Hangout Music Festival

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When is Hangout Music Festival 2027?

Hangout Music Festival usually runs late May. Exact dates are not announced yet.

How the dates are set: The promoter announces the dates each year; the festival has been a three-day weekend in May.

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Hangout Music Festival schedule

Each day in 2024: Gates opened at 12 PM each day, and music start times varied by day.

Source: hangoutmusicfest.com

Getting to Hangout Music Festival

Hangout does not operate a public parking lot, and parking is extremely limited around the festival site. The organizers suggested a Shuttle Pass.
The shuttles stop near most of the condo and hotel options in the area, and there are also locations where you can park and catch a shuttle to the festival.

Source: hangoutmusicfest.com

Where to stay in Gulf Shores

Shuttles stop near most condo and hotel options in the area. For the 2024 festival the organizers also sold Hangout Lodging Packages.

Source: hangoutmusicfest.com

Tickets and cost

For the 2024 festival, admission tickets were sold in price waves, and the price moved to the next level once an allotment was gone.

Source: hangoutmusicfest.com

History of Hangout Music Festival

Hangout is an annual three-day music festival on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores. The city's initial 10-year franchise agreement was set to end after the 2025 event, and in late July 2025 the council approved a two-year extension. Producers chose not to hold a 2026 event.

Source: musicrow.com

Hangout Music Festival: questions people ask

Is Hangout Music Festival happening in 2026?

No. Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said at a December 8, 2025 council meeting that the festival will not occur in 2026.

Will Hangout Fest return in 2027?

The mayor said the city is already approving the event for 2027, and the city looks forward to welcoming it back in 2027.

Why was Hangout Fest canceled in 2026?

The producers said the compressed timeline after the city's July 2025 extension decision did not give them enough runway to produce a successful 2026 festival.

Where is Hangout Music Festival held?

On the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Is there parking at Hangout Fest?

Hangout does not operate a public parking lot and parking is extremely limited, so organizers suggested buying a Shuttle Pass.

Sources: musicrow.com, hangoutmusicfest.com

About Hangout Music Festival

A three-day music festival on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, skipped in 2026 and expected back in 2027.

Hangout is a three-day music festival on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, usually held in May as a kickoff to summer. The 2026 edition was canceled, and the mayor said the city is already approving the event for 2027. The best part is the beach setting, with shuttles stopping near most condo and hotel options. The catch is parking: there is no public lot and it is extremely limited near the site.

Know before you go

There is no public parking lot and parking is extremely limited around the festival site, so a shuttle pass is the suggested way to get there.
The 2026 festival was canceled; the 2027 edition has not been confirmed by organizers in the sources.
Pensacola (PNS) and Mobile (MOB) are the nearest airports with airline service, and shuttles run between the festival and the condo and hotel areas.

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