Festy 2019

Almost feels like they were losing money on camping so they removed that from the equation. How do you lose money on the camping? Maybe the first year but after that you should have all of the hard costs calculated and know what to charge. I have payed $250 for a piece of 20 x 50 dirt/gravel/grass depending on where you landed and I've paid $350 for the same turf with electricity.

I guess I could go on Google Earth and calculate how much space Infinity Downs has available for camping, divide that by the number of 20 x 50 sites available, look up how much Frey owes on the land, subtract the acreage taken up by RV sites from the total acreage and somehow using the maths figure out what you would have to charge for a site to make some profit off of the land, but I won't...

well I've been known to say, when challenged, "I hardly have time to make this stuff up, much less to research it."

Or a single word in German

I think the biggest difference in festivals now is insurance, and I'm glad you listed it about 5 times to drive that through

They could bring back Brett Dennon. That guy pulled a huuuge UVA crowd full of kids dressed like they were going to Hunt Cup. This was the final year it was held at DB.

Back to Festy--it feels like someone just bought the name. Once we see the line-up we'll know how much it's changed since the back yard at Devil's Backbone.

Ix is a $12 Uber ride from my house, so I intend to party hearty and then sleep in my comfy bed at home.

But, I’m buying my tickets at the gate, day of, because if it rains there is no shelter from the storm.

I would, too, if the line-up is who I'd want to see.  I go to Harborfest and Bayou Boogaloo here; same deal.  But I don't consider them "festivals" on the order of Lockn'.

"Infinity Downs is a professional event venue sitting on 387 acres of lush Central Virginia countryside in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The popular event venue hosts numerous large events each year including the Lockn’ music festival, a 4-day mega-event blending more than 30,000 attendees with top music acts, local foods, craft spirits and extensive weekend camping packages. Infinity Downs is centrally located in Arrington, VA - halfway between Charlottesville and Lynchburg and close to Washington, DC, Roanoke and Richmond, VA."

Someone else said this event has been there the last 9 years

Dear Fans of the Festy,

I am writing to invite you to continue the journey of the Festy. If you have attended the Festy in the past, I thank you deeply for your support. And if you haven’t heard already, after nine years of producing a bluegrass-focused camping festival in Nelson County, Virginia, we have decided to diversify the music lineup and relocate the experience to our home of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Why, you ask? It wasn’t a simple conclusion, but in two important ways it was something we just had to do.

First, my continued interest in producing the Festy over the last decade has been inspired by the opportunity to create an event unlike any other. Specifically, more than your average festival, the Festy has always been focused on showcasing world-class talent, creating a family-friendly atmosphere, and doing it all with the smallest environmental footprint possible. Over the years we were able to design some great programming for families and haven’t had single-use plastic since 2010. But feedback over the years showcased how many families were discouraged from attending because of our remote location. And despite our environmental programs, the carbon-footprint and waste produced by the event was driven by our remote location and lack of on-site infrastructure.

Secondly, Charlottesville needs the Festy community, now more than ever. Charlottesville has been my home for over 20 years and over the last two years, the world has been told a story about Charlottesville that simply isn’t true. Charlottesville has never been in greater need of the positive vibes and community spirit provided by the Festy. We’re excited to play a small role in the healing and rebirth of our hometown on the world stage by bringing the Festy to where it can do the greatest good.

With these factors in mind, I’ve partnered with my friend and entrepreneur Adam Healey who has also been a long-time resident of Charlottesville to redesign the event and experience for the long-term. After evaluating all our options, we decided we could create the best experience for you and our artists by hosting the 10th Annual Festy at IX Art Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. The new location is just two short blocks from the downtown pedestrian walking mall and we hope that the Festy community will choose to spend a full weekend hanging out in Charlottesville and experiencing all this amazing place has to offer.

If the only reason you’ve attending the Festy in the past is to camp in the Blue Ridge and stumble to your tent after a show, that’s no longer on the program. However, for those of you looking to experience the best family-friendly, eco-friendly, world class music festival in Virginia, conveniently located in beautiful downtown Charlottesville, we hope you’ll join us at the Festy this year at IX Art Park on October 11-13.

Weekend passes go on sale Monday for only $99, and our most diverse lineup ever will be announced on July 1. We hope you will continue to take this journey with us.


GET TICKETS NOW


See you at the park,

Michael Allenby - Co-Founder & Owner
The Festy


With that being said buh-bye, plus your grammar sucks. Turning your back on the tent-stumblers that helped build Festy to where it is, I mean was...

Never actually attended Festy, but the best advertisement I can imagine for a festival would be: "Music! And you are in the blueridge and can stumble to your tent after the show."

There is no parking lot. Apparently parking is located somewhere else, and they're going to run shuttles.

The Omni is a 1/2 mile away, but it's the only place that's convenient walking distance. Unless you luck out with an Air-BNB or something. Or Uber around. Which seems to be what they are suggesting for this: Stay in an Air-BNB and Uber your way around. Sounds like great fun.

And then you get to pay $99 bucks for entry to the "park", which is not really a park at all. It's a lot with some warehouse buildings on it, including a creamery and a produce distributor.

No thanks. The RVA Folk Festival is just as much fun, totally free admission, and I can Uber to my house to sleep.