, the Artist Market is open every evening, and food and retail vendors will be sharing their wares.
The festival includes three FREE outdoor stages with live music performances, a block-long Artist Market with dozens of visual artists, artisans and makers, and a block-long KidsFest area to make sure even the youngest fans get in on the music and art fun!
Outdoor Festival:
Outdoor Festival Hours:
The outdoor stages will feature performances by Family And Friends, Linqua Franqa, Bea Porges, Nuclear Tourism, Hunger Anthem, After Hourz Band, Monsoon, BlackNerdNinja, The Bad Ends, Elf Power, Dayroom, Mack2Tone, Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Klezmer Local 42, Squallé, L.G. The Heart of the City, and many more. Friday night, the Hull Street Stage area will be host to a Silent Disco with DJ Chiefrocka.
- Friday from 5 p.m. –10 p.m.
- Saturday from 12 p.m. –10 p.m.
- Sunday from 12:30 p.m. –8 p.m.
Club Crawl:
The official AthFest Club Crawl ticket is your pass to get the full experience of what AthFest has to offer. The Club Crawl takes place on June 23rd and June 24th in the evenings at many Athens venues including the Georgia Theatre, 40 Watt, The Foundry, Live Wire Athens, Hendershots, and more! Shows will include Vision Video, Tears for the Dying, Pylon Reenactment Society, Lo Talker, Elijah Johnston, Well Kept, Heffner, Lera Lynn, Deaf Condors, Randall Bramblett Band, Bloodkin, Mercyland, Dodd Ferrelle, Chris Stamey (with Eunice Kang on cello), Jim White, Betsy Franck & Friends, Cassie Chantel, Indigo Sound, GrandVille, lighthearted, The Orange Constant and The Ocho, as well as a Songwriters in the Round showcase with Adam Payne, Bo Hembree, Curt Spell, Todd Cowart, William Tonks, Ben Reynolds & Joshua Walker, Brodye Brooks, and Casey King.
Club Crawl Wristband holders are guaranteed entry (until capacity is fulfilled) at each of the participating venues. Get your Advance ticket today and save some money! Quantities are limited. Rain or Shine. Club Crawl Wristbands are now available on the festival’s website, athfest.com.
Better yet, buy a VIP Weekend Pass and get into all the Club Crawl shows PLUS hang in the VIP Zone in front of the Wicked Weed Mainstage all weekend long!
Artist Market:
AthFest is more than just music! Dozens of amazing makers will have their works on display for sale during the weekend.
Lineup announcements for each venue and each day of the outdoor festival will come out on @AthFest social media channels. AthFest raises money for the nonprofit AthFest Educates, which awards grants to support music and arts education for K-12 students in Athens.
AthFest is the very best time of the year to experience Athens' storied live music scene, and best of all, outdoor stages are free!
AthFest is an annual three-day festival that celebrates Athens, Georgia's, vibrant creative culture, featuring local and regional musicians and visual artists. Thousands of people flock to the streets of historic downtown Athens each AthFest to experience live music by artists from a variety of genres, enjoy local artwork, and soak up the vibe of one of America’s coolest cities. Locals mingle with out of towners while music fills the air and art, food and fun fill the streets. The beer will be flowing in the Beer Gardens, the Artist Market is open every evening, and food and retail vendors will be sharing their wares.
The festival includes three FREE outdoor stages with live music performances, a block-long Artist Market with dozens of visual artists, artisans and makers, and a block-long KidsFest area to make sure even the youngest fans get in on the music and art fun!
Outdoor Festival:
Outdoor Festival Hours:
The outdoor stages will feature performances by Family And Friends, Linqua Franqa, Bea Porges, Nuclear Tourism, Hunger Anthem, After Hourz Band, Monsoon, BlackNerdNinja, The Bad Ends, Elf Power, Dayroom, Mack2Tone, Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Klezmer Local 42, Squallé, L.G. The Heart of the City, and many more. Friday night, the Hull Street Stage area will be host to a Silent Disco with DJ Chiefrocka.
- Friday from 5 p.m. –10 p.m.
- Saturday from 12 p.m. –10 p.m.
- Sunday from 12:30 p.m. –8 p.m.
Club Crawl:
The official AthFest Club Crawl ticket is your pass to get the full experience of what AthFest has to offer. The Club Crawl takes place on June 23rd and June 24th in the evenings at many Athens venues including the Georgia Theatre, 40 Watt, The Foundry, Live Wire Athens, Hendershots, and more! Shows will include Vision Video, Tears for the Dying, Pylon Reenactment Society, Lo Talker, Elijah Johnston, Well Kept, Heffner, Lera Lynn, Deaf Condors, Randall Bramblett Band, Bloodkin, Mercyland, Dodd Ferrelle, Chris Stamey (with Eunice Kang on cello), Jim White, Betsy Franck & Friends, Cassie Chantel, Indigo Sound, GrandVille, lighthearted, The Orange Constant and The Ocho, as well as a Songwriters in the Round showcase with Adam Payne, Bo Hembree, Curt Spell, Todd Cowart, William Tonks, Ben Reynolds & Joshua Walker, Brodye Brooks, and Casey King.
Club Crawl Wristband holders are guaranteed entry (until capacity is fulfilled) at each of the participating venues. Get your Advance ticket today and save some money! Quantities are limited. Rain or Shine. Club Crawl Wristbands are now available on the festival’s website, athfest.com.
Better yet, buy a VIP Weekend Pass and get into all the Club Crawl shows PLUS hang in the VIP Zone in front of the Wicked Weed Mainstage all weekend long!
Artist Market:
AthFest is more than just music! Dozens of amazing makers will have their works on display for sale during the weekend.
Lineup announcements for each venue and each day of the outdoor festival will come out on @AthFest social media channels. AthFest raises money for the nonprofit AthFest Educates, which awards grants to support music and arts education for K-12 students in Athens.
