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Bonnaroo Confirms 2026 Return With Major Site Upgrades

Organizers detail site upgrades and capacity changes to prevent future weather-related cancellations

Following the cancelation of its 2025 event due to severe weather, Bonnaroo has ended speculation about its future by announcing it will return in 2026, albeit with a few changes.

Speculation:

  • Since the cancelation of the 2025 event rumours have abounded about the future of the festival, in part due to a series of surveys circulated by organizers asking attendees’ thoughts on things such as changing the location, date and size of future events.

  • Now, in an Instagram post organizers have announced the 2026 event will take place in its traditional June timeframe and at longstanding location The Farm, but there will be a few changes.

The changes:

  • As per its announcement, campsites that were subjected to the most flooding won’t be used in 2026, resulting in a reduced capacity on The Farm.

  • Camping entry and programming in the Outeroo area will begin on Wednesday.

  • The event will kick off on Thursday night with an “epic welcome party” on the What Stage, with all other Centeroo stages programmed Friday to Sunday.

  • The Infinity Stage will be replaced by the Where in the Woods UFO stage, which will move to Centeroo and feature “late night DJs and dance parties.”

  • The Where in the Woods space will remain as a “relaxation haven” in Outeroo.

  • During the offseason The Farm will undergo a “multi-million dollar” upgrade that will include reseeding the property, increasing access roads within the campgrounds, and adding more drainage and water runoff pathways.

👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block

- This story was written with information sourced from Bonnaroo.

- We covered it as it ends months of speculation around the festival’s future.

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