A four-day music and arts festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo is Creole slang for a “really good time,” and the founders chose the name to honor the iconic music scene in New Orleans, where they had attended college.
A four-day music and arts festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo is Creole slang for a “really good time,” and the founders chose the name to honor the iconic music scene in New Orleans, where they had attended college. Also known as Great Stage Park, Bonnaroo which kicks off on the second Thursday of June is unique because of the wide range of music genres on display – performers play everything from bluegrass to electronic, jazz, pop, and more. Though stage performances go all day, there are headliners that tee up just as the sun is setting. Performances on one stage or another can last until sunrise the following day, with dancing and gathering thus lasting pretty much non-stop for the entire weekend.