AthFest is an annual free, three-day festival that celebrates Athens, GA’s vibrant creative culture, featuring local and regional musicians and visual artists. Thousands of people flock to the streets of historic downtown Athens each AthFest to experience live music by artists from a variety of genres, enjoy local artwork, and soak up the vibe of one of America’s coolest cities. Locals mingle with out of towners while music fills the air and art, food and fun fill the streets.

The festival includes three free outdoor stages with live music performances, a block-long Artist Market with dozens of visual artists, artisans and makers, and a block-long KidsFest area to make sure even our youngest fans get in on the music and art fun!

After the free outdoor stages wrap up Friday and Saturday nights, the official AthFest Club Crawl kicks into gear. Music venues and clubs will host lineups filled with local music.

AthFest raises money for the nonprofit AthFest Educates, which awards grants to support music and arts education for K-12 students in Athens.

Schedule:

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Affiliated Events

AthFest 2025 Affiliated Events

Five Eight: Weirdo

Enjoy a screening of the Five Eight documentary ‘Weirdo’ followed by a performance by Five Eight. AthFest Wristband Holders can receive a $2 discount for band performance only.

Location: Cine - 234 W. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601

Time: 7:00PM - 12:00AM

Nateball’s FUNNYBONE Comedy Show

Enjoy a stand up comedy show to bring laughter to the audience - one show with several comedians and their individual styles of comedy. (Age 21 and up - anyone who enjoys humor!) AthFest Wristband Holders can receive half off of admission. Doors open at 6:30, with the show starting at 7:10 and ending by 8:50.

Location: The Globe - 199 N. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30601

Time: 6:30PM - 9:00PM

Friday, June 20, 2025

Outdoor Stage Performances

Wicked Weed Main Stage:

5:00PM: Florence Cardigan
5:50PM: Commüne
6:45PM: Wieuca
7:50PM: T Hardy Morris
9:00PM: Upchuck

Hospitality South Hull Street Stage:

5:25PM: Bugs Eat Books
6:15PM: Penny Loafer
7:15PM: Easy Honey
8:25PM: Johnny Falloon
9:00PM: Silent Disco with Banjo

KidsFest at AthFest

AthFest is a celebration of everything great about Athens, especially how it is such a family-friendly community! To make the festival experience enjoyable for attendees of all ages, we dedicate a special block-long area of the festival for kids. KidsFest is free and includes kid-friendly bands on the KidsFest stage, arts and crafts areas, demonstrations and more! There are also ticketed bounce houses and inflatables.

KidsFest Stage Lineup:

6:00PM: Full Moon School of Music
7:00PM: Full Moon School of Music
8:00PM: Full Moon School of Music

Artist Market

The open-air Artist Market is an integral part of the AthFest Music & Arts Festival. Booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale. Exhibited work may include visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital art), fabric, clothing and accessories, jewelry, and handcrafted items (sculpture, ceramics, glass, woodworking and furniture).

Location:
The AthFest Music & Arts Festival will include an artist market on Washington Street between Hull and Lumpkin streets. 70+ vendors will set up shop with both fine arts and crafts for sale.

Time: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Club Crawl

Purchase of a Club Crawl Pass gets attendees into all official AthFest Club Crawl venues (subject to capacity and age restrictions). Venues include Georgia Theatre, 40 Watt Club, Live Wire Athens, Hendershot’s, The Foundry, Ciné, Flicker Theatre, Nowhere Bar, The Globe, The Roadhouse, Paloma Park, Clarke’s Collective, and Buvez.

2025 Club Crawl Information

40 Watt

Echo Base & Incubate Talent Group presents…

9:00PM: Echo Base DJs
10:00PM: Well Kept
11:00PM: Elijah Johnston
12:00AM: Hallpass
1:15AM: Echo Base DJs

Georgia Theatre Main

ATHFactor-Liberty Ent and Volumes present…

10:20PM: Cardynal and The Flock
11:20PM: Nappy Roots
12:15AM: Trvy & The Enemy

Georgia Theatre Rooftop

ATHFactor-Liberty Ent and Volumes present…

9:00PM: DJ ChiefRocka
10:00PM: Kid Arsenic
10:15PM: 96Vizion
10:55PM: Marcel P. Black
11:20PM: DJ ChiefRocka
11:55PM: MOTORHEAD 2X
12:10AM: Ant Da Ripper
12:30AM: DJ ChiefRocka

Buvez

8:00PM: Michael Carnes
9:00PM: Dadgum
10:00PM: Matt Knox

The Roadhouse

Dosed By An Angel Presents…

10:00PM: Trepid
11:00PM: Ralph
12:00PM: Bone Bag
1:00AM: Coma Therapy

Live Wire Athens

10:00PM: The Regulars
11:00PM: Funk You
12:30AM: Peach Ice Cream Bluegrass

Paloma Park Beer Garden

10:00PM: Jameson Tank
11:00PM: Sleeper Cell
12:00AM: Gaby Delliponti

Hendershot’s

9:00PM: Kenosha Kid
10:00PM: Bichos Vivos

Ciné

10:00PM: Beat Up
11:00PM: The Grawks
12:00AM: La Suegra

Flicker Theatre & Bar

10:00PM: RaceCar 44
10:45PM: Grebe
11:45PM: Violent Violet
12:30AM: Peter and The Skeeters

The Globe

Classic City Rotary and the Vic Awards presents…

7:15PM: Jon Nolan
8:00PM: Freeman Leverett
8:45PM: Mary Margaret Cozart
9:30PM: MK Barnes
10:15PM: Lane Marie

The Foundry

7:00PM: Workhorses of the Entertainment/Recreational Industry
8:30PM: Rick Fowler Band
10:00PM: Scarlet Stitch

Nowhere Bar

Normaltown Records presents…

10:00PM: The Pink Stones
11:00PM: Kristina Murray
12:00AM: The Howdies

Clarke’s Collective

10:00PM: The Downstairs
11:30PM: Karma Kat

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Outdoor Stage Performances

Wicked Weed Main Stage:

12:00PM: Erik Olson Organ Trio
1:05PM: Bea Porges
2:10PM: Los Cantares with Jim Wilson
3:15PM: Klezmer Local 42
4:15PM: Petty Kash
5:25PM: Quiet Hounds
6:45PM: Kimberly Morgan York
7:55PM: Misnomer
8:55PM: Lo Down & Duddy
9:15PM: Bubba Sparxxx

Hospitality South Hull Street Stage:

12:35PM: Quentin Love
1:40PM: Polar Waves
2:40PM: Angie Aparo
3:45PM: Dropsonic
4:50PM: The Ladies Of
6:05PM: Beast Mode
7:15PM: Ashes To Omens
8:25PM: Phantom Dan

KidsFest at AthFest

AthFest is a celebration of everything great about Athens, especially how it is such a family-friendly community! To make the festival experience enjoyable for attendees of all ages, we dedicate a special block-long area of the festival for kids. KidsFest is free and includes kid-friendly bands on the KidsFest stage, arts and crafts areas, demonstrations and more! There are also ticketed bounce houses and inflatables.

KidsFest Stage Lineup:

10:30AM: Allegro Music
11:30AM: Rebecca Sunshine Band
12:30PM: Collective Artists Workshop
1:30PM: No performer
2:30PM: The PG Show
3:30PM: Boys & Girls Club Music Makers
4:30PM: Carbon Harry
5:30PM: League of Step
6:30PM: Nuci’s Space Camp Amped

Artist Market

The open-air Artist Market is an integral part of the AthFest Music & Arts Festival. Booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale. Exhibited work may include visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital art), fabric, clothing and accessories, jewelry, and handcrafted items (sculpture, ceramics, glass, woodworking and furniture).

Location:
The AthFest Music & Arts Festival will include an artist market on Washington Street between Hull and Lumpkin streets. 70+ vendors will set up shop with both fine arts and crafts for sale.

Time: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Club Crawl

Purchase of a Club Crawl Pass gets attendees into all official AthFest Club Crawl venues (subject to capacity and age restrictions). Venues include Georgia Theatre, 40 Watt Club, Live Wire Athens, Hendershot’s, The Foundry, Ciné, Flicker Theatre, Nowhere Bar, The Globe, The Roadhouse, Paloma Park, Clarke’s Collective, and Buvez.

2025 Club Crawl Information

40 Watt

10:00PM: Kuroma
11:00PM: Honeyknife
12:00AM: Heffner

Georgia Theatre Main

10:00PM: Modern Skirts
11:30PM: The Bad Ends
12:30AM: Luxury Vehicle

Georgia Theatre Rooftop

10:00PM: The Vassar Blondes
11:10PM: Nicholas Mallis & The Borealis
12:15AM: Atticus Roness

Buvez

8:00PM: The Rishis
9:00PM: Dog Person
10:00PM: Ozello

The Roadhouse

10:00PM: Victor Charlie
11:00PM: The Naysayers
12:00AM: Glance of Dismissal

Live Wire Athens

Nightshade Family presents…

Outdoor Stage

8:00PM: Ellis G
9:00PM: Cryin Gosling
10:00PM: Austie
11:00PM: Raven

Indoor Stage

9:00PM: Zeerza
10:00PM: LVNDNSEV
11:00PM: low.again
12:00AM: D:RC
1:00AM: Ellwin

Paloma Park Beer Garden

10:00PM: Slightly Famous Somebodies
11:20PM: Will Slater & The 53
12:20AM: Flatline Drive

Hendershot’s

9:00PM: pondgorl
10:00PM: Zach Ritter and the Eternal Soup
11:00PM: Your Ex’s Pets

Ciné
Shadebeast presents…

9:30PM: Silent Euphony
10:15PM: ENOX
11:00PM: Guillotine A.D.
12:00AM: Music Hates You

Flicker Theatre & Bar

10:30PM: David Barbe
11:15PM: Nina Garbus
12:00AM: Night Palace
1:00AM: KIT

The Globe

8:00PM: Miley-Roth
9:00PM: Mary & The Hot Hotty-Hots

The Foundry
Athens Latin Party presents…

9:00PM: DJ Harold
10:00PM: DJ Play
11:00PM: DJ Harold
12:00PM: DJ Play

Nowhere Bar
Indecent Artistry presents…

10:00PM: Viv and the Things
11:00PM: Florry
12:00AM: Honeypuppy
1:00AM: Bayou Princess

Clarke’s Collective

10:00PM: JiiG
10:30PM: DAYDRNKRZ
11:30PM: JiiG

Affiliated Events

AthFest 2025 Affiliated Events

Neighborhood Books Presents: Voices of Athens

Enjoy spoken word poetry and book readings from 10-15 local authors and poets, hosted by Athens Poet Laureate Mikhayla Robinson-Smith.

Location: The Globe (Upstairs) - 199 N. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30601

Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM

Athens Art Book Fair

Athens Art Book, Print, and Zine Fair will feature dozens of regional book artists, printmakers, publishers, and the like at Lamar Dodd’s Athenaeum gallery. This event is free and open to the public. All works on display will be for sale and will feature artists’ books, fine-art prints, posters/broadsides, zines and other sorted printed ephemera.

Location: Athenaeum - 287 W. Broad Street, Athens, GA 30601

Time: 11:00AM - 4:00PM

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Outdoor Stage Performances

Wicked Weed Main Stage:

12:30PM: Tropical Breeze Steel Band
1:25PM: Stella Groove
2:25PM: Fawney Rig
3:25PM: Yumbo Tron
4:30PM: Smokey Jones and the 3 Dollar Pistols
5:30PM: Wim Tapley & The Cannons
7:00PM: The Vegabonds

Hospitality South Hull Street Stage:

1:00PM: Dragana
2:00PM: Sutherland
2:55PM: Lanre
3:10PM: Eli Eternal
4:00PM: Me’An Mills
5:00PM: Anna Kellam
6:15PM: Grassland

KidsFest at AthFest

AthFest is a celebration of everything great about Athens, especially how it is such a family-friendly community! To make the festival experience enjoyable for attendees of all ages, we dedicate a special block-long area of the festival for kids. KidsFest is free and includes kid-friendly bands on the KidsFest stage, arts and crafts areas, demonstrations and more! There are also ticketed bounce houses and inflatables.

KidsFest Stage Lineup:

12:30PM: Clarke Central Honors Chamber Strings
1:30PM: Joy Dance with Ecstatic Dance Athens
2:30PM: Oconee Music
3:30PM: Merit Music Academy Students

Artist Market

The open-air Artist Market is an integral part of the AthFest Music & Arts Festival. Booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale. Exhibited work may include visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital art), fabric, clothing and accessories, jewelry, and handcrafted items (sculpture, ceramics, glass, woodworking and furniture).

Location:
The AthFest Music & Arts Festival will include an artist market on Washington Street between Hull and Lumpkin streets. 70+ vendors will set up shop with both fine arts and crafts for sale.

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Date: June 20-22, 2025

Location: Downtown Athens, Athens, GA

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