The Northside Festival was an annual week-long summer showcase celebrating emerging "music, innovation and art" in Brooklyn, New York, United States. [1] The festival was held at venues across the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick and was organized by Northside Media Group, the publishers of The L Magazine , Brooklyn Magazine , Playwright's Horizon and BAMbill.
Northside was started in 2009 by Brooklyn's Northside Media Group, which published the L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine. [2] [3]
The festival was a showcase of Brooklyn's recent cultural renaissance. [4] [5] Every June for a decade, Northside brought hundreds of bands, artists and speakers to the festival. Past performers include Guided By Voices, Solange, [6] Brian Wilson, [7] Miguel, [8] Dirty Projectors, Beirut, Girlpool [9] and more. Past speakers include Mayor Bill de Blasio, [10] Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, [11] SNL's Sasheer Zamata, [12] hotelier Ian Schrager, writer Piper Kerman and Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler.
Northside Festival held its tenth and final edition in June 2018. [13] [14] After its 2018 event, the festival did not return in 2019, and Northside Media Group closed in 2020. [15] [16] [17]