Overview
Hangout Music Festival debuted on the Gulf Shores public beach in 2010 and has historically mixed rock, indie, electronic, hip-hop, and related styles on the sand. Goldenvoice entered a joint-venture relationship with the festival in 2015 (New York Times reporting). The 2025 beach weekend ran as Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots under related production arrangements.
2026 gap and 2027 dates
Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft publicly confirmed there would be no Hangout or Sand in My Boots event in 2026. City council materials and local press (1819 News, WEAR, AL.com) cite approved 2027 festival dates of May 20–23, 2027. The hangoutmusicfest.com homepage still showed outdated May 2024 signup chrome at verification—prefer city/press confirmation for the 2027 window until the official site is refreshed.
Venue
Programming occupies the Gulf Shores beachfront festival grounds. Wikipedia lists 101 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL, with coordinates near 30.248°N, 87.689°W.
Tickets
2027 pass pricing was not published on the official site at verification and is left unconfirmed.
Related festivals
For another Goldenvoice-linked outdoor weekend, see coachella valley music and arts festival and stagecoach festival.
Metrics
| Founded Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 days |
Descriptors
| Genre Focus | Multi-genre beach festival (historically rock/indie/EDM/hip-hop) |
|---|---|
| Format | In-person · outdoor beachfront |
| Season | Spring (May) |
| Organizer | AEG Presents / Hangout Music Group |
| Start Date | 2027-05-20 |
| End Date | 2027-05-23 |
| Venue | Gulf Shores public beach / Hangout grounds |
| Edition Year | 2027 |
| Age Policy | Historical published policy: all ages with minors accompanied; 2027 policy not restated on the official site at verification. |
| Typical Attendance | Historical daily caps near 35,000–40,000 appear in Wikipedia for earlier Hangout years; 2027 capacity unconfirmed. |
Frequently asked questions
When is Hangout Music Festival 2027?
Gulf Shores officials and local press cite approved festival dates of May 20–23, 2027. There is no 2026 Hangout/Sand in My Boots edition. Confirm on hangoutmusicfest.com once organizers refresh the site.
Where is Hangout Festival held?
On the public beach / festival grounds in Gulf Shores, Alabama, historically associated with the East Beach Boulevard beachfront area.
Why is there no Hangout 2026?
Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft stated organizers could not secure the caliber of acts the city required on the available 2026 timeline, so the city proceeded without a 2026 festival while approving 2027 dates.
When was Hangout founded?
The inaugural Hangout Music Festival was held May 14–16, 2010 in Gulf Shores.
Who produces Hangout?
Hangout has been associated with AEG Presents / Hangout Music Group, with Goldenvoice entering a joint venture reported in 2015.
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