About this Event
🤡FREAKFEST 2026 🔥Get ready to get FREAKY for an evening of strange and wild music! 🤘It's the 3RD ANNUAL FREAKFEST — and we’re taking things to a whole new level. This year is going to be EXTRA with an incredible lineup full of bands you absolutely will NOT want to miss🎶
👉Featured Bands:
@red40.sc
@wearegingsu
@guthook.sc
@rosewoodtheband
@rio.and.the.soup
@empiregrade.band
🤩Event Details:
🗓️ September, 26th
🎪 5:00 PM — PRE-SHOW BLOCK PARTY
Come early, grab some food, check out special vendors, meet some new faces, hang with your crew, and get the FREAKFEST energy going!
🚪 6:00 PM — DOORS OPEN
🎸 6:15 PM — SHOW STARTS
🔥 ~Around 10:00 PM — HEADLINERS HIT THE STAGE
📍 Location: 📍HWY 17 STUDIOS • 831 ALMAR AVE, SANTA CRUZ @hwy17_studios
🎟️ GET TICKETS NOW, THIS WILL SELL OUT!
FREAKFEST is about more than just a concert — it’s about community. 🖤Held during the first weekend of the new UCSC school year, FREAKFEST is a chance for new students to get acquainted with Santa Cruz, returning students to reconnect, and everyone to unwind, meet new people, and kick off the new quarter together through the magic of live music. Whether you’re brand new to Santa Cruz, coming back for another year, or you’ve called this place home forever — come find your people, discover some incredible music, and kick off the new season having a truly memorable time!
😎Grab your crew. Bring your weird🤪.
FREAKFEST 2026 — YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!!🙌🏼
Event venue & nearby stays
Hwy17 Studios, 831 Almar Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.