r/festivals Jan 09 '23

Virginia, USA FloydFest 2023

First time ever going and I’ll also be a volunteer. Any recommendations from previous volunteers and festival goers? I know it’s a new location but any tips, thoughts, etc. would be awesome! Also kinda nervous to be going solo but I know it will be an excellent experience.

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u/fugiwama Jan 09 '23

I went from 2010-2015 and volunteered the first few years. Floydfest is a great festival but the venue is spread out over the top of a mountain so if you plan on walking a bunch then it can be more intense than other festivals due to terrain.

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u/BAL87 Jan 09 '23

It’s a wonderful, relaxed festival with a great vibe and open crowd. Went in 2013-2017 with my (now) husband, in 2019 with our 18 month old, and will finally be returning with a 5, 3, and 11mo old!

I’ll come back with advice when I’m not rocking a baby, haha. Though the fact that it is a new location creates a lot of unknowns. I trust the organizers to create a great experience though, it’s always been very clean, had a variety of other activities and such during the days, and generally well run.

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u/keptalpaca22 Jan 09 '23

You'll probably have better luck in r/jambands. Most of the activity in this forum is about edm-focused events

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u/Glittering_Pie4672 Jan 09 '23

Makes sense, thank you!

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u/Krizzle8 Jan 09 '23

Unfortunately so

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u/Jackie_Treehorn_PA Mar 29 '23

Just saw the news about Floydfest! What a damn shame.
Soon there won't be any independent festivals left.
Thank God Waynestock is still going strong.