US festivals cancelled, postponed or on hiatus in 2026

Faster Horses Festival

Brooklyn, MI

Did not take place in 2025 or 2026; producer Live Nation has not announced a return date.

Source: Whiskey Riff, checked Aug 12, 2026

Festival La Onda

Napa, CA

The 2026 edition, which would have been the festival's third year, was canceled about two weeks after its lineup was announced.

Source: KQED, checked Aug 13, 2026

FreshGrass | North Adams

North Adams, MA

FreshGrass | North Adams paused for 2026 and is set to return September 24-26, 2027 at MASS MoCA.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Get Lost Miami

Miami, FL · Last ran 2023

Get Lost, the 24-hour Miami Music Week party from Damian Lazarus and Crosstown Rebels, did not return for Miami Music Week 2024 after Lazarus announced the event would take a pause.

Source: miaminewtimes.com, checked Nov 4, 2026

Hangout Music Festival

Gulf Shores, AL

Rebranded as Sand In My Boots in 2025, and no festival under either name took place in Gulf Shores in 2026.

Its successor: Sand In My Boots, with dates and tickets

Source: Whiskey Riff, checked Oct 29, 2026

Healing Appalachia

Ashland, KY

Paused for 2026; the festival relocated from West Virginia to Ashland, Kentucky for its 2025 edition and is confirmed to return there September 10-11, 2027.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Kōkua Festival

Honolulu, HI

A 20th-anniversary edition was originally scheduled for April 5-7, 2024, but the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation postponed it in December 2023 and it did not take place that year.

Source: jackjohnsonmusic.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival

Las Vegas, NV

The festival was paused for 2025 while organizers plan a new downtown venue; no 2026 dates have been announced.

Source: news3lv.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Limestone Comedy Festival

Bloomington, IN

The festival announced in December 2025 that it is taking 2026 off; a return date has not been announced.

Source: limestonefest.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Live Oak Music Festival

San Luis Obispo, CA

KCBX, the public radio station that presents the festival, announced that it will not return in 2027, citing a $420,000 yearly funding gap after federal public media funding ended, rising costs and falling attendance, and said it is evaluating options for 2028.

Source: liveoakfest.org, checked Nov 3, 2026

Lovin' Life Music Fest

Charlotte, NC

Organizers announced in December 2025 that the festival will take a 'short pause' in 2026, citing circumstances outside their control; no return date has been announced.

Source: wbtv.com, checked Nov 4, 2026

Mo Pop Festival

Detroit, MI

Organizers announced in February 2023 that the annual two-day outdoor festival would not return that year, shifting instead to a year-round concert and event series called Mo Pop Presents; no traditional festival edition has been held since 2022.

Source: wxyz.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Mountain Jam

Highmount, NY

After returning in June 2025 at a new venue (Belleayre Mountain, Highmount NY) following a six-year absence, founder Gary Chetkof announced the festival would pause for 2026 to prepare for a stronger return in 2027.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Oct 29, 2026

New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

Worcester, MA

Organizers announced they are taking 2026 off, describing it as a planned break rather than an ending.

Source: theprp.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

ONE Musicfest

Atlanta, GA

On pause for 2026 after 16 years; organizers say the festival is being reimagined for a 2027 return.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 12, 2026

Ponderosa Stomp

New Orleans, LA

No festival has been held since the 2019 decision to pause the annual event; the foundation has said a return is possible but has not announced one.

Source: ponderosastomp.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Preakness InfieldFest

Baltimore, MD

Organizers replaced the open-infield concert with a smaller repositioned stage for the 2025 Preakness, and for 2026 the race relocated to Laurel Park entirely, where infield tickets were not offered because the infield is a protected wetland.

Source: The Baltimore Banner, checked Aug 14, 2026

Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Las Vegas, NV

No 2026 edition in Las Vegas; organizers say the festival is taking the year off with plans to return in 2027.

Source: FOX5 Las Vegas, checked Aug 13, 2026

Riverbend Festival

Chattanooga, TN

Riverbend Festival has been on hiatus since 2024 while its organizer reevaluates and restructures the event.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

So What?! Music Festival

Fort Worth, TX · Last ran 2024

The festival ran from 2008 to 2017 and again from 2022 to 2024, and no new edition has been announced.

Source: instagram.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Something in the Water

Virginia Beach, VA

City Manager Patrick Duhaney terminated Virginia Beach's sponsorship agreement for the 2025 edition in January 2025, after no lineup was released or tickets sold by the contractual deadline; no edition has been held since.

Source: WTVR CBS 6, checked Aug 13, 2026

Sonshine Festival

Somerset, WI

Organizers put the Christian music festival on hold starting with the 2017 edition, citing financial reasons, while they looked into possible solutions for future festivals.

Source: wctrib.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

THING

Carnation, WA

Seattle Theatre Group paused THING in 2026 and says the festival will return in the future.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 14, 2026

Transformus

Westfield, NC

Following the 2024 event in Stokes County, NC, the Board of Directors placed Transformus on hiatus, stating a wish to return with new land and fresh energy.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Sep 1, 2026

Volume Music Festival

Spokane, WA

Volume did not hold a 2025 festival; organizers described the break as temporary and said the festival would return.

Source: Inlander, checked Aug 14, 2026

Watershed Festival

George, WA

No festival in 2026 after 13 years at The Gorge; future plans have not been announced.

Source: Dailyfly News, checked Aug 13, 2026

When We Were Young

Las Vegas, NV

The festival took 2026 off; organizers state it will return to Las Vegas in October 2027.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Zion Yoga and Wellness Festival

Springdale, UT · Last ran 2025

After its May 1 to 4, 2025 edition in Springdale, Utah, the festival paused, and the organizers opened a waitlist for 2027.

Source: zionyogafest.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Bunbury Music Festival

Cincinnati, OH

PromoWest Productions announced the festival would not be returning in the format fans knew it in, moving away from the annual three-day riverfront festival toward occasional Bunbury-branded shows.

Source: CityBeat, checked Aug 13, 2026

Carolina Rebellion

Concord, NC

Producers announced the 2018 edition would be the festival's final one; the 2019 replacement event, Epicenter Festival, followed from the same production company at a different venue.

Its successor: Epicenter, with dates and tickets

Source: WBTV, checked Aug 13, 2026

Comstock Music Festivals

Comstock, NE

The Comstock Windmill Festival announced that 2023 would be its final concert series; the founder and promoter said he was ready to retire.

Source: KBEAR 92.3 / Rural Radio Network, checked Aug 13, 2026

Cornerstone Festival

Bushnell, IL

Organizer Jesus People USA (JPUSA) announced 2012 as Cornerstone's final year after 28 years, citing mounting financial losses, the festival was cross-subsidized by JPUSA's roofing supply business, which was hit hard by the construction downturn, plus falling ticket sales as...

Its successor: AudioFeed Festival, with dates and tickets

Source: The Christian Post, checked Aug 13, 2026

Creation Festival

Mount Union, PA

Organizers announced in March 2023 that the festival's 44-year run at Agape Farm had ended, with a stated intent to develop a 'New Vision' for a future event.

Source: Jesus Freak Hideout, checked Aug 13, 2026

Day on the Green

Oakland, CA

Bill Graham launched 'Day on the Green' at the Oakland Coliseum on August 5, 1973, and presented the series through the early 1990s, hosting acts including the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, the Who, and the Rolling Stones.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Deep Tropics

Nashville, TN

Deep Tropics canceled its 2026 edition in July 2026, ending a run that began in 2017; organizers said 'extreme circumstances and funding that didn't come together made it impossible to continue' and confirmed to Nashville Scene they have no plans for future editions.

Source: nashvillescene.com, checked Aug 13, 2026

Detroit Electronic Music Festival

Detroit, MI

In 2003, the festival was produced by techno artist Derrick May, and was renamed 'Movement,' per the Detroit Historical Society.

Its successor: Movement, with dates and tickets

Source: Detroit Historical Society, checked Aug 13, 2026

Dreamville Festival

Raleigh, NC · Last ran 2025

J. Cole's Dreamville Festival concluded after its fifth edition, held April 5-6, 2025 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.

Source: WRAL, checked Aug 13, 2026

Ellensburg Music Festival

Ellensburg, WA · Last ran 2025

The last edition was the 27th, on July 25 to 27, 2025; the festival's official site now says it is "closing its doors" after 25 years serving the Kittitas Valley.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Nov 5, 2026

Exit 111 Festival

Manchester, TN

Held a single edition in October 2019 (headliners Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd), then producers AC Entertainment and C3 Presents announced on November 29, 2019 that the festival would not return.

Source: NewsChannel 5 Nashville (WTVF), checked Aug 13, 2026

Festival de Olas Locas

Federal Way, WA

Wild Waves announced its permanent closure after the 2026 season ("WILD WAVES PERMANENTLY CLOSED | 1977, 2026"); the water park closed September 7 and the theme park November 1, 2026.

Source: wildwaves.com, checked Nov 3, 2026

Five Points Jazz Festival

Denver, CO

Denver Arts & Venues discontinued the annual one-day festival in November 2024, citing production costs and neighborhood business concerns, and replaced it with a $225,000 annual grant program funding jazz programming throughout the year.

Source: Rocky Mountain PBS, checked Aug 14, 2026

Four Winds Renaissance Faire

Troup, TX

The faire ceased operating; its site was reported officially closed and sold, and renaissance-fair directories list it as no longer active.

Source: the organizer's social page, checked Sep 1, 2026

Fox Hollow Festival

Petersburgh, NY

The Fox Hollow Festival's popularity remained high until its demise in 1980, following the 1972 death of co-founder Robert 'Fiddler' Beers; the festival was carried on by Evelyne Beers with assistance from Don Bernstine and Andy Spence until it ended.

Source: Berea College Library, checked Aug 14, 2026

Freaknik

Atlanta, GA

Aggressive Atlanta police crackdowns beginning in the mid-1990s, following thousands of citations and hundreds of arrests, drove attendance down from a record 200,000 in 1994 to about 50,000 by 1999; by 2000 the annual HBCU spring-break street party had ended, and Black...

Source: Atlanta Magazine, checked Aug 14, 2026

Freakout Festival

Seattle, WA

Ended after 13 years in 2026 as its nonprofit organizer shifted to year-round club programming instead of the annual festival.

Source: The Stranger, checked Aug 14, 2026

Free Press Summer Fest

Houston, TX

After its 2017 edition was cut short by a flash-flood evacuation, Free Press Summer Fest was rebranded as the springtime In Bloom Music Festival for a single 2018 edition; organizers announced in January 2019 that In Bloom would not return, ending the festival lineage.

Source: Community Impact, checked Aug 13, 2026

Freedom Weekend Aloft

Simpsonville, SC

The festival's board announced in June 2014 that it was closing and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, citing a lack of attendance.

Source: Upstate Business Journal, checked Aug 13, 2026

Gaian Mind Summer Festival

Artemas, PA

Gaian Mind's Summer Festival, long held at the Four Quarters sanctuary in Artemas and later at Camp Ramblewood, Maryland, has not run in many years; a former organizer says the Philadelphia-based collective lost its two lead organizers and the financial backing needed to...

Source: r/psytrance, checked Sep 1, 2026

Gathering of Nations Powwow

Albuquerque, NM · Last ran 2026

After 43 years as the largest powwow in North America, organizers Gathering of Nations Limited announced the 2026 edition would be the event's final year, stating only "There comes a time.

Source: Native News Online, checked Aug 14, 2026

Goose Lake International Music Festival

Leoni Township, MI · Last ran 1970

The festival was intended to be an annual event, but a backlash over open drug sales at the 1970 edition and the resulting indictment of promoter Richard Songer meant it was never held again.

Source: Hour Detroit, checked Aug 13, 2026

Harlem Cultural Festival

New York, NY · Last ran 1969

The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival was staged as six free Sunday-afternoon concerts, June 29-August 24, 1969, organized by promoter/emcee Tony Lawrence with the New York City Parks Department.

Source: History.com, checked Aug 13, 2026

Harvest Music Festival

Ozark, AR

Merged with Phases of the Moon Music & Art Festival for a planned October 16-18, 2015 edition at Mulberry Mountain; the combined event was canceled days before it was to start due to road-access problems, and Harvest has not been revived.

Source: MusicFestNews, checked Aug 13, 2026

High Plains Comedy Festival

Denver, CO · Last ran 2025

The festival's founders announced in July 2026 that the festival is ending after 13 years; a final farewell show is scheduled for November 21, 2026 at the Skylark in Denver.

Source: Westword, checked Aug 17, 2026

Houston International Festival

Houston, TX

The Houston Festival Foundation filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in June 2014 after years of spending exceeding income; its board stated the foundation had sold all of its assets to pay its bills and had no assets left.

Source: CultureMap Houston, checked Aug 13, 2026

How Weird Street Faire

San Francisco, CA · Last ran 2024

Organizers announced in November 2024 that the festival would not return in 2025, citing rising production and permitting costs after 25 years of operation.

Source: SF Standard, checked Aug 13, 2026

Hoxeyville Music Festival

Wellston, MI

The festival ended its run in 2024; a successor event under a new name (Hoxeyville Skies Music Festival) began in its place at the same site.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Jamboree in the Hills

St. Clairsville, OH

Live Nation, which had run the festival since 2004, announced in November 2018 that Jamboree in the Hills would go on hiatus for 2019 "while we consider options regarding the future of the Belmont County, OH festival site" (per Saving Country Music).

Source: WTOV9, checked Aug 13, 2026

Jazz in the Pines

Idyllwild, CA

Idyllwild Arts ended Jazz in the Pines after its 30th year in 2024; the festival's jazz-education mission continues through the Academy's ongoing programs, but the festival itself was discontinued.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 14, 2026

KahBang Music and Art Festival

Bangor, ME

After a last-minute 2014 relocation from Bangor to Portland, organizers cancelled the music portion of the festival entirely, citing the loss of financial sponsors; only the Art Fest and Film Fest portions went ahead that year.

Source: Central Maine (Portland Press Herald group), checked Aug 13, 2026

Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival

Aurora, KY

Organizer Eric Allen ended the annual festival after the 2023 edition, saying it had become unsustainable in an increasingly crowded regional festival market, that Kenlake had become more of a boaters' destination than a land-access one, and that regional sponsors were spread...

Source: Murray Ledger & Times, checked Aug 13, 2026

Langerado Music Festival

Sunrise, FL

The 2009 edition was called off amid weak ticket sales, and organizer Ethan Schwartz said a return was unlikely.

Source: Miami New Times, checked Aug 13, 2026

Laurel Pop Festival

Laurel, MD · Last ran 1969

Organizers had planned the July 1969 event to become an annual festival, but the plan was abandoned and never revisited after the inaugural edition ended in controversy.

Source: Boundary Stones (WETA), checked Aug 13, 2026

Lucidity Festival

Santa Barbara, CA

Organizers announced in an August 30, 2024 statement that they were 'forced to make the difficult decision to close our doors and cease operations' and could not offer ticket refunds.

Source: Santa Barbara Independent, checked Aug 14, 2026

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival

Hart, MI · Last ran 2015

Founder Lisa Vogel announced in April 2015 that the 40th annual festival that August would be the final edition, ending the festival's run.

Source: Michigan Public, checked Aug 13, 2026

Mile High Music Festival

Commerce City, CO

Promoter AEG Live announced the event would not return in 2011, citing economic factors, after attendance declined from over 90,000 in 2008 to around 50,000 in 2010.

Source: Jambands.com, checked Aug 13, 2026

Mississippi River Festival

Edwardsville, IL

Ran 1969-1980 as a summer performing-arts series on the SIUE campus; ended after the 1980 season.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Monolith Festival

Morrison, CO

Organizers cited a tough economic year and a rain-hit opening day for the 2009 edition; attempts to find new investors were unsuccessful and the festival did not return.

Source: Denver Westword, checked Aug 13, 2026

Monterey International Pop Festival

Monterey, CA · Last ran 1967

The Monterey International Pop Festival ran June 16-18, 1967, organized by Lou Adler and John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, and featured the first major American appearances of Jimi Hendrix and the Who alongside Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, the Grateful Dead, and others.

Source: History.com, checked Aug 13, 2026

Mysteryland USA

Bethel, NY

Organizers cancelled the planned June 2017 edition, stating on the official site: "Mysteryland USA will no longer take place in 2017," and thanked fans, saying, "since 2014, we have strived to produce the best possible experience for our festival attendees." No edition has...

Source: mxdwn Music, checked Aug 13, 2026

Nateva Music & Camping Festival

Oxford, ME

Festival founder Frank Chandler cancelled the planned 2011 edition, citing slow ticket sales and a crowded summer festival market; no further editions were held.

Source: Portland Press Herald, checked Aug 13, 2026

New Bedford Folk Festival

New Bedford, MA · Last ran 2022

The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, which had produced the festival since 2016, ended it after the 2022 edition, citing rising costs and post-pandemic expenses that made it financially unsustainable.

Source: The New Bedford Light, checked Aug 14, 2026

Newport Pop Festival

Costa Mesa, CA · Last ran 1968

The Newport Pop Festival was held August 3-4, 1968, at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA, drawing more than 100,000 fans and cited in press coverage as one of the first American concerts to draw over 100,000 paid attendees.

Source: Ultimate Classic Rock, checked Aug 13, 2026

Night of Joy

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Disney ended the 35-year-old Christian music event after 2017, telling press that 2017 was its last edition.

Source: CBN News, checked Aug 13, 2026

Oregon Jamboree

Sweet Home, OR · Last ran 2025

Final festival held Aug 1-3, 2025 after a 34-year run (1992-2025, no 2020 edition due to COVID-19).

Source: KEZI, checked Aug 13, 2026

Orion Music + More

Detroit, MI

Metallica frontman James Hetfield said the band lost money on both editions and chose not to continue: "We lost millions both times.

Source: Blabbermouth, checked Aug 14, 2026

Orlando Calling

Orlando, FL

Held once, in November 2011; organizers confirmed on Facebook in March 2012 that the festival would not return.

Source: Consequence, checked Aug 13, 2026

Ozark Music Festival

Sedalia, MO · Last ran 1974

The festival ran a single time, July 19-21, 1974, drawing a crowd far beyond what organizers or the fairgrounds could manage; a state Senate committee investigated the event and recommended new crowd-control legislation, and the host city banned future rock concerts.

Source: KCUR, checked Aug 13, 2026

Paradiso Festival

George, WA

A payment and branding dispute between co-promoters Insomniac and USC Events (Conscious Entertainment Group) over the 2019 edition led to a lawsuit, and Live Nation confirmed the festival would not return to the Gorge Amphitheatre.

Its successor: Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge, with dates and tickets

Source: KPQ, checked Aug 13, 2026

Park City Jazz Festival

Park City, UT

The nonprofit Park City International Jazz Foundation filed for dissolution in August 2010 after losing its title sponsor and running deficits for two consecutive years, ending the annual festival.

Source: Deseret News, checked Aug 14, 2026

Pitchfork Music Festival

Chicago, IL

On Nov. 11, 2024, Pitchfork announced that after running for 19 years the festival would not return in 2025, per The Current (Minnesota Public Radio).

Source: The Current (MPR), checked Aug 13, 2026

Purple Hatter's Ball

Live Oak, FL · Last ran 2018

Purple Hatter's Ball was an annual benefit event at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park honoring Rachel Morningstar Hoffman; its most recent edition was the 11th annual in June 2018, and it has not returned since, with its purple-day traditions continued at Resonate Suwannee.

Its successor: Resonate Suwannee, with dates and tickets

Source: r/Tipper, checked Sep 1, 2026

Reggae Rising

Piercy, CA

Organizer Tom Dimmick failed to secure the required Humboldt County permit for a 2010 edition; the festival did not return, and the Dimmick Ranch property later went into foreclosure.

Source: Lost Coast Outpost, checked Aug 13, 2026

Rock in Rio USA

Las Vegas, NV · Last ran 2015

The festival's single 2015 outing underperformed financially and in attendance, and MGM Resorts, the venue's owner, later confirmed there would be no return to Las Vegas.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, checked Aug 13, 2026

Rock on the Range

Columbus, OH

Rock on the Range ended after its 2018 edition; co-producer Danny Wimmer Presents launched the Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival as its replacement at the same Columbus venue in 2019.

Its successor: Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, with dates and tickets

Source: Blabbermouth.net, checked Aug 13, 2026

Rock the Garden

Minneapolis, MN · Last ran 2022

The Walker Art Center and The Current announced the festival was retiring "following a lauded final installment" in June 2022, framing the end as a mutual decision rather than a financial or attendance problem.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

Rolling Rock Town Fair

Latrobe, PA

Sponsor Rolling Rock beer ended the annual festival after its 2005 edition at Jennerstown Speedway, following a run that began in 2000 at the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds and later expanded into a multi-city tour.

Source: Tribune-Review, checked Aug 13, 2026

Roots N Blues Festival

Columbia, MO

Festival owners Tracy Lane and Shay Jasper announced a rebrand from Roots N Blues to Treeline Music Festival ahead of the 2023 ticket on-sale, per Missourinet: "The three-day Roots N Blues music festival held annually in Columbia now has a new name and a broader focus." The...

Its successor: Treeline Music Fest, with dates and tickets

Source: Missourinet, checked Aug 13, 2026

Sacramento Music Festival

Sacramento, CA

The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, which produced the festival, announced in December 2017 that it was ending the event after 44 years, citing falling attendance and rising costs.

Source: The Syncopated Times, checked Aug 14, 2026

San Francisco Blues Festival

San Francisco, CA

After 36 consecutive years, the San Francisco Blues Festival discontinued its annual three-day festival in 2008 due to budgetary conditions.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 14, 2026

San Francisco LovEvolution

San Francisco, CA

The 2010 edition was canceled after the festival lost its venue; the parade relocated to Oakland as a ticketed event the following year and no further editions were held in San Francisco.

Source: Resident Advisor, checked Aug 13, 2026

Sarasota Blues Fest

Sarasota, FL

The Sarasota Blues Fest, then owned by ticketing company ExtremeTix, announced on its website in May 2013 that it was taking the year off.

Source: Your Observer, checked Aug 14, 2026

Sasquatch! Music Festival

George, WA

Founder Adam Zacks announced in June 2018 that the festival would not return in 2019 after 17 years at The Gorge Amphitheatre.

Source: FOX 13 Seattle, checked Aug 14, 2026

Schaefer Music Festival

New York, NY

The Schaefer Music Festival ran 1968-1976 as an affordable ($1-$3 ticket) free-summer concert series at Wollman Rink.

Source: NYS Music, checked Aug 13, 2026

Shaky Beats Music Festival

Atlanta, GA

Promoter C3 Presents announced the festival would not return in 2020, citing the logistical difficulty of running a late-night, loud-sound-system EDM event in a downtown park setting; it has not been revived since.

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, checked Aug 13, 2026

Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival (JazzFest)

Sioux Falls, SD

After 35 years of impacting countless musicians and music lovers, the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society dissolved and distributed its remaining funds to the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation and the Sioux Falls Arts Council.

Source: Dakota News Now, checked Aug 13, 2026

SnowBall Music Festival

Winter Park, CO

Organizers announced the festival would not return for 2016, after already sitting out 2015, citing an inability to find a new mountain location matching the festival's original spirit.

Source: Denver Westword, checked Aug 13, 2026

Something Wicked

Houston, TX

Ran for six years (2012-2017) as Disco Donnie Presents' Houston Halloween festival, then was discontinued.

Its successor: Freaky Deaky, with dates and tickets

Source: The Festival Voice, checked Aug 13, 2026

Springing the Blues

Jacksonville Beach, FL

Springing the Blues was retired by its Board of Directors after the 34th annual festival in April 2026, more than three decades after it began in Jacksonville Beach.

Source: springingtheblues.com, checked Oct 27, 2026

Stilldream Festival

Belden, CA · Last ran 2025

After 25 years at Belden Town, organizers announced that the 2025 anniversary edition would be the final Stilldream festival, officially closing the Belden chapter.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Sep 1, 2026

Summer Jam at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, NY · Last ran 1973

Summer Jam at Watkins Glen was a one-day concert at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway on July 28, 1973.

Source: Ultimate Classic Rock, checked Aug 13, 2026

Sweetlife Festival

Columbia, MD

Sweetgreen, the salad chain that founded and ran the festival, announced it was no longer hosting Sweetlife after the 2016 edition, closing out a six-year run at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Source: sweetgreen (official), checked Aug 13, 2026

Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Lenox, MA

The Boston Symphony Orchestra cancelled the standalone Tanglewood Jazz Festival in January 2012, citing low ticket sales, and shifted jazz programming into the regular Tanglewood season.

Source: Berkshire Fine Arts, checked Aug 13, 2026

Taos Vortex

Taos, NM

Meow Wolf's immersive art-and-music festival ran at Kit Carson Park in Taos in 2018 and 2019 (the planned 2020 return did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Source: 303 Magazine, checked Aug 13, 2026

Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival

Brunswick, ME

Thomas Point Beach and Campground was sold to new owners in fall 2024; the organizers subsequently decided to retire the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival after 45 years.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 12, 2026

TomorrowWorld

Chattahoochee Hills, GA

TomorrowWorld's organizers announced in March 2016 that the festival would not take place that year, following SFX Entertainment's bankruptcy and fallout from the disastrous, mud-and-transportation-plagued 2015 edition.

Source: Dancing Astronaut, checked Aug 13, 2026

Total Fest

Missoula, MT

Founder and organizer Josh Vanek announced that the 2015 edition, Total Fest 14, would be the festival's last, ending an all-ages, DIY independent rock festival he had run in Missoula since starting it in his mid-20s.

Source: Missoulian, checked Aug 14, 2026

Treeline Music Fest

Columbia, MO

Trio Presents LLC, the company behind Treeline Music Fest, canceled the 2023 festival about a month before it was due to run and announced it would dissolve; lawyers for the company stated "Trio's secured debts far exceed its assets and there is no money available to...

Source: KBIA, checked Aug 13, 2026

Twin Cities Summer Jam

Shakopee, MN

Organizers announced "we have determined that Summer Jam will not be moving forward into 2023," citing the sale of the festival's campground land for a planned 19,000-seat amphitheater.

Source: KSTP, checked Aug 13, 2026

Vegoose

Las Vegas, NV · Last ran 2007

Organizers confirmed the festival would not be presented again after attendance fell from about 72,400 in 2005 to roughly 30,600 in 2006, despite a partial rebound to about 46,200 in 2007.

Source: Las Vegas Sun, checked Aug 13, 2026

Virgin Festival

Baltimore, MD

Founded in 2006 at Pimlico Race Course, the festival relocated to Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2009 and was rebranded Virgin Mobile FreeFest as a free event; organizers announced in July 2014 that it would not return that year, and it has not been revived since.

Source: The Baltimore Sun, checked Aug 13, 2026

White Top Folk Festival

Whitetop, VA

The White Top Folk Festival was cancelled in 1940 and never resumed, per widely corroborated historical accounts; no primary or press source for the closure is cited here.

Woodstock (1969)

Bethel, NY · Last ran 1969

Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a single four-day event, August 15-18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, NY.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 13, 2026

World of Faeries Festival

South Elgin, IL

The organizers announced they had decided to discontinue the festival, saying they could no longer sustain the financial constraints of keeping it going, and that the previous summer's festival was the last one.

Source: the organizer's site, checked Aug 23, 2026