festivals

Mayor Adams had 'no idea' grand jury called for campaign corruption probe: 'I don't know, I'm not a lawyer'

"I don't know, I'm not a lawyer. I'm Eric Adams -- the Mayor! Ex-cop!"

Mary J. Blige’s alimony ‘pissed’ her off — so she created Strength of a Woman Festival

With the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul newly crowned as a 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Mary J. Blige's Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit takes over...

NYC's hottest comedy show — with a 20,000-person waitlist — is in an iconic sports store

This athletics shop is giving New York City nightclubs a run for their money. 

Nelly Furtado shows off bloody injury after Coachella stage fall: 'Eat your man… Not the stage'

She might sing "Eat Your Man," but this time, she ate the stage.

Will Smith crashes Coachella with a surprise 'Men in Black' performance with J Balvin

“Will Smith will never not be a legend no matter happens in his personal life. Look at the stage presence and crowd reaction to someone who stopped performing years ago…...

Coachella 2024: Guide to the hottest events, festivals and parties happening in the desert

From a carnival deejayed by "Vanderpump Rules" star James Kennedy to a festival sponsored by Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila, Coachella 2024 is sure to be one to remember.

Meghan Markle to give keynote speech at SXSW 2024

The "Suits" alum will participate in a discussion alongside Katie Couric and Brooke Shields on Friday.

Top chefs look to cook up deals at South Beach Wine & Food Festival

"It's kind of like the Super Bowl and spring break for chefs," festival founder Lee Schrager told Side Dish. 

Virginia Jewish group slams art festival for disallowing Hanukkah celebration: 'Shocked and alarmed'

A Jewish community group in Virginia has rebuked the organizer of a local art and music festival over its decision not to allow a menorah lighting ceremony, implying the decision...

Dave Portnoy cold-calls Washington Post reporter to confront her about upcoming ‘hit piece’

Dave Portnoy called out Washington Post reporter Emily Heil for labeling him a "misogynistic racist" in an email to Barstool's sponsors. He recorded the conversation and posted it to X,...

Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest

With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities.

Burning Man's privileged twits leave behind a trashed Nevada campsite

The heavy rains that shut down this year's Burning Man festival have prompted another disaster: scrutiny of all the fetid trash "burners" leave in their wake, and not just on-site.

Burning Man attendees are mostly rich, white, male Democrats: data

The data was gathered from the 75,000 people who arrived for the 2022 festival.

Countless three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' hatch under muddy feet of Burning Man attendees

This muddy hellscape has proven a fertile oasis for these living fossils.

Tempers flare as Burning Man revelers scramble to leave flood-ravaged festival in 'mass exodus'

“Please know that while conditions are improving and roads are drying, the playa is still muddy and may be difficult to navigate in some neighborhoods and down certain streets,” organizers...

I get mom-shamed for bringing my son to Burning Man — he's 7

"Our son goes everywhere that we go, and that's just the way that we live," Bianca Snyder said.

Fraudster Billy McFarland claims $500 tickets for Fyre Fest II are already sold out

Not even one day after convicted fraudster Billy McFarland announced that 100 tickets to Fyre Festival II were on sale for $499, they sold out.

You won't believe how cheap last-minute Burning Man passes are this year

Ticket prices for Burning Man this year are scorching hot.

How much are the cheapest last-minute Pitchfork Music Festival tickets?

The Smile, Bon Iver, Killer Mike, Big Thief and Panda Bear are atop this year's bill.

Thousands take part in first running of the bulls in Spain’s San Fermin festival

The festival was made famous by Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hemingway’s first visit to the festival.