With Hulaween creeping up fast, it is best to be completely prepared in order to have a fun and calming weekend. 4 days full of music and living in the woods calls for a decent amount of prep, so we put together a list of six ultimate camping essentials that you should bring with you next weekend.

1.Portable Charger- With artists like Pretty Lights, John Summit, and Goose, fans are about to witness and incredible lineup of music. Because Hulaween is a camping festival, electricity isn’t always readily available. In order to stay in touch with your group, or if you love recording clips of your favorite sets, a portable charger is the best thing to have on you during the festival. 

2.Hammock or Inflatable Couch- Hulaween is all about being comfortable and enjoying the calming nature of Suwannee while listening to your favorite music. The best way to kick back and relax during a set is to either bring a hammock or an inflatable couch. Can’t go wrong with popping a squat after a long day of standing and dancing. 

3.Hydration pack- One of the most important parts of the weekend is making sure that you stay hydrated! A hydration pack is the best way to ensure that you can have water accessible to you throughout the weekend. Hulaween will have water stations set up all around the festival, making it easy to keep your hydration pack full at all times. 

4.Trinkets- If you have ever been to Hulaween, odds are you have come home with some type of small trinket in your pocket. Whether it be a tiny plastic baby or googley eyes to wear around your finger, small trinkets can make someone’s day at a festival, so it is always a great idea to bring something entertaining to give out.

5.Canned Foods- This year, Hulaween is partnering with Conscious Alliance to have a canned food drive to donate to a local food bank. Patrons that bring at least 20 nonperishable food ideas or a monetary donation will be able to receive a Hulaween 2023 poster to show their appreciation for helping the local community. 

6.Appropriate clothing- Florida’s weather has a mind of its own, especially during this time of the year. It is important to make sure you pack appropriate clothing because you never know if it will be 40 degrees one night, and 85 the next night. Packing the right clothes will keep you comfy all weekend so you can focus on dancing with your friends!

Creating a list the week before the festival is a great way to stay organized and make sure you have all of the essentials packed and ready to go. Get your bags ready, see you all next weekend!

Photo by @ Tara Gracer

Music fans of every genre are about to embark on the incredible journey that is Suwannee’s Hulaween. The festival takes place at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, October 26-29 with an eclectic lineup featuring artists like Pretty Lights, Mt. Joy, Goose, John Summit and more. This four day immersive festival is the perfect way to kick off the fall season, from seeing everyones Halloween costumes, to exploring the misty grounds of Spirit Lake, festival goers are in for a spooky treat. 

To celebrate the tenth year of the festival, Hulaween has a couple of surprises up their sleeves, as well as special activations that attendees will be able to enjoy all weekend.

2 Night of Pretty Lights

After taking a five year hiatus, musical luminary Pretty Lights is slated to play not just one, but two sets at the festival. Following his comeback tour, Soundship Spacesystem, Pretty Lights has made his way alongside his live band all over the country, giving fans an unforgettable night of music. Headliners, Rainbow Kitten Surprise were set to have a closing set, but unfortunately had to pull from the festival due to a band member’s health issues. So, the festival decided, what better way to fill the spot, than to give another set to Pretty Lights!

10 Special Art Installations

At Hulaween this year, fans will be able to enjoy an incredible array of art throughout the festival. One of the most beautiful parts about Suwannee is adventuring through the grounds and discovering hidden gems everywhere you look. This year, there will be ten separate art installations around the festival, with each of them representing a year of the festival. So, let the art take you through a time portal that will transport you throughout the many years of Hulaween, reminiscing on the amazing memories from each one.

Photo by @ Mark Walsh

Frick Frack Black Jack: A Tradition

Frick Frack Black Jack is a game that people dream of playing all year round. In a traditional game of Black Jack, gambling and betting money is involved, but at Hulaween, Frick Frack Black Jack is a game full of trades! You can trade anything from a paper clip, to a chair, to a hat, and even something as crazy as a car! (Yes, someone has really traded their car before…) Frick Frack adds the ultimate level of fun and quirkiness to the festival, while giving fans something exciting to get involved in.

360 Spirit Lake Visuals

Spirit Lake is a sacred treasure to everyone at Hulaween. As the sun begins to set and the grounds become dark, mist is sprayed from both sides of the lake, and visuals are projected onto the mist. Throughout the night, these unique visuals dance their way upon the water, providing a calming environment for attendees to relax and escape from the craziness of the weekend. This year specifically, instead of just half of the lake being used, the entire lake will be available to frolic around, so be sure to keep your eyes out for visuals and installations!

With the sold out festival creeping up right around the corner, get ready to experience one of the most magical weekends of your life, see you at Suwannee!

Sacred Acre, an Alaskan environmentally-focused 3-day bass festival, is back to make its second annual edition this weekend! Unlike other festivals whose main focus is just a money grab and exploitation of the electronic music scene, Sacred Acre has made it its mission to raise awareness around trawling: the practice of factory ships dragging massive nets along the ocean floor. This often leads to the destruction and catching of everything in its path including sea animals and precious marine habitats. Its end goal is to utilize the currently built platform to connect, inform, and teach festival patrons how to stop active ocean destruction. This year’s line up is stacked to say the least, featuring artists such as Of The Trees, Boogie-T, Daily bread and so much more! For the full-on immersive festival experience, activities such as native plant foraging, underwater spearfishing, glacier helicopter tours, and fly fishing will also be offered! If you’re looking to take part upon an experience like no one has offered before and that’s unique to Alaska, this is the place for you.

“We want to offer attendees a spellbinding Alaskan experience. The opportunity to experience, to listen, to dance. An opportunity to recenter yourself and become one with nature. An opportunity to seize the phenomenon that is Sacred Acre.” – Hannah Stearns, Assistant Director

Nestled in the Tennessee hills and home to bass heads from all over, Sound Haven has very quickly risen to the top as one of the most intimate and premiere festivals on the freeform bass spectrums. Located on an exclusive plot of land in Jaceland, TN, Sound Haven continues to catch the eye of festival goers all over as they continue into their 5th year from July 20th-23rd. This year, they have brought forth yet another lineup stacked from top to bottom with headliners Lab Group, Jantsen, Truth, and Yheti alongside tons more bass producers to enjoy through the course of the weekend. With this many incredible bass artists on one incredible lineup, it can be a difficult decision to choose what sets to catch during Sound Haven this year, but don’t worry because we have picked out our top 10 must see artists you have to catch this year!

Top 10 (In No Particular Order)

2. HUMORME

4. Feelmonger

6. Ghost Lotus

8. Ujuu

10. Super Future

Sound Haven 2023 is about to pull out all the stops on production and experience this year as well. Between the jaw-dropping UFO stage that was unveiled last year and the top-notch Funktion-One Vero and Element 5 sound systems at the stages, this entire weekend is something not to miss. Not only is the weekend fueled with some absolutely heavy-hitting bass music, but tons of exploratory workshops and chances to learn as well! Join in on sunrise yoga, meet up with fellow flow artists or take time to reflect spiritually through the weekend alongside other Sound Haven attendees to bring even more meaning to the experience! There is no going wrong with anyone on this lineup as it is perfectly curated to have every bass head up and moving.

Looking for something to help get you ready for this weekend? Make sure to check out our Road to Sound Haven 2023 mixes from Wraz. and HUMORME as well as our exclusive playlist to tune into all of the vibes for Sound Haven 2023!  We can’t wait to see everyone back at Sound Haven Music Festival this year!

Imagine Music Festival has very quickly become the home to so many EDM lovers and festival-goers alike each September. Originally taking place at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Imagine Music Festival has found a cozy new home nestled in Kingston Downs, GA which has provided a pristine venue to host such a famed festival for years to come. With as much hype as there was surrounding Imagine last year, there is even more excitement as the lineups begin to role out.

Imagine has always served as an incubator for artists that have not only come from the top of Atlanta’s up-and-coming bass artists but have also been a proponent in featuring artists that need to be on everyone’s radar, big or small. Imagine has been the debut festival for well-known acts such as ATliens, DRINKURWATER, Daily Bread and more, making it the premiere festival for artists to truly showcase what their project is all about. With this goal in mind, Imagine continues putting new artists in the spotlight with the release of their phase 1.5 lineup, a lineup announcement geared to specifically draw attention to their newest roster of local and regional artists. 

This lineup seems to cover every sub-genre of EDM, featuring bass, house, and techno artists from all over the South East. With artists such as Zubah, Meduso, TaylorLace, and more there is so many new artists for Imagine attendees to check out. In order to gear everyone up and further the 1.5 lineup hype, we have linked each of these artists’ Soundcloud below for everyone to explore before September! Who knows maybe you’ll find a new favorite artist to go see this September.

3. Cut & Sew 

6. Galo

9. MACHAKI

12. Midnite Panda

15. Sam Wolfe

18. Subrinse

20. Zubah 

If the hype for the local lineup isn’t big enough, this year Imagine is featuring some major headliners such as Jade Cicida, Boombox Cartel, Vintage Culture, and more. Alongside these insane headliners and true to Imagine fashion, there will also be a number of rare and exclusive B2bs and secret sets throughout the course of this amazing weekend.

Truly a hypnotic and out-of-this-world experience awaits Imagine newcomers and veterans alike. All attendees can get lots in the immersive art exhibits, expansive stages, and explorative lush scenery throughout the Kingston Downs location. Transformative workshops focusing on holistic improvements such as yoga, meditation, and mindfulness await those looking to open their eyes to a whole new world while enjoying some of the best names in EDM. Imagine is truly a festival geared to immerse and captivate anyone who ventures through the festival gates.

Tickets for this incredible experience are on sale now, and going fast! GA, VIP, and Platinum tickets are available on the Imagine Music Festival (link below) along with camping passes to make sure no one misses out on all the action! We can’t wait to see what else Imagine has in store for all of us as we creep closer to September!