Let's Drill Down into our Musical Acts! We wanted to send some emails your way with some behind the scenes intel on our performer lineup! Keep reading to learn about the people behind the vibes! 1:30pm Pipo Loveron Kicking off the festival is Pipo! He's been making music for over 10 years. He stopped for a couple of years but he's back on track! Pipo Performing "I love the culture of the music how you can express your feeling. What keeps me performing is showing my music to others and the...
6 days ago • 2 min read
The Full Musical and Performance LINEUP Behind the scenes at MONfest, the team has been busy handling business! We've been making maps, sending Press Releases, printing badge credentials, managing contracts, booking equipment, updating websites, making sure there will be enough bathrooms on the day of the festival... among all the other mundanities not mentioned! It turns out putting on a rural art and music festival takes a team and lots of work. But we are happy to do it because we know how...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Did you think we forgot about yall? Apologies for the short hiatus friends! Life has been keeping the MONfest team a little busy! What have we been up to? Well, slinging new merch at a Raygun pop up for one! Thank you to all who came out Saturday June 6th - it was great to see long-time supporters and meet new friends! The real hit was our decorate your own plushie station - if you're worried you missed out, don't fret! Our team members who sew have been busily prepping more for our stash at...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Special Event! Mark Your Cal! We've been hinting something special was in the works! We are so excited about our upcoming MONfest Fundraiser event where attendees are going to be able to customize and purchase your very own MONfest character plushie. You'll also be able to purchase the limited edition MONfest3 RAYGUN CUSTOM teeshirt collaborations, and of course chill and vibe with the folk who bring you the festival year after year. Join us June 6th from 10am - 2pm at RAYGUN in Ames - 301...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Ft: New Tees & Our Festival Music Lineup You may have noticed that at MONfest we like to say, "In rural we vibe." This mantra is a sign off and a promise to ourselves to find ways to have fun, to get in the groove, and to keep curating that ineffable sense of a creative flow state. One of the ways you know we vibe is by bringing you the hype of our next Festival happenings directly to your inbox. And do we have a treat for you today! Exclusive First Chance to Snag New Merch This year we are...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Meet the Monfest team Brief interviews with the people making the magic happen Learn more about Kub We do the work of hosting and amplifying rural artists because we basking in others' glow is just as special as the moments when we shine brightly individually. Today's newsletter features an interview with our Talent & Sponsorship Director, Kub Stevens. Which reminds me - if you are interested in sponsoring MONfest, or know of others who might be, please send them our way! Or tap in with the...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Meet the Monfest team Brief interviews with the people making the magic happen Learn more about Siricasso Applications for vendors are officially closed and we now enter into the era of the Festival planning where we move into full time production phase! As that new era loads, we're excited to bring you into our community with some deeper dives into the people behind the scenes making this festival shine all year long. We'll share some brief interviews with our team, and the musicians and...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Did you see the news?! We are so happy to announce that we have locked in our Headliner for our 3rd Annual Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival and the news went live on our IG yesterday! You're gonna wanna catch 'em all! And especially... our HEADLINER 2025 MONFest Headliner Naethan Apollo Blending the rich storytelling of Dungeons & Dragons with a genre-defying alternative pop sound, Naethan creates an immersive audio-visual experience like no other. From love and triumph to deep...
3 months ago • 2 min read
How we move Dear Reader, Are you as excited about MONfest 3 as we are?! We've been steadily working behind the scenes to prepare for our next festival and some fun happenings about Iowa in-between now and then. For your reading pleasure, here's a list of some of the things we've been up to since we last shared a newsletter! Applications for Vendors/Artists remain open! Remember, this year we will only be selecting 65 artists - so get your application in to be considered sooner than later!...
4 months ago • 1 min read