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Levitate Music and Arts Festival is returning for their Signature Summertime Celebration

"Levitate is more than ready for prime time" - Boston Globe

Michael Kalish

Jun 6 — 2 min read

Following Backstage is honored to support the Levitate Music and Arts Festival on July 5-7 at the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

The 11th annual event on Fourth of July weekend promises a stellar lineup of national and local musical talent, curated gourmet food and beverage offerings, artisan goods for purchase, family activities, skate demonstrations and more-all of which have made Levitate Music and Arts Festival a beacon of community and the best weekend of summer.

Leading the lineup of performers will be Sublime, a legendary ska-punk band that recently reunited with original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson. Lake Street Dive, Mt. Joy, Tash Sultana, Dirty Heads, Oliver Anthony, Charley Crockett, and The Elovaters, are also scheduled to perform, among many others.

The beloved East Coast annual event celebrated a banner year in 2023 with the 10-year anniversary of the summer festival and the 20-year anniversary of the Levitate brand. The festival sold tens of thousands of tickets each day and saw marquee performances from 9x Grammy-Award winning artist Brandi Carlile, her first time ever playing Levitate, plus Goose, Ziggy Marley, Stick Figure, Lucius, Trey Anastasio and so much more.

The festival footprint included art installations and live muralists, Kids Zone, added artisans and food vendors (more than ever before) plus expanded activities like pro skate exhibitions with local hero Nora Vasconcellos.

With its humble beginnings as a beloved community surf and skate shop at the apex of East Coast surf culture, it has now grown to not only Levitate Music and Arts Festival but a year-round live music venue, clothing brand, youth summer camps and their own 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps to connect kids with music, arts and outdoor education in communities where accessibility may not be possible.

This focus on community is a gold standard for the principles of Levitate not only as a festival but as a brand. Their acute ability to showcase not only the bounty of local creatives and businesses in New England, but also national, world-renowned talent together so gracefully demonstrates the company's overall mission to celebrate and encourage a more connected community and world at large.