A daylong, multi-genre music festival returns to Newport for its second year this fall.
Mammoth Music & Arts Festival, launched in Newport in 2024, features musical performances across a range of genres, from punk and hip-hop to Kentucky’s bluegrass and country roots. This year, the festival is back with more genre-spanning fun to be held across five stages along Sixth Street between Saratoga and York on Sunday, Oct. 5. The lineup will include over 30 local, regional, national and international artists, with rock bands Fishbone (Los Angeles) and Cowboy Mouth (New Orleans) headlining.
“We are very pleased with this year’s musical line-up,” Mammoth talent buyer and co-founder Morrella Raleigh said in a press release. “We have a great representation of our amazing local talent across musical genres, as well as some really terrific, high-energy headliners.”
The “Jockey Club Takeover” with Aurore Press will return this year to celebrate Newport’s rich music history. There will be live performances on the Lounge stage all day by musicians, artists and friends from the original local punk rock scene, including The Tigerlilies, The Dummy Ups, Plush Machine, Disturbance, the Ric Hickey Trio and The Carradines.
Mammoth will be free and open to everyone. Along with three outdoor stages, there will be two indoor stages activated at Southgate House Revival. The festival will also offer a kids zone, fine art vendors, and food and drink offerings from Newport restaurants, breweries and distilleries like Pompillios, Webb’s BBQ, Sis’s on Monmouth, Newport Pizza Co., New Riff Distilling, West Sixth Brewery and more.
“Mammoth isn’t just a festival. It’s a feeling. A moment when music, art, food, and friendship fill the streets and remind us what makes this community so magical. It’s a celebration of community. A recognition of how art brings us together,” organizers said in the release.
Ahead of the festival, Northern Kentucky bars and restaurants will be participating in Mammoth Weekend on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4, with signature drinks and live music to kick off the festivities. You can visit the music festival’s website for more details.
Mammoth Music & Arts Festival will run from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. Learn more and see the full lineup at mammothnewport.com.
This article appears in Aug 20 – Sep 2, 2025.
