Woodkey Festival 2026

Woodkey Festival returns August 27-30, 2026, for four days and nights of electronic music, live instrumentation, camping and community at Black River Fairgrounds and the historic Hi-Way Drive-In in Carsonville, Michigan.

Built independently in Michigan’s Thumb, Woodkey transforms the grounds of the state’s oldest remaining drive-in theater into a multi-stage festival world. Performances unfold beneath the towering original movie screen, inside the immersive 360-degree Whispering Woods and deep within the Dead Forest.

The 2026 lineup brings together internationally recognized artists, underground innovators and emerging talent, led by Flux Pavilion, Boogie T, Feed Me, The Floozies, Dirt Monkey, Stacey Pullen, SoDown, Shlump, SubDocta, Don Glaude, ZEKE BEATS, KJ Sawka, BADKLAAT, Tripp St., DJ Holographic and many more.

Woodkey moves freely across bass music, dubstep, house, techno, jam, funk and live electronic performance. It is a place where legendary artists share space with the next generation, where large-scale production meets the raw character of the woods, and where the people in the crowd are as important as the names on the lineup.

Woodkey is more than a weekend of performances. It is an independent festival created by artists, builders, music lovers and members of the Michigan community, a temporary world where people can camp together, discover something unexpected and experience music outside the limits of a traditional venue.

Come curious. Leave connected. Find your way to Woodkey.