Bonnaroo Takes 2027 Off After Years of Storms

Bonnaroo fans will have to find something else to do next June.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will not take place in 2027, organizers announced Friday, Aug. 21. The popular Manchester, Tenn., festival is taking a year off after two straight years of severe weather battered its home at The Farm.

The announcement comes just two months after Bonnaroo 2026, which featured performances from Skrillex, The Strokes, Rüfüs du Sol, Noah Kahan, Griz, Turnstile, Yungblud, Teddy Swims, The Neighbourhood, Role Model and Kesha.

Organizers said the decision was made because The Farm, particularly the main venue area, needs time to recover from repeated storms.

“Our hearts are filled to the brim from the weekend that we shared in June,” read the post. “The Farm remains as special as ever, and for a few days, we were once again reminded of the good things in this world.”

But the good vibes came with a serious problem: the weather.

Bonnaroo's 2025 festival was cut short after heavy rain and flooding forced organizers to cancel the rest of the event. Then, in 2026, another major storm hit during the final day, leading to evacuations, a temporary closure of Centeroo and disruptions to performances.

After those back-to-back weather problems, organizers decided the festival grounds needed more than another round of quick repairs.

The festival had already spent heavily on improvements ahead of Bonnaroo 2026, including better drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways and 135 acres of new grass. Those changes were intended to make The Farm better equipped to handle heavy weather.

Still, Mother Nature apparently wasn't impressed.

“That included improved drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways, and 135 acres of new grass, all which strengthened The Farm’s resiliency to Mother Nature,” continued the festival organizers. “With limited time to recuperate from back to back years of storms, including the heavy rainstorm on Sunday this year, The Farm, particularly the main venue, needs a break to rest and recover.”

That means there will be no Bonnaroo in 2027. No four-day festival. No camping at The Farm. No massive crowds heading to Manchester for a weekend of music.

And for the festival's organizers, that was not an easy call.

Festival organizers described 2027 as a “much-needed year off” and said the decision “wasn’t an easy decision.”

They also made it clear that they believe the pause will help the festival in the long run.

“This wasn’t an easy decision, and not one we take lightly, but in our hearts, we know this break will only make Bonnaroo better,” organizers said.

While some reports have described a potential 2028 return, Bonnaroo's official announcement did not provide a specific return date.

For now, the message is simple: Bonnaroo is pressing pause.

“We hope you’ll continue radiating positivity in your community throughout the year and thank you for loving this festival as much as we do,” concluded the post.

After years of trying to keep the music going through increasingly difficult weather, Bonnaroo is giving The Farm a chance to breathe. For fans, that may mean one summer without the festival. For Bonnaroo, organizers are hoping the timeout helps make its next chapter a lot less muddy.