Hangout Music Festival
- Dates
- Expected May
- Status
- On hiatus
- Venue
- Public beach at Gulf Shores, AL (adjacent to The Hangout restaurant, 101 E Beach Blvd)
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 12, 2026
Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL is not currently confirmed to be running. Froligo tracks its status, history and similar festivals still happening.
What happened to Hangout Music Festival?
"Hangout Festival, which was rebranded as Sand In My Boots for 2025, is cancelled next year." The 2024 edition (headliners included Lana Del Rey and Zach Bryan) was the last festival held under the Hangout Music Festival name.
Its successor is Sand In My Boots.
Reported by Whiskey Riff (Dec 8, 2025), WEAR ABC 3 (Dec 8, 2025).
Similar festivals that are still going ahead are listed further down this page.
Listen
No official playlist linked yet. Find Hangout Music Festival on Spotify.
Lineup
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
Nearest airport PNS.
How do I get to Hangout Music Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Hangout Music Festival. The nearest major airport is PNS, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
PNS is the festival's own stated primary fly-in airport ('45 minutes away with direct flights to major cities' per the official info page). Uber/Lyft and curbside taxis both operate at PNS; this ~45-min Florida-to-Alabama leg is the realistic option since no transit/rail/bus link crosses from Pensacola to Gulf Shores
Book / info →Festival's own info page names Mobile Regional Airport as a secondary fly-in option, noted explicitly as farther out
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
No on site parking. Use nearby lots or transit. Cost The festival does not operate a public parking lot at the beach site and states parking is extremely limited around it; instead of parking passes, it sells a 'ride any line, anytime' Shuttle Pass covering unlimited rides for the festival's run. Shuttles stop at most area condos/hotels plus designated park-and-ride shuttle pickup points; the festival explicitly steers attendees toward the shuttle system rather than driving/parking at the venue
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at PNS
Useful mainly for reaching PNS/MOB from farther afield or for attendees combining the trip with other Gulf Coast stops; the festival itself actively discourages driving to/parking at the beach site in favor of its shuttle-pass system, so a rental car isn't the primary last-mile mode here
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
Public beach at Gulf Shores, AL (adjacent to The Hangout restaurant, 101 E Beach Blvd)
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Hangout Music Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
Budget option roughly 3 miles inland from the beach (not confirmed on the official shuttle line) realistic for attendees driving/rideshare-ing in rather than relying on the shuttle pass
≈ $70-140 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Mid-range hotels 4
Official OnLocation-managed vacation package hotel with daily roundtrip festival shuttle included
≈ $120-200 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Official OnLocation vacation-package hotel with included daily shuttle to the festival
≈ $80-180 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Official OnLocation vacation-package hotel with included daily shuttle to the festival
≈ $90-220 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →OnLocation offers a vacation package here too, but explicitly WITHOUT shuttle service walkable/drivable to the beach area, not on the official shuttle line
≈ $130-210 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Luxe hotels 1
Full-service Gulf-front resort confirmed as an official festival shuttle stop, with its own 'Hangout Music Festival' package page
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Gulf Shores vacation-rental pricing surges hard during Hangout week a standard 2-bedroom/1-bath condo was found listed at $2,200 for a Hangout-dates stay (vs. a much lower typical nightly baseline off-peak), consistent with high-demand-event surge pricing in this beach-condo-heavy market. Book far in advance for festival dates
Search Airbnb →Hipcamp lists 100+ camping/glamping/RV options within the Gulf Shores area (private-land tent sites, yurts/glamping from roughly $20-50/night off-peak, plus RV resorts with full hookups) as an alternative to a hotel a real option for budget-minded or camping-oriented attendees even though the festival itself has no on-site camping
Search Hipcamp →Pricing
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