Following the first day of Wichita Forever Fest, performers, volunteers, crew, and select donors may join us at Odd Fellow Hall for an exclusive VIP After Party fundraiser on Sunday, August 23 from 5 p.m. to midnight. Invite only.

Primetime Downtown will serve as our indoor EDM stage featuring local DJs, producers, and electronic performers. Come dance, stop in between other venues, or stay planted for a lineup moving through electronic music, house, bass, hip-hop, and other sounds built for a late night indoors.

Tribal Roots is honored to be a participant in this event and will be bringing a miniature festival experience to downtown Wichita. With the customized double-decker Beat Bus art car experience, this open-air event will feature vibrant projection mapping, a roaring Element5 sound system, fire performances, local DJs spinning from The Upper Deck, and an easily accessible bar on the lower level.

Riverside Bohemian will host our open mic, an open space for poetry, acoustic music, comedy, storytelling, and other stripped-down performances.

This event page is for The Back Beat stage, our home for hard rock, loud guitars, big drums, and a lineup built for a packed room. The Backbeat works as a quick stop along your route or a place to settle in for the full evening.

Kirby’s has been part of Wichita’s independent music scene for decades, making it the right home for a lineup that gets a little weird, a little loud, and keeps going late.

Please note that Kirby’s is the festival’s only 21+ stage.

This event is for The Furnace stage, our loose home for hardcore, punk, metal, and some of the loudest music on the festival lineup. Stop in for your favorites, discover a new band, or stay planted at The Furnace for the long haul.

This event page is for the Norton’s Brewing Company stage, our loose home for alternative, indie, rock, and pop performers. Come hang out, catch a few sets, grab a drink, and MAYBEEE even find your new favorite local band.

This event page is for the Harvester Arts stage, our true variety stage, bringing together performers from across Wichita’s music scene with no single genre taking over.

This Central Standard Brewing stage is our home for country, folk, bluegrass, roots music, and a few sounds that stretch beyond all of the above.

The Arcade stage is our home for R&B, hip-hop, rap, and artists pushing Wichita’s sound in new directions. Come catch a full day and night of local vocalists, rappers, producers, and performers representing different corners of Wichita’s R&B and hip-hop communities.