KYLE MURPHYStaff Writer

Following its cancellation last month, and receiving feedback from attendees, organizers for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have announced the festival will return in June 2026.

After the festival’s cancelation after the first day due to both the weather and conditions of the grounds, organizers have been asking for feedback through surveys asking Bonnaroovians for their feedback on possible different dates and frequencies for the festival, as well as what genres of music they would like to see, changing the number of dates and even if the festival should move from The Farm.

“We’ve been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what’s next for the festival,” organizers said in a statement. “And now, it’s time to share those plans with you.”

The first of the plans announced was that Bonnaroo will return to The Farm in 2026 and the dates will be June 11 to June 14, bumping it up a week before Father’s Day weekend.  

Organizers then went over some of the changes that will be taking place and what will remain. What Bonnaroovians should expect in 2026 are:

• Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding this year will not be utilized which will reduce the capacity on The Farm.

• Camping entry and programming in Outeroo will begin on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

• Festivities will officially kick off Thursday, June 11, at the What Stage with an “epic welcome party.” All the other Centeroo stages will be programmed in full starting Friday, June 12, and run through Sunday, June 14.

• The Where in the Woods UFO Stage will be moving into Centroo as it will take the place of the Infinity Stage and feature late night DJs and dance parties. The former space of Where in the Woods space will continue to serve as a relaxation haven in Outeroo.

• Centeroo and the caliber of artists attendees have come to expect will remain very similar to previous years.

“After the cancellation from Hurricane Ida in 2021, we consulted with drainage and land management experts to improve conditions on The Farm in the event of heavy, sustained rain,” organizers said. “We created a multi-million-dollar, multi-year plan and have been tackling projects post-festival each year.”

Organizers added while these improvements have helped, there was still more work to do.

“In the 2025/2026 off-season we’ll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritize the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025. Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways.”

Organizers then thanked everyone for providing their feedback regarding possible future dates for the festival.

“We heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June,” organizers stated. “Weather experts have confirmed that we saw record-setting rainfall this spring and early summer, making what we experienced extremely uncommon. All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo.””

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