🌈 FUNKY FEST VIII 🌈
📍 The Glades Festival Grounds @ Fattoria di Ottoviani — Gibbon Glade, PA
📅 Thursday, July 16 – Sunday, July 19, 2026
Get ready to get funky! Join the HABATAT Family for the eighth edition of Funky Fest—an intimate, family-friendly gathering filled with music, art, movement, and magic under the summer sky.
Held at the one-of-a-kind Glades Festival Grounds, Funky Fest VIII is a grassroots celebration of creativity and community, featuring an incredible weekend of live music, workshops, food, and fire-side connection.
🎶 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
🎵 Live Music & Jam Sessions – A weekend of funky, soulful, and jam-filled sets with surprise sit-ins and late-night fire-side open jams.
🔥 Daily Drum Circles – Bring your drums and feel the rhythm with communal beats under the trees.
🎨 Arts & Crafts for Kids – A welcoming space for little ones to create, play, and be part of the magic.
🍔 Food Trucks & Vendors – Enjoy delicious eats and support local makers and artisans.
🌀 Workshops & Flow Arts – Explore movement, music, wellness, and more through daytime workshops.
🌙 Late-Night Vibes – After the sun sets, the fires glow and the music flows deep into the night.
🏕️ CAMPING & COMMUNITY
Funky Fest VIII is built around the idea of togetherness. Whether you're setting up camp with old friends or meeting your new fest fam, there’s a place for you at the Glades.
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Free Camping all weekend
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Family and kid-friendly atmosphere
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Dogs welcome (must be leashed at all times)
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Donations encouraged to help keep the funk alive!
📍 ABOUT THE VENUE
The Glades Festival Grounds, located on the private and picturesque Ottoviani Farm in Gibbon Glade, PA, hosts a small number of curated music gatherings each year. Known for its beautiful landscape, laid-back vibe, and close-knit community, it's the perfect backdrop for a weekend of connection, creativity, and celebration.
📜 FESTIVAL RULES
🚫 No illegal substances — EVER.
🗑 Carry-in / carry-out trash policy.
🔥 Fires in patio-style fire pits only.
🐕 Dogs must be leashed and cleaned up after.
🚫 No admittance between 11 PM & 9 AM.
⚖️ All U.S. laws apply on-site.
🚨 Breaking any rule is grounds for ejection without refund.
🧭 DIRECTIONS — DO NOT FOLLOW GPS!
From Route 40 (National Pike) in Farmington, PA:
Head South (southwest) on Dinner Bell - 5 Forks Rd/Sr2011. At 4.6 miles, turn left onto McCracken School Rd/T800 (this is a dirt road at the bottom of a hill on a sharp turn - the road is marked). At 0.4 miles, turn right onto Mason-Dixon Rd (it's the first right - it's also a dirt road - probably not marked).
At 0.3 miles, the entrance will be on your left. (you'll cross a little bridge at the halfway point).
From I-68 take Bruceton Mills, WV exit:
Head north on WV-26 N.
At 5.6 miles, turn left onto Co Rte 26/5 - Dennis/Moyers Rd.
At 2.4 miles, you'll come to a five-way intersection. There are NO STOP SIGNS.
Take the second road on the right which is Dinner Bell - 5 Forks Rd/Sr2011. (DO NOT take the first right which is Mason-Dixon Rd.) At 0.8 miles, turn right onto McCracken School Rd/T800 (this is a dirt road on a sharp turn - the road is marked).
At 0.4 miles, turn right onto Mason-Dixon Rd (it's the first right - it's also a dirt road - probably not marked).
At 0.3 miles, the entrance will be on your left. (you'll cross a little bridge at the halfway point).
🎷 Grab your instruments. Find your flow. Feed your soul.
We can't wait to welcome you back to Funky Fest VIII—where the family is real and the funk is forever.
