Hulaween has just revealed its highly-anticipated festival theme and set times for the 11th annual edition taking place from Thursday, October 24 – Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida.
The Halloween festival has become one of the country’s leading multi-genre camping events with its forward-thinking lineups and immersive, experiential elements. Over its past 10 editions, Hulaween’s festival theme has become a coveted part of its identity, encouraging inclusive creative expression with the Halloween spirit in mind. The String Cheese Incident typically dedicates one of their multiple Hulaween sets to the theme each year and invites attendees to use their imagination to create inspired costumes. In 2023, Hulaween featured the “Full Moon Family Reunion” and 2022 hosted the “Suwannee Horror Disco Show”.
This year, Hulaween’s official costume theme will be “Weir’d Science” to celebrate Bobby Weir’s festival debut with The String Cheese Incident on Sunday, October 27. The magical weekend will invite fans to dress in anything from mad scientists to extraterrestrial creatures. Welcoming fans to “embrace the wild, the Weir’d, and the wonderful,” the festival’s 11th edition will host the supernatural in the heart of Spirit Lake.
Hulaween 2024 will make history by hosting the world debut of The Bobby Weir Incident, with Grateful Dead founding member Bobby Weir and veteran festival ringleaders The String Cheese Incident performing together for the first – and perhaps the last time, as there are no future dates planned for this epic collaboration and crossover affair. The Bobby Weir Incident will play two consecutive sets to close out the festival on Sunday, mesmerizing attendees with galvanizing renditions of 3 hours worth of Grateful Dead classics.
The festival has also just announced its full musical schedule an impressive six weeks ahead of the event to provide fans ample time to plan their unique festival experiences.
Kicking off the festival on Thursday, The Hallows stage will host headliners such as CloZee and Of The Trees following sets from Daily Bread, Levity, and A Hundred Drums. The Amphitheatre stage will feature Killer Mike, Lettuce, and Say She She, among others. The Spirit Lake stage is set to feature a variety of genres with acts like LP Giobbi, J Worra, Airrica, Dirtwire, Mascolo, and more. Hosted by DEF, the new OFF LIMITS stage is set to feature 33 Below, Oppidan, Riordan, and a few other surprise performances.
The festival will continue on Friday with headlining performances at The Meadow stage from The String Cheese Incident (x2) and Black Pumas, in addition to Karina Rykman and Tand. At The Hallows stage, fans can immerse themselves in mind-bending performances from Tipper, Cory Wong, Mildlife, and more. Over at The Amphitheatre, bass music will reign supreme starting the day with Motifv, Phyphr, and MZG into Maddy O’Neal, Zingara, and Chase & Status. Spirit Lake will continue to showcase a variety of multi-genre performances like Eggy, Walker & Royce, Kyle Walker, and DJ Brownie. OFF LIMITS will host Know Good, Bianca Oblivion, Eazybaked, MPH, Taiki Nulight, and Bou, among others.
On Saturday, The String Cheese Incident will perform three epic sets followed by the Hulaween debut of Sublime at The Meadow stage. The Hallow stage will host Andy Frasco & The U.N. followed by two Umphrey’s McGee sets and closing with Tash Sultana. The bass-fueled takeover at The Amphitheatre will continue with headliner Liquid Stranger following performances from Manic Focus, Ravenscoon, ALLEYCVT, and The Sponges. Spirit Lake will offer underground sets from Township Rebellion, &Friends, and Cassian, followed by a closing set from Spafford. OFF LIMITS will feature CHROMEBODIES, Angrybaby, Justin Jay b2b Nala, AYYBO, Ian Asher, Azzecca, and a handful of surprise sets.
The festival’s 11th edition will conclude on Sunday with the much-anticipated crossover between The String Cheese Incident and Bobby Weir performing two sets as The Bobby Weir Incident at The Meadow stage. The Hallows stage will feature Holly Bowling, Sam Grisman Project, and Greensky Bluegrass. Fans can enjoy a medley of electronic music at The Amphitheatre including headliners Nora En Pure and Chris Lake, as well as BUNT. and AK Renny. Over at Spirit Lake, the day will feature BRUX, LYNY, TRUTH, and G Jones, with an evening performance from The New Mastersounds. Sunday’s OFF LIMITS stage will welcome GUDFELLA, Will Clarke, and a special OFF LIMITS closing ceremony.
Hulaween has teamed up with the women-owned and led event company DEFINE EVERYTHING FUTURE (DEF) to unveil the inaugural OFF LIMITS stage. Designed to be an intimate fan experience, the brand-new activation will offer a cutting-edge, immersive 360-degree stage nestled within the enchanting festival grounds.
Hulaween’s Spirit Lake is heralded as one of the leading immersive art experiences across American festivals, brimming with talented sculptors, fire/metal workers, painters, performance art thespians, and lighting designers. Attendees can revel in lakefront holographic projection mapping, hypnotizing light shows, and interactive installations. Stay tuned for Spirit Lake programming coming soon.
Hulaween offers a variety of ticketing tiers for the 2024 festival with a range of GA and VIP options. Tickets can be purchased here.
