Metropolitan Park to host Connection Festival
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Published by Sareth Ney on May 6, 2016 at 11:06 p.m.
Updated on June 13, 2016 at 4:08 a.m. |
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Photo credit: Connection Festival's Facebook page
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Connection Festival will take place at Metropolitan Park, on July 23. The third annual event will be presented by X102.9 Jacksonville’s New Alternative, Community First Credit Union, Finlandia Vodka, Yuengling and Subway. It will begin at noon and is a rain or shine event. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by adults at all times.
Cage The Elephant and Wu-Tang Clan will co-headline Connection Festival. Big Data, The Bouncing Souls, St. Lucia, New Beat Fund, Never Shout Never, New York Ska Jazz Ansemble, Beebs and Her Money Makers, MZG Live featuring Allen Aucoin, Run River North, Whole Wheat Bread, Colours, Waterseed, Control This! Askemelflcare, Moya Moya, Cloud9 Vibes, Brother Hawk, Universal Green, Skyview, Shannon Ogden, Secret Cigarettes and Jackie Stranger are also slated to perform. The lineup is subject to change.
General admission tickets are on sale at $35 and very important person (VIP) tickets are available at $85. $485 general admission hotel packages are available. It includes two general admission tickets to Connection Fest, two commemorative festival shirts, merchandise from the sponsors and travel size festival supplies. Prices exclude taxes and service fees.
VIP hotel packages are available at $595. Access to the VIP front stage pit and VIP bar and lounge are included. VIP areas also include private restrooms and food to purchase. Two commemorative festival shirts, merchandise from the sponsors and travel size festival supplies are included in the package. Prices exclude taxes and service fees.
Vendors have the opportunity to sell food, refreshments, goods and services, art, exhibit the business and raise awareness for non-profit organizations at Connection Fest. The request form can be found by visiting their website.
For those interested in joining the Connection Festival street team, they can email [email protected]. Those willing to be part of the street team will be responsible for distributing flyers, posters and posting pictures to their Instagram accounts. They must also tag the festival with their account, @connectionfest. Hashtags recommended are #willworkfortickets, #weconnectjax and #connectfest16. Also, they can help with a promo event. Space is limited per area.
Questions about Connection Fest can be sent via email and responses will take up to 24 hours. They can be reached at [email protected].
To visit Connection Festival’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
Cage The Elephant and Wu-Tang Clan will co-headline Connection Festival. Big Data, The Bouncing Souls, St. Lucia, New Beat Fund, Never Shout Never, New York Ska Jazz Ansemble, Beebs and Her Money Makers, MZG Live featuring Allen Aucoin, Run River North, Whole Wheat Bread, Colours, Waterseed, Control This! Askemelflcare, Moya Moya, Cloud9 Vibes, Brother Hawk, Universal Green, Skyview, Shannon Ogden, Secret Cigarettes and Jackie Stranger are also slated to perform. The lineup is subject to change.
General admission tickets are on sale at $35 and very important person (VIP) tickets are available at $85. $485 general admission hotel packages are available. It includes two general admission tickets to Connection Fest, two commemorative festival shirts, merchandise from the sponsors and travel size festival supplies. Prices exclude taxes and service fees.
VIP hotel packages are available at $595. Access to the VIP front stage pit and VIP bar and lounge are included. VIP areas also include private restrooms and food to purchase. Two commemorative festival shirts, merchandise from the sponsors and travel size festival supplies are included in the package. Prices exclude taxes and service fees.
Vendors have the opportunity to sell food, refreshments, goods and services, art, exhibit the business and raise awareness for non-profit organizations at Connection Fest. The request form can be found by visiting their website.
For those interested in joining the Connection Festival street team, they can email [email protected]. Those willing to be part of the street team will be responsible for distributing flyers, posters and posting pictures to their Instagram accounts. They must also tag the festival with their account, @connectionfest. Hashtags recommended are #willworkfortickets, #weconnectjax and #connectfest16. Also, they can help with a promo event. Space is limited per area.
Questions about Connection Fest can be sent via email and responses will take up to 24 hours. They can be reached at [email protected].
To visit Connection Festival’s official website, please click here. To like them on Facebook, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article written into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
