Free Press Summer Fest
| Free Press Summer Fest | |
|---|---|
Bicycle hangs on a fence at Houston's Free Press Summer Festival 2012 | |
| Genre | Folk, country, blues, folk rock, indie folk, alternative rock, hip hop, EDM |
| Dates | First week in June |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Inaugurated | August 2009 |
| Most recent | June 2017 |
| Attendance | 100,000+ |
| Patron(s) | Free Press Houston |
| Website | fpsf |
The Free Press Summer Festival was an annual two-day music festival held in Houston, Texas at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park.
Other activities include fireworks, interactive art installations, a paint slide, music workshops, a 30-foot water wall and an off-site after party.
The festival was started to emphasize local musical performers, visual arts and artists. A recycling program, carbon offset credits and a partnership with the Texas Campaign for the Environment are implemented to help this festival become a greener experience.
The festival is organized by Free Press Houston, a local independent newspaper and Pegstar.net Presents, a local concert promotion company.
As of November 30, 2017 it has been made official by both Free Press Houston and Austin City Limits promoters that a new version of the festival is to take place in Houston on the weekend of March 24–25, 2018 under a new name; In Bloom Music Festival. This change comes in precisely on the ninth anniversary of the FPSF. In January 2019 it was announced that a new edition of the In Bloom Music Festival would not be held.