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Back view of a man at a golden-hour festival stage in the Psy Tribal Mushroom men's festival cloak: a violet Flower of Life medallion with a golden heart between the shoulders, neon lime and magenta tribal swirls, cobalt orbs at the hem
How to Pack a Festival Cloak (and Keep It Fluffy All Weekend)
A festival cloak is the biggest thing in your bag and the first thing you reach for after sunset. Here's how to pack one, carry it through hot day sets,... Read more...
Back view of a woman walking toward a festival stage in golden evening light, wearing the Prism Pane women's festival cloak with the hood up: mirrored rainbow marbling in gold, magenta, violet, teal and lime, over fishnets and holographic boots
Festival Coats: Coat or Cloak? A Hooded Coat Guide for Men and Women
The last set ends and the whole field reaches for a coat. What makes a great festival coat, how coats and cloaks compare, and how men and women wear a... Read more...
Woman on a sunlit festival field in the Dream Weaver Red women's festival cloak, worn open over a violet bodysuit and fishnets: plum and violet scrollwork traced in silvery lilac, a stage glowing behind her
Sherpa vs Faux Fur Cloak Lining: How to Choose a Festival Cloak by Its Build
Two printed cloaks can look like twins from across the field and feel nothing alike at 3 a.m. Here's how to read a festival cloak's build: sherpa or faux fur... Read more...
Woman with long braids, a jeweled headpiece and purple-tinted aviators in the Solar Eclipse women's festival cloak, worn open on a black bodysuit with glittering fishnets: turquoise, gold and lime swirls on black, coral rings, pale mandala discs
Music Festivals in Idaho 2027: Boise Stages, Salmon River Campouts and Mountain-Town Concerts
Boise holds Idaho's city festivals, from a January folk night to Treefort in spring and a fairground day in June. Beyond it, the music follows rivers and lakes into mountain... Read more...
Woman with long beaded locs, violet-tinted sunglasses and layered crystal necklaces holding the Cosmic Space Cats women's cloak open by its collar over a violet bodysuit at a festival stage: cat faces in electric blue and violet, black lining
Music Festivals in Iowa 2027: One Summer Run From Mason City's Brass to Davenport's Blues
Marching bands open Iowa's festival summer on Memorial Day weekend in Mason City, and a riverside blues jam in Davenport closes it in September. In between come a free art... Read more...
Crimson Fenrir men's cloak, fully zipped, on a man in mirrored aviators, one hand in a pocket, black cargo trousers and lace-up boots, crowd behind: gold crescent moons, bronze chains and crimson wisps on black, cream lining at the hood
Music Festivals in Alabama 2027: Gulf Shores Sand, Shoals Blues and Fiddles in the Tennessee Valley
Alabama's festival map has a beach end and a hill end. Gulf Shores brings back Sand in My Boots in May and its shrimp festival in October, and Mobile gives... Read more...
With a jeweled silver bib necklace and mirrored aviators, a woman poses by a stage, the Galactic Alien Oracle women's cloak unzipped to its white faux-fur lining: periwinkle, violet and indigo swirls traced in pale linework, navy bodysuit, fishnets
Music Festivals in Louisiana 2027: French Quarter Stages, Lafayette's World Music and Cajun Weekends on the Prairie
Louisiana keeps two festival calendars. New Orleans fills the French Quarter, the Fair Grounds and its Jazz Museum with jazz, brass and free stages; west of the Atchafalaya, Lafayette, Breaux... Read more...
Woman with a braided updo wrapped in magenta and rose-tinted aviators, wearing the Hearts Roses women's festival cloak open on white faux fur over a magenta bodysuit: rose pink, magenta and plum swirls with crimson roses and small hearts
Music Festivals in New Mexico 2027: Albuquerque Stages, a Santa Fe Burn and Concerts Above 8,000 Feet
New Mexico files its festival year by altitude: a mariachi week and a folk day in Albuquerque at 5,312 feet, blues in a Silver City park, a 50-foot marionette burning... Read more...
Woman with long braids gathered on top and wrapped in lime and pink, mirrored aviators and a beaded choker, in the open Crystalline Forest women's cloak over a violet-patterned bodysuit: lime, emerald, cobalt, magenta and gold shards, black lining
Music Festivals in South Carolina 2027: Lowcountry Stages, Upstate Folk and Country on the Grand Strand
South Carolina's festival map has two ends. The coast has Beaufort's Gullah celebration, Spoleto's seventeen days in Charleston, a bluegrass campout at Woodlands and country music on the Myrtle Beach... Read more...
Woman with beaded braids, a coin-charm forehead chain and aviators opening the Sacred Geo women's cloak over a violet-and-teal bodysuit by festival banners: Flower of Life lattices traced in gold, a pink Om in a gold ring, black lining
Music Festivals in Indiana 2027: Brown County Campgrounds, Wolf Lake Fireworks and City Stages
Bill Monroe held his first Bean Blossom bluegrass festival in 1967, and the Brown County campground still hosts a June bluegrass weekend in his name. Indiana pairs that country weekend... Read more...
Grinning man with shoulder-length brown hair, aviators and silver chains, gripping the front of the Amethyst Unicorn men's cloak over a charcoal geometric tee: violet and lavender amethyst clusters on black, white faux-fur lining, festival crowd
Music Festivals in Arkansas 2027: Mountain Campouts, Riverbank Blues and Eureka Springs in October
Arkansas puts its music where the Ozarks fold down to the rivers. Mountain View's courthouse square opens the year in April, Eureka Springs hosts Hillberry and the 80th Ozark Folk... Read more...
Man with long hair and gold-tinted aviators, hood up, wearing the Egyptian Atlantis men's festival cloak open over a black tee and silver necklaces: gold medallions, birds and hieroglyph panels on navy-black, gold sphinxes at the hem
Music Festivals in Massachusetts 2027: Charles River Stages, Greenfield Campouts and Bluegrass at MASS MoCA
From jam-band campouts at a Greenfield day camp to Boston Calling beside the Charles and bluegrass back at MASS MoCA, this is Massachusetts' 2027 festival year. Five organizers have dates... Read more...
Woman with aviators, a silver bib necklace and a geometric star pendant in the Celestial Temple women's cloak, worn open, hood raised, over a violet bodysuit and fishnets in a pine-shaded field: gold temple linework on indigo, cream faux-fur lining
Music Festivals in Missouri 2027: Crystal-Creek Campouts, Grand Center Stages and a Free Kansas City Folk Day
Druzy quartz glints in a creek south of St. Louis, MATI spreads eight stages through Grand Center, and Springfield gives Earth Day a plastic-free Saturday. Add a free Kansas City... Read more...
Hood raised over long blonde hair, a festivalgoer in lavender-tinted aviators and amethyst necklaces stands in the open Psy Swirl women's cloak, black lining showing: periwinkle spirals on violet, hot pink near the hem
Music Festivals in Virginia 2027: Blue Ridge Campouts, a Memorial Day Burn and Fiddles in Galax
Spirithaven Farm's Memorial Day burn, Rooster Walk's six stages at Pop's Farm and FloydFest in Floyd County have 2027 dates; the Galax fiddlers' convention, begun in 1935, has yet to... Read more...
Man in gold-framed aviators with the hood up, holding open the Cyberpunk Mech men's festival cloak over a black mesh tank and layered silver pendants: turquoise-and-cobalt machinery with violet and white geometric lines, a rainbow pyramid stage behind
Music Festivals in New Jersey 2027: Pine Barrens Campouts, Beach Stages and a Riverfront Weekend
New Jersey's festival year swings between a lake campground deep in the Pine Barrens and the sand at Wildwood and Asbury Park. Wildwood's beach country weekend has its 2027 dates;... Read more...
Woman with long blonde hair, hood up, in the open Feathery Fractal women's festival cloak, a stage behind her: green-teal fractal filigree winding over violet and indigo, a collar with a green pendant, a teal-trimmed purple bodysuit, fishnets
Music Festivals in Oregon 2027: Portland Jazz, Ponderosa Folk Weekends and a Tygh Valley Burn
Portland's March jazz and the last folk sets in Sisters in late September both finish near 40°F after dark. Here are the nine Oregon festivals in that span for 2027,... Read more...
Man with long dark hair, gold-rimmed aviators and layered silver necklaces in the Madriax men's cloak, hood up and open over a black geometric tee: violet galaxy panels under a fine hexagon grid, teal and blue dotted rings on the sleeves
Music Festivals in Illinois 2027: Chicago Park Weekends, a Speedway Campout and Labor Day Dance Floors
Only Sueños and Beyond Wonderland Midwest have printed 2027 dates so far. Lollapalooza, North Coast, ARC, Riot Fest, Summer Camp and the Chicago Blues Festival still show 2026. Each gets... Read more...
Festivalgoer with a curly top bun, gold aviators and beaded necklaces with blue-stone pendants opening the Temple of Horus women's cloak in front of a stage: blue-violet sleeves with teal swirls, lime and lilac wings traced in gold, black lining
Music Festivals in North Carolina 2027: Mountain Fiddles, Piedmont Campouts and a 100th Dance
Asheville's Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, begun by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1928, reaches its 100th edition in August 2027. We set it beside MerleFest's twelve stages, two Shakori Hills... Read more...
Woman with jeweled braids gathered in an updo and round violet sunglasses standing on dusty festival ground in the open Pink Cosmic Flower of Life women's festival cloak: orchid pink with pale Flower of Life rings, plum scrollwork and a black hood lining
Music Festivals in Nevada 2027: Speedway Lights, Playa Spells and Reno's July
Elko's poets open Nevada's year in January, EDC fills twelve straight days in May, Black Rock City goes Spellbound in August and When We Were Young comes home in October.... Read more...
Woman with long box braids, pale tinted aviators and layered silver necklaces holding open the Dream Weaver Blue women's festival cloak to its black lining, a violet bodysuit and fishnets beneath: ice blue, cobalt and turquoise swirls at a festival stage
Music Festivals in Washington State 2027: Gorge Bass, Forest Villages and a Tacoma Dome Winter
February bass in the Tacoma Dome, bluegrass in a Bellevue hotel, forest villages near Granite Falls and two summer weekends at the Gorge: Washington State's 2027 festival year on both... Read more...
Woman with long honey-brown waves, mirrored aviators, a silver forehead jewel and layered silver necklaces in the Dark Phoenix women's cloak, hood up and open over a dark bodysuit and fishnets: silver-gray wings, ringed medallions and spires on black
Music Festivals in Ohio 2027: Legend Valley Bass, Columbus Rock and a Cleveland Winter Fire
Ohio's 2027 calendar already runs from a Cleveland arts district on February 20 to a historic reformatory in July. Here is what is dated, what still waits on a 2027... Read more...
Woman with braids in a high bun, gold hair pins and rose-tinted aviators, hands in the pockets of the zipped Mystic Eye Gold women's festival cloak: gold Flower of Life circles netted over black, emerald and teal side panels, fishnets and black boots
Music Festivals in Pennsylvania 2027: A Bass Farm, the Pocono Woods and Bethlehem in August
In 2027, four Pennsylvania festivals fall within 27 days: swim parties on an Artemas farm, 16 stages across Bethlehem, Elements by Pocono Raceway and the Folk Fest's 64th year. Mount... Read more...
Woman with long wavy hair, a flower crown and pink mirrored sunglasses wearing the Angel Catcher Light Orange women's cloak open over a maroon bodysuit before a sunlit stage: white starbursts on blush peach, rust-red mandalas, aqua stars
Music Festivals in Georgia 2027: Atlanta Bass, Mountain Bluegrass and a Burn's Return
Georgia's festival year opens with sixteen days of music in Savannah and closes with drum and bass in Atlanta in December. Between them: a bluegrass weekend named for a bear... Read more...
Smiling man with long hair and aviators, hood up and one hand in a pocket of the zipped Black Mystic Eye men's festival cloak: white Flower of Life lattice and medallions on black and charcoal, with black jeans and lace-up boots
Music Festivals in New York 2027: Island Bass, Catskill Hayfields and Finger Lakes Dance Tents
New York's festival season reaches far past Queens: a Memorial Day dance weekend in Lake George, a pond-side farm in Chautauqua County, bluegrass in a Catskills hayfield, a Finger Lakes... Read more...