{"id":2223613,"date":"2026-01-06T00:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2223613"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:17:21","slug":"mammoth-music-festival-in-cincinnati-among-best-new-festivals-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mammoth-music-festival-in-cincinnati-among-best-new-festivals-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth Music Festival in Cincinnati among best new festivals in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85586729007\" title=\"Shaboozey talks love for Cincinnati, working with Beyonc\u00e9 | Video\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/09\/PCIN\/85585441007-080825-shaboozy-4.jpg?crop=4031,2267,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Shaboozey talks love for Cincinnati, working with Beyonc\u00e9 | Video<\/p>\n<p>The Enquirer chatted with country star Shaboozey ahead of his VOA Country Music Fest performance Aug. 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>One of the best new festivals in the country is right here <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/news\/northern-kentucky\/\">in Greater Cincinnati<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mammothnewport.com\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mammoth Music &amp; Arts Festival<\/a> in Newport earned the No. 4 spot on the Best New Festival list by USA TODAY&#8217;s\u00a010Best\u00a0Readers&#8217; Choice Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The daylong, multi-genre music festival <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meetnky.com\/articles\/post\/mammoth-music-arts-festival-debuts-in-newport-kentucky\/\">launched in Newport in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194258007-011124-music-venue-01.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194258007-011124-music-venue-01.JPG?crop=5679,4259,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194258007-011124-music-venue-01.JPG?crop=3195,4259,x958,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194258007-011124-music-venue-01.JPG?crop=6389,3595,x0,y332 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Albert Cesare\/The Enquirer\" caption=\"A neon sign lights up a window at Southgate House Revival in Newport.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In October 2025, the lineup included more than 30 local, national and international artists spanning a range of genres, including punk, hip-hop, bluegrass and country.<\/p>\n<p>The free event had three outdoor stages and two indoor stages at the live music venue <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southgatehouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southgate House Revival<\/a>. The festival also included an outdoor gallery with fine art vendors and local food and drink vendors.<\/p>\n<p>For the full list and ranking of the best new festivals, see below.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194263007-011124-music-venue-04.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194263007-011124-music-venue-04.JPG?crop=7679,5759,x960,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194263007-011124-music-venue-04.JPG?crop=4320,5759,x3456,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/01\/11\/PCIN\/72194263007-011124-music-venue-04.JPG?crop=8639,4860,x0,y576 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Albert Cesare\/The Enquirer\" caption=\"A view of Southgate House Revival, where portions of the Mammoth Music &amp; Arts Festival take place, in Newport.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\">Best New Festival<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Holy Smokes! Festival (Garrettsville, Ohio).<\/li>\n<li>Fanatics Fest NYC (New York City, New York).<\/li>\n<li>Outside Days Festival and Summit (Denver, Colorado).<\/li>\n<li>Mammoth Music &amp; Arts Festival (Newport, Kentucky).<\/li>\n<li>James Island Wellness Festival (James Island, South Carolina).<\/li>\n<li>Reggae Rise Up Oregon (Redmond, Oregon).<\/li>\n<li>Chesterfield Outdoor Fest (Chesterfield, Virginia).<\/li>\n<li>Pacific Northwest Food &amp; Wine Festival (Spokane, Washington).<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Festival of Movies (Los Angeles, California).<\/li>\n<li>Paiute Spring Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What is USA\u00a0TODAY&#8217;s\u00a010Best Readers&#8217; Choice Awards?<\/h2>\n<p>USA\u00a0TODAY&#8217;s\u00a010Best Readers&#8217; Choice Awards highlight the very best in travel, food and drink and lifestyle. Every week, USA TODAY 10Best invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions across a wide range of categories. 10Best editors then vet these nominations and select a final set of nominees to be presented to the voting public for a period of four weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>USA TODAY and The Enquirer are owned by the same parent company.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-01-05 19:52:01.27864705 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-01-05 19:54:05.053396573 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cincinnati.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaboozey talks love for Cincinnati, working with Beyonc\u00e9 | Video The Enquirer chatted with country star Shaboozey ahead of his VOA Country Music Fest performance Aug. 8. One of the best new festivals in the country is right here in Greater Cincinnati. 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