“Everybody’s in the Georgia-Florida game, so it’s mostly locals, people with kids and adults,” said Sara Epps, a University of Georgia graduate student studying linguistics. A fire wheel acted as the children danced and the adults enjoyed drinks from the brewery. The rally featured music from a diverse lineup of local groups, including indie-rock tunes from Monsoon, hip-hop mashups from Luxury Vehicle, and Brazilian “forró” -style music from Bichos Vivos. The Rumpus Rally began at 5 pm at Creature Comforts Brewing Co., one of the many sponsors of the event. Families, locals, and students came dressed in costumes for the parade and dance. Get information on festival highlights, places, and music, as well as businesses who sponsor the event, places to stay during your visit, parking, and more.Despite the biting wind and a cold drizzle, crowds gathered in central Athens for the thirteenth annual Wild Rumpus Halloween celebration on the night of Saturday, October 30. Drinking alcohol in the street or outdoors while outside the festival zone is illegal.)

Wristbands are required for outdoor drinking and may be purchased at Creature Comforts, Paloma Park, Ted’s Most Best, Rook & Pawn, and Trappeze Pub inside the festival zone. from Hull to Pulaski where the dance party happens. between Hancock and Clayton St., and Washington St. The Dance Party goes on until 11 pmĭetails: Open containers of beer or wine will be allowed inside the barricaded “Festival Zone” which spans four street blocks of downtown, from Creature Comforts on Hancock to Hull St, Hull St. for a massive DJ dance party in the street* featuring THe Booty Boyz and DJ ChiefRocka, with sound and lights, aerialists on trapeze, and more.

DJ Kountry Boy, Fishbug, Dialectic Flowers, Father Werewolf, OHMU, Spectre of Surf, DK, and White Rabbit Collective providing music and entertainment along the route (supported by Rotary Club of the Classic City of Athens), ending on W. The parade winds through downtown Athens, with parade artists, SHVKTi, El ChupaSKAbra, Kxng Blanco + Caulfield ft. in downtown Athens adjacent to Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in downtown Athens, GA (see map below)ĭetails: The Wild Rumpus Parade will start on West Hancock Ave. Details: Music by MONSOON, LUXURY VEHICLE, and BICHOS VIVOS on the Rabbit Hole Stage.ĭate: Halloween weekend, Saturday, Oct.

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