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FEST LIBS 23 & Fest Moments

Words: Loren • October 18, 2025

FEST LIBS 23 & Fest Moments
FEST LIBS 23 & Fest Moments

Are you ready for The Fest!?

While we’re pretty sure you’re already counting down days until your trek to Gainesville, FL, we’ve got some Fest games for you to play, including a few samples from this year’s performers.

Click here to play FEST LIBS -- like a fill-in-the-blanks word game about all things Fest!

We have 8 different options to choose from, and you can download/share your creations on social media via our handy form underneath.

We teamed up with guest contributor Nicole Introvert, who authored her own FEST LIBS, plus some attendee surveys about Fest memories, favorite foods, merch preferences and general good vibez.

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40 Reps

On The Road To Fest

See them Friday at Heartwood at 8:50pm

ADD Records

Lost in Gainesville

https://www.instagram.com/shits_tight/ 

Celebration Summer

Missed My Band

See them Saturday at Heartwood at 4:50pm AND Sunday covering Minor Threat at How Bazar at 4:50pm

Craig Mazer

Lost in Gainesville

Jon Snodgrass

Missed My Band

See him Sunday at Hippodrome State Theatre at 5:20pm

One Fall

Fest Bites

By Helen

See them Friday at at Loosey's at 4:30pm

Spells

Fest Bites

by Ben

See them Friday at Loosey's at 7pm

Tsunami Bomb

Traveling To Fest

by Oobliette

See them Friday at Boca Fiesta at 12:20am AND Saturday at The Wooly at 11pm

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Loren • October 18, 2025

FEST LIBS 23 & Fest Moments
FEST LIBS 23 & Fest Moments

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Our coverage of the 23rd edition of the FEST.

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