An essential part of the ‘festival experience’ is dressing up, expressing yourself through clothing, and just plain old getting weird with it. From flower crowns to colorful tutus to rainbow kandi cuffs to fuzzy spirit hoods, decking ourselves out in our freshest rave gear is part of our culture making every festival its own holiday celebration.
For the rest of the world there’s Halloween. The one day when everyone gets to enjoy what we experience all year round and when we don’t get strange looks for running around in pasties and fanny packs.
If there’s one thing I know for sure it’s the festival-goers love to get freaky.
Here are five raves that will surely help you get your freak on this Halloween. Check them out below!
Nightmare Festival
Camp Ramblewood // Darlington, MD // Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30
Nightmare Festival is celebrating it’s 4th year at Camp Ramblewood this Halloween. The festival attracts thousands of people every year for a weekend-long camp-out filled to the brim with fun, activities, attractions, food and music.
This year will feature a haunted maze, the return of the Night Circus, more live action performers, and a host of musical acts from around the country.
The explosive lineup includes artists like Figure, Liquid Stranger, Brillz, Keys N Krates, Herobust, BT, Protohype, and many more. This bass-heavy agenda is sure to leave headbangers more than satisfied with after Halloween weekend.
Watch the Nightmare Festival 2014 Aftermovie below:
Something Wicked
Sam Houston Race Park // Houston, Texas // Saturday, October 29 – Sunday, October 30
In case you missed it, Disco Donnie Presents and NightCulture just announced the headliners for Something Wicked 2016 on Halloween Weekend.
Diplo, Deorro, Hardwell, Carnage, and Excision were the five artists released thus far who will be lighting up the stage for the two-day spookfest.
They have yet to announce their full line-up, but the headliners alone will create a wonderfully wicked weekend for all ravers who dare to enter the festival grounds!
Watch the Something Wicked 2015 Official Trailer below:
Suwannee Hulaween
Suwannee Music Park // Live Oak, FL // Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30
Set in the midst of 800-acres of Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress along the black Suwannee River and complete with the largest bat house in the southeast U.S, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is one of the most beautiful live music venues in the country.
Always pushing the bounds with a creative and diverse lineup, several artists such as My Morning Jacket, Disclosure, and STS9 will be performing.
Since last year’s Suwannee Hulaween saw three times the number of attendees, the event producers are making a lot of changes for this year. Ticket sales will be limited to 20,000 weekend passes, ensuring an improved fan experience. Tickets are on sale now!
Watch the Suwannee Hulaween Official 2015 Recap video below:
Escape: Psycho Circus
NOS Events Center // San Bernardino, CA // Friday, October 28 – Saturday, October 29
Brought to you by the esteemed Insomniac Events, Escape: Psycho Circus is predicted to be the premier EDM Halloween event.
No matter what event, no one is better at implementing all the components necessary to produce unbelievable shows time and time again.
From the four different stages (Slaughterhouse, Ghouls’ Graveyard, The Chopping Block, and Cannibal’s Tea Party), to terrifying mazes and attractions filled with fear and gore, sinister sights and rattling sounds will unquestionably shock, amaze, beguile, astound you.
Watch the Escape Psycho Circus 2015 Official Trailer below:
Voodoo Music and Arts Experience
City Park // New Orleans, Louisiana // Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30
Voodoo Music and Arts Experience is a musical gumbo stirring together music, art, community, cuisine and all the mystery and adventure that Halloween weekend in New Orleans conjures up.
With more than 65 acts over three days, Voodoo is more than just a festival – it is an experience.
Voodoo attracts the mystics, madmen, femme fatales, gods, goddesses, and music lovers of all kinds under one collective consciousness.
Electronic acts such as The Chainsmokers, Porter Robinson, Excision, Gramatik, and Alison Wonderland are just a few of the names among the dozens and dozens on the lineup.
