Free Press Summer Fest
Music festival held in Houston, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Free Press Summer Festival was an annual two-day music festival held in Houston, Texas at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park.
Free Press Summer Fest | |
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Genre | Folk, country, blues, folk rock, indie folk, alternative rock, hip hop, EDM |
Dates | First week in June |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, Texas, United States |
Inaugurated | August 2009 |
Most recent | June 2017 |
Attendance | 100,000+ |
Patron(s) | Free Press Houston |
Website | fpsf |
Other activities include fireworks, interactive art installations, a paint slide, music workshops, a 30-foot water wall and an off-site after party.
The festival was started to emphasize local musical performers, visual arts and artists. A recycling program, carbon offset credits and a partnership with the Texas Campaign for the Environment are implemented to help this festival become a greener experience.
The festival is organized by Free Press Houston, a local independent newspaper and Pegstar.net Presents, a local concert promotion company.[1]
As of November 30, 2017 it has been made official by both Free Press Houston and Austin City Limits promoters that a new version of the festival is to take place in Houston on the weekend of March 24–25, 2018 under a new name; In Bloom Music Festival. This change comes in precisely on the ninth anniversary of the FPSF. In January 2019 it was announced that a new edition of the In Bloom Music Festival would not be held.