2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
Mask-Centric Halloween Costumes to Keep You Safe and Spooky
An illustrated guide on pandemic-proof looks for any costume contest (including ours)Let this illustrated guide serve as your inspiration for our costume contest at The Riot Fest Halloween Special.
Something Weird Video’s Horror Catalog is Worth Digging Through
AGFA director Joseph A. Ziemba shares his favorite spine-tingling findsJust in time for Halloween, American Genre Film Archive director Joseph A. Ziemba picked his five favorite horror flicks from the Something Weird Video horror catalog.
The Ethical Slut’s Guide to Halloween Costumes in 2020
A horny how-to on responsibly celebrating Halloween during a pandemicThis has been a tough year for sluts. For everyone else, too, sure—but I don’t want the specific plight of sluts to get lost in the shuffle. While businesses are losing profits and even shutting down, so too are our body count gains coming to an absolute shrieking halt. Our holes are shut down for…
Run the Jewels to Perform ‘RTJ4’ in Full on Adult Swim
Holy Calamavote airs Saturday, October 17 at midnightOur weekend plans, like many of you, involve staying indoors and doing very little. So why not catch a Run the Jewels livestream this Saturday night?
Support Local Artists and Breweries at Cobra Lounge’s Pop-Up Shop
Grab some DIY six-packs and vintage Riot Fest merchIn an effort to help out local bands and artists through the pandemic, Cobra Lounge has teamed up with Jeppson’s to launch a pop-up shop every Thursday to Sunday
Punk and Horror Go Together like Riot Fest and Drive-Ins
Pump yourself up for The Riot Fest Halloween Special with this playlistWe’ll be mixing horror flicks with punk at the end of the month with The Riot Fest Halloween Special—so in that spirit, we’ve put together some of our favorite horror soundtrack moments to get the mood rolling.
‘Group Sex’ Turns 40: An Oral History of Circle Jerks’ Debut
Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, and more talk about the making of a hardcore classicKeith Morris’ abrupt departure from Black Flag at the end of 1979 came as a shock to everyone around him; few would realize it was a gift in disguise until the Circle Jerks came together before the end of the year.
It’s Showtime: The Riot Fest Halloween Special is October 30 & 31
Three live performances, two classic horror flicks, and a fang-tastic costume contestWe have no intention of spending Halloween alone. So that’s why we’re inviting you out for two nights of frights at the Chicago Drive-In for The Riot Fest Halloween Special, a bone-chilling weekend of three live performances, two classic horror flicks, and a costume contest at the Chicago Drive-In on October 30 & 31.