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The Middle of NOWhere Rural Arts & Music Festival

In Rural We Vibe

Published 6 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 excited to announce an artistic collaboration with RAYGUN CUSTOM to release two new MONfest T-Shirt designs for our community...

AND our newsletter subscribers are hearing about it from us FIRST!

We're excited to release these two new designs - in collaboration with RAYGUN - a union printshop who creates timely tees across the Midwest.

Click on any of the images or links above to order your very own cast of character shirts

Or choose from the new Grafitti MONfest logo shirt in different colorways for your personal style needs.

With each purchase, MONfest will receive a portion of the sale to support the festival, so you can feel good while you look good!

Rock your new RAYGUN tee at MONfest 3 for our full music lineup

We have a full lineup of amazing artists preparing to put on an incredible show for us!

And we hope to see you there!

The Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival

July 11th, 1 - 9 pm

The Cellar Winery

Madrid, IA

Countdown to MONfest 3!

Count down to 2026-07-11T18:00:00.000Z​
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927 North Highway 69, Huxley, IA 50124
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