After a groundbreaking debut last year, Ceremony Festival is making its highly anticipated return to Cannery Hall in Nashville on Saturday, November 8, 2025, with an expanded lineup of genre-blending alt-rock punk-rock, emo, and indie. Debuting in December 2024, the event quickly became a highlight of the alternative music calendar in Nashville. With performances from jxdn, KennyHoopla, Mod Sun, Grayscale, and many more, the inaugural event held nearly 2,000 attendees, attracting fans from 32 states and four countries.
This year’s festival is headlined by genre-defying powerhouse Sueco and post-hardcore trailblazers Rain City Drive, and features a high-octane supporting cast of fan favorites like Weathers, Jutes, WesGhost, girlfriends, BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT, Huddy South Arcade. Also appearing throughout the day across Cannery Hall’s stages are Chandler Leighton, Emblem3, glimmers, If Not For Me, The Foxies, John Harvie, Johnnie Guilbert, MVSSIE, sace6, and SHYeye.
“In a city once known primarily for country music, Ceremony looks to become a rallying cry for the flourishing alternative community that now calls Music City home,” organizers shared last year.
The 2025 edition moves earlier in the year to November 8 and returns to the same multi-stage layout inside Cannery Hall, utilizing all three rooms inside the venue. With a fresh lineup and continued focus on genre inclusivity, Ceremony Festival is ready to help uplift artists within the scene.
In addition to the music, Nashville’s Kind Tattoo Parlor will host a tattoo pop-up and Visual Minds will install special live art.
Tickets for Ceremony Festival 2025 go on sale Friday, August 8 at ceremonyfest.com. Fans can also sign up for the newsletter.
