This past weekend, I attended a nationwide music festival called Riot Fest. I went to the one in Chicago, so I will base my experience on this specific venue. Riot Fest: Chicago is a multi-day music festival and carnival that is sure to bring out your inner music soul and your kid at heart.

If you have a love for all things music or just an adventurous nature, join me for a ride down this rocking rollercoaster called Riot Fest.

You Get To Experience a Diverse Music Culture

Riot Fest hosts shows in many varieties such as punk, rock, alternative, metal, and hip-hop. With each new genre comes a new style, and people go all out. It’s so uplifting to see people come out and be invested in music. It’s nice that we can all put our musical differences aside and come together for this festival, yet still wear the outfits of our people.

The Talent Ranges

In Chicago, we got to see Tenacious D, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, New Politics, and many other bands. Popularity ranged from local to global. This made it fun to go without a plan. To follow the music and see where it takes you.

There’s a Carnival for Grown-Ups

It’s your chance to experience a carnival just like the good old days, but with people your same age. No more secretly feeling lame for waiting in line behind a 10-year-old at the Ferris Wheel. And there are good food vendors for the whole fair experience. So, go enjoy that elephant ear!

You Get to Travel to a New City

Or at least experience another side of it. I had never been to Chicago, so we made sure to take some time out to see the city itself. I was thrilled that I not only got to discover a new festival for myself, but also a new place in this world. Riot Fest is also held in Denver and Toronto for whichever way your compass points.

You Can Let Go

Be yourself. Dance like no one is watching (cause no one really is.) It astounded me how little everyone cares what people are thinking. Everyone just lets the music take them, and it’s an incredible thing to experience. Go with the one you love or with the friends you love and you are sure to see a happier, more fun version of them at this festival.

It Is Fun

Who doesn't want to spend a weekend in a big city with lots of music, junk food, and carnival rides? Who doesn't love the idea of letting loose from your busy life to experience something new? Despite the chaos of four bands playing at once, it feels like it’s where you're supposed to be in that moment. You can see a new side of yourself and enjoy a side of life that you might not get to very often.

Riot Fest isn't a concert, it’s a festival. It’s for the music lovers and the curious. If this sounds like you, join me next year in Chicago. It’ll be (wait for it) a riot, indeed.