--- lang: en type: Event record_kind: entity-profile title: Hangout Music Festival 2027 — Gulf Shores Beach Dates description: Hangout Music Festival has no 2026 edition; Gulf Shores approved festival dates May 20–23, 2027 on the public beach. Founded 2010; historically multi-genre beach programming. llms_summary: "Hangout Music Festival. (Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States). Event. Age Policy Historical published policy: all ages with minors accompanied; 2027 policy not restated on the official site at verification. Duration 4 days. Edition Year 2027. End Date May 23, 2027. Format In-person · outdoor beachfront. Founded Year 2010. Genre Focus Multi-genre beach festival (historically rock/indie/EDM/hip-hop). Organizer AEG Presents / Hangout Music Group. Season Spring (May). Start Date May 20, 2027. Typical Attendance Historical daily caps near 35,000–40,000 appear in Wikipedia for earlier Hangout years; 2027 capacity unconfirmed. Venue Gulf Shores public beach / Hangout grounds. Festival & creative conference directories. Hangout Music Festival has no 2026 edition; Gulf Shores approved festival dates May 20–23, 2027 on the public beach. Founded 2010; historically multi-genre beach programming. canonical profile on Structured Pages" canonical: "https://structuredpages.com/hangout-music-festival/" og_image: "https://structuredpages.com/images/hangout-music-festival.webp" primary_image: /images/hangout-music-festival.webp hvce_version: 1 site: structured-pages slug: hangout-music-festival content_sha256: a01bcc0a88b560176fa5324871c3cc3a5a112ec2cb9939764eadd6b96b61efd4 indexed_at: 2026-07-22 date_modified: 2026-08-04 license: Facts compiled from public official and secondary sources; festival trademarks remain with their owners. entities: - role: subject slug: hangout-music-festival name: Hangout Music Festival type: Event profile_url: "https://structuredpages.com/hangout-music-festival/?format=md" same_as: - "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5648076" --- # Hangout Music Festival Hangout Music Festival is a beachfront multi-genre music festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There is no 2026 edition; local officials approved May 20–23, 2027 festival dates while the official Hangout site still carried stale prior-year headers at verification. *Last updated: 2026-08-04* ## Record - **Title**: [Hangout Music Festival](https://structuredpages.com/hangout-music-festival/?format=md) - **Place**: Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States - **Range**: united-states · alabama · gulf-shores - **Use case**: Festival & creative conference directories - **Website**: https://www.hangoutmusicfest.com/ - **Contact address**: 101 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama, 36542, United States - **Coordinates**: 30.24833, -87.68944 - **CTA**: [Hangout festival updates](https://www.hangoutmusicfest.com/) - **CTA note**: Official site may lag city-approved 2027 dates—verify before travel ### Summary Hangout Music Festival is a beachfront multi-genre music festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There is no 2026 edition; local officials approved May 20–23, 2027 festival dates while the official Hangout site still carried stale prior-year headers at verification. ### Description ## Overview Hangout Music Festival debuted on the Gulf Shores public beach in 2010 and has historically mixed rock, indie, electronic, hip-hop, and related styles on the sand. Goldenvoice entered a joint-venture relationship with the festival in 2015 (New York Times reporting). The 2025 beach weekend ran as Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots under related production arrangements. ## 2026 gap and 2027 dates Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft publicly confirmed there would be no Hangout or Sand in My Boots event in 2026. City council materials and local press (1819 News, WEAR, AL.com) cite approved 2027 festival dates of May 20–23, 2027. The hangoutmusicfest.com homepage still showed outdated May 2024 signup chrome at verification—prefer city/press confirmation for the 2027 window until the official site is refreshed. ## Venue Programming occupies the Gulf Shores beachfront festival grounds. Wikipedia lists 101 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL, with coordinates near 30.248°N, 87.689°W. ## Tickets 2027 pass pricing was not published on the official site at verification and is left unconfirmed. ## Related festivals For another Goldenvoice-linked outdoor weekend, see [[coachella-valley-music-and-arts-festival]] and [[stagecoach-festival]]. ### Categories - festival - music - multi genre - outdoor - beach ### Attributes | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Age Policy | Historical published policy: all ages with minors accompanied; 2027 policy not restated on the official site at verification. | | Duration | 4 days | | Edition Year | 2027 | | End Date | May 23, 2027 | | Format | In-person · outdoor beachfront | | Founded Year | 2010 | | Genre Focus | Multi-genre beach festival (historically rock/indie/EDM/hip-hop) | | Organizer | AEG Presents / Hangout Music Group | | Season | Spring (May) | | Start Date | May 20, 2027 | | Typical Attendance | Historical daily caps near 35,000–40,000 appear in Wikipedia for earlier Hangout years; 2027 capacity unconfirmed. | | Venue | Gulf Shores public beach / Hangout grounds | ## Frequently asked questions ### When is Hangout Music Festival 2027? Gulf Shores officials and local press cite approved festival dates of May 20–23, 2027. There is no 2026 Hangout/Sand in My Boots edition. Confirm on hangoutmusicfest.com once organizers refresh the site. ### Where is Hangout Festival held? On the public beach / festival grounds in Gulf Shores, Alabama, historically associated with the East Beach Boulevard beachfront area. ### Why is there no Hangout 2026? Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft stated organizers could not secure the caliber of acts the city required on the available 2026 timeline, so the city proceeded without a 2026 festival while approving 2027 dates. ### When was Hangout founded? The inaugural Hangout Music Festival was held May 14–16, 2010 in Gulf Shores. ### Who produces Hangout? Hangout has been associated with AEG Presents / Hangout Music Group, with Goldenvoice entering a joint venture reported in 2015.