October 11-13, 2024

Thank YO+u Kingston!

2024 O+ Festival lineup announcements*:

The O+ Festival returns to the streets of Kingston October 11-13th, 2024 with a three day schedule featuring over 55 live music performances, dozens of visual and performance art activations, spoken word, a BlO+ck Party filled with vendors and a variety of health and wellness workshops open to the public.

Music:

Neko Case

Kate Pierson • Hannah Cohen • Rhett Miller & the All Stars

Eric Redd • Beech Creeps • tall juan • Milagro Verde Cumbia • EMEFE

AKAI SOLO • Aqua Cherry • Brittany Ann Tranbaugh • Bruiser and Bicycle • Colton Thorn • DAP The Contract • DJ Kaykay47 • Duo Andalucia • Eat The Cake Band • Famous Accordions of the Universe • Freequency Collective • Gabe ‘Nandez • Good For Mondays • Grains of Euphora • GREENHOUSELAKE • Jams Bond • Jane Getter Premonition • King In Yellow • Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 • Levanta • Liana Gabel • Magana • Mannuel Santiago • Miles Taylour and the Upstate • My Son The Doctor • Mya Byrne • NAIMA • naji soul • Natie • Neon Moons • Nick Panken • Rams Montero • Rasha Jay • Rock Academy • Rosmerayah • S.P.A.L.L. • Sir Echo • Stefan Weiner • Still, Shaken, and Stirred • Sug Daniels • Surgeon General • The Bob Cats • The Wavos • TR33S • Zamy Maa • Zohar & Adam

Art:

The Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary Screening

inkBoat • Stephen Pelton Dance Theater

Sophie Eisner • Preetika Rajgariah • Amy Trompetter

The Aerial FAM • Liz Beeson • Adam Brinn • Cave Dogs • Mary DiBiasio • Mike Eber • Kathleen Griffin • David Held • Kamikaze Jones • Living Letters Collective • Carmen Lizardo • Norm Magnusson • Josh Margolis • John Marty • Medukha • Yames Moffitt • Linda Montano • Emily Packer • Lindsey Phillips • Pop-Up Gallery Group/The D.R.A.W. • Shani Richards • Rakel Stammer • Ben Still • Joe Stote • Hisayasu Takashio • Trey Tetreault • Jade Warrick • Tona Wilson

WO+rd:

John W. Barry • Gabriella Fano • Dia Felix • Robyn Hager • Ida Hakkila • Rochal Rae Lipkind • Cohen Miles-Rath • Lena Moon • Destiny Riviello • Sofia Ruvira • Tabitha Vidaaurri • H.R. Webster • with Cristopher Livecchi and Carolita Johnson

ExplO+re Wellness:

A Gong Supreme • Amy Reed • Juliana Machado • Pepper Monroe • Julia Haines • Jenny Mulak • Ami Jayaprada Hirschstein • Katherine Kondrat • Katalin Pazmandi • Nandini Austin • Holly Troy • Molly Freiberg • Amy WJ • Alex Tse • Jenny Papo • Sandy Rodier • Pedro Marques • Sandy Jose Nunez • Christopher Ramos • Breast Cancer Options • The Wayfinder Experience • Woodstock School of Art

*A special thank you to B.A. Miale for creating the 2024 lineup announcement videos!

Submissions for Art, Music, WO+rd and ExplO+re Wellness Workshops have closed.

Submissions for Clinic Providers are open!

If you are a healthcare provider or wellness practitioner interested in exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art, please join the team of providers in the O+ Artists’ Clinic during O+ Festival 2024, October 11-13th.

The O+ Artists’ Clinic is curated each year by O+’s Wellness Team to ensure diverse, expansive, professional offerings to meet as many of our artists’ needs as possible. Health and wellness providers from all schools of thought, areas of medicine and all alternative/complementary care practitioners are encouraged to share more about themselves and their practice by filling out the Clinic Provider Form found HERE. Our Wellness Committee will reach out to folks on a rolling basis as they submit their practice for consideration.

Questions? Email clinic@opositivefestival.org

Art, Music and WO+rd submissions are open March 4 – April 28

Choose an application from the options below:

The O+ Festival will return to Kingston, NY for the 14th annual exchange of art, music, and wellness October 11-13, 2024. O+ is accepting submissions from artists, musicians, and writers of ALL mediums, genres, and modalities now through April 28th.

Art submissions include (but are not limited to) 2D or 3D visual art, murals, sculpture, temporal work, installation, film, animation, projections, theater, dance, and performance in public spaces to transform the city into a shared art experience. Music at O+ Festival is a cross-genre experience and any/all styles of musical performance are encouraged to apply. All sounds and musicians are welcome! And the much beloved literary showcase, WO+rd, offers an opportunity for writers and performers, working in all language-based forms, to share their work for an intimate audience and in community with supportive peers.

All submissions will be reviewed, and the O+ Festival program will be curated, by the O+ Art, Music, and Word Committees – three groups of O+ alum, industry professionals, etc. representing different practices, identities, and perspectives. Accepted submissions will be invited to participate at this year’s festival in exchange for access to health and wellness care in the O+ Artists’ Clinic.

Learn more and submit your work for consideration HERE before April 28th at 11:59 pm and spread the word!

Submitting your work to O+ Festival is free. Please do not let any barriers – personal, perceived or technical – get in the way. If you need support of any kind to apply, reach out to us for assistance at info@opositivefestival.org or call (845) 399-5343.

*Submissions for wellness providers/instructors will open in early May.

Ways to Get Involved

Want to support O+ in other ways and be part of the magic that happens when art, music, and wellness merge? We are currently seeking volunteers to help in two ways:

Provide housing for visiting artists and performers
Sign up to work during the festival, happening October 11-13, 2024

Housing and festival volunteers play an integral role in moving the O+ mission forward and supporting the health and well-being of the Kingston community. Interested? Get more information and submit your application today!

O+ in Photos

The 2023 O+ Festival Lineup is Here!

The O+ Festival is back and better than ever in its 13th year! The 2023 festival returns to the streets of Kingston October 6-8th, 2023 with three days of music, art, wellness, and celebration.

Submissions for the O+ Artists’ Clinic
are still open!

Artists’ Clinic Provider submissions are open

About the Clinic:

The O+ Artists’ Clinic welcomes health and wellness providers from all schools of thought, areas of medicine, and all alternative and complementary care practices. By offering your services in the O+ Clinic, you will be caring for artists and musicians who are chronically un- and under-insured in a friendly and casual setting free of the bureaucracy of institutions. The O+ Artists’ Clinic is curated each year by the Wellness Team and populated by 75-150 providers and practitioners to ensure diverse, expansive offerings to meet as many needs as possible.

Some examples of the types of health and wellness services O+ providers have offered include, but are not limited to:

Dentistry
Mental health services
Primary care
Physical therapy
Massage
Reiki
Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Podiatry
Clinical Hypnotism
Chiropractic care
Dermatology
Naturopathy

Click the link below for more information on the Artists’ Clinic and submit your application today! If you need support of any kind to apply, contact us for assistance at info@opositivefestival.org or call (845) 399-5343.

Submissions are open for ExplO+re Wellness Instructors now through June 19th! Click here to learn more and apply today.

In addition to the O+ Artist’s Clinic, we offer ExplO+re Wellness, a series of community-centered wellness programs that are available to the public.

At the first O+ Festival, a small group of wellness practitioners gave yoga classes and gong baths to the community. Since then, our wellness offerings have steadily grown to meet demand from the public and include things like:

Cooking classes
Group cycling events
Meditation
Sound healing
Breathwork
Movement and exercise classes
Music classes
Narcan and CPR training

ExplO+re includes wellness classes and activities presented by a wide range of practitioners across different modalities, with the goal of inspiring and empowering attendees to take good care of themselves as well as their communities. The casual and welcoming atmosphere of ExplO+re invites everyone to discover a wellness practice or gain new information to support mental and physical health and well-being.

A special thank you to WMCHealth for their ongoing support of ExplO+re programming.

The O+ Festival Wellness ExpO+ invites local healthcare providers, makers of wellness products, and community advocates to engage directly with the 3,500 – 4,500 attendees that converge in Kingston for the O+ Festival happening October 7-9, 2023.

This year we’re expanding upon that vision to spotlight ExpO+ as an afternoon street-fair moment with additional vendors, food, performances, family activities, wellness information, and more. Our goal is to connect folks to resources that support their wellness in a myriad of ways, from enhancing awareness to direct care, to information on youth services, mental health, delicious food, crafts, and more.

Who can apply?

Health Service Organizations
Mindfulness-focused services
Recovery based services
Providers who can offer preventative healthcare information
Organizations offering direct health services or screenings to the public
Those who make wellness-based products
Those providing youth engagement around health and empowerment
Farmer’s Market vendors
Youth activities

Click the link below for more information on the Artists’ Clinic and Wellness ExpO+ submit your application today! If you need support of any kind to apply, contact us for assistance at info@opositivefestival.org or call (845) 399-5343.