Bonnaroo canceled its 2025 edition after one day due to flooding from torrential rains. The festival has announced that it will be back in 2026 — June 11 – 14 — but with some changes. “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,” they wrote in a post on their socials that detailed the changes. Here are their bullet points:
- “Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilized. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space).”
- “Camping entry and programming in Outeroo will begin on Wednesday.”
- “We’ll kick things off Thursday evening on the What Stage with an epic welcome party. All other Centeroo stages will be programmed in full Friday through Sunday with your traditional Centeroo Experience.”
- “The Where in the Woods UFO Stage will be making its landing in Centeroo. This will take the place of the Infinity Stage and feature late night DJs and dance parties. The Where in the Woods space will continue to serve as a relaxation haven in Outeroo.”
- “Centeroo and the caliber of artists you expect from us will remain very similar to previous years.”
Bonnaroo also wrote:
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. We created a multi-million-dollar multi-year plan and have been tackling projects post-festival each year. These improvements have helped, but there is 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.
Bonnaroo added, “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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