Bonnaroo will return in 2026.
After extreme rain and flooding compelled the Tennessee pageant to cancel its remaining two days of programming final month—its second weather-related cancelation in 5 years—organizers revealed they have been contemplating giving the long-running occasion a yr off subsequent yr. Right this moment, they’ve confirmed through social media that Bonnaroo will probably be again residence at “the Farm” in Manchester, Tennessee, from June 11-14, 2026.
“After the cancellation from Hurricane Ida in 2021, we consulted with drainage and land administration specialists to enhance situations on The Farm within the occasion of heavy, sustained rain,” Bonnaroo organizers wrote. “We created a multi-million-dollar multi-year plan and have been tackling tasks post-festival annually. These enhancements have helped, however there’s nonetheless extra work to do.”
They continued: “Within the 2025/2026 low season we’ll be dedicating an extra multi-million-dollar finances and initiating enhancements that prioritize the campgrounds and different areas affected by the intense climate in 2025.” These tasks embrace reseeding the property, growing entry roads within the campgrounds, and including extra drainage, in line with Bonnaroo’s publish.
After weeks of compiling suggestions from attendees of its weather-stricken 2025 version, Bonnaroo additionally unveiled a number of modifications friends can count on when the weekend campout returns subsequent yr.
In keeping with Bonnaroo’s publish, campsites in areas most affected by flooding won’t be utilized subsequent yr, successfully decreasing the pageant’s capability. Early entry tenting and programming in Outeroo will start on Wednesday, with the pageant’s essential Centeroo venue to open sooner or later earlier for a welcome social gathering on the What Stage on Thursday.
Following complaints of overcrowding and capped crowds, Bonnaroo’s newly debuted Infinity Stage won’t return in 2026. Instead, the The place within the Woods UFO stage, Bonnaroo’s longtime late-night digital hotspot, will make its strategy to the principle venue. The place within the Woods will live on as a chill zone in Outeroo.
Try Bonnaroo’s publish beneath for extra info.
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