Gem & Jam Festival is ready to kick off its 15th annual edition, taking place Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona.
The festival has recently featured LSDREAM, the Grateful Dead/Talking Heads hybrid tribute band Talking Dead, the emerging duo of Michael Travis and Aaron Johnson, Snakes & Stars, Denver’s trip-hop live electronic pair, Synth Jules Eye, and a host of talented artists. local act.
The new artist additions join headliners The String Cheese Incident, LSDREAM, The Floozies and Emancipator, with support from The Motet, Dirtwire, Ott, SoDown, The Funk Hunters, Mark Farina and Marvel Years. Acts debuting at the Gem & Jam festival include Justin Martin, Ayla Nereo, Haywyre, Aqueous, EAZYBAKED, Justin Jay, The Nth Power, Poranguà and Ravenscoon.
In addition to a wide variety of musical acts, this music and arts festival features numerous visual and performance arts, healing and wellness sanctuaries, workshops, over 40 market vendors and, of course, gem and mineral offerings. increase.
Listed below are Gem & Jam programming highlights. Both weekend passes and his day passes are on sale. https://gemandjamfestival.com/.
Earn artist rewards with the fan loyalty app UNITEA
Gem & Jam partnered with music royalty brand Unitea to allow fans to create their own schedules, create content with custom Gem & Jam filters, connect with other attendees in Crew Chat, and enjoy festival hosted a festival app where you can interact with performers and earn Karma Points. Redeemable for exclusive rewards. Download the Unitea app to start streaming music and win prizes like sidestage viewing and his bundle of signed merchandise. Learn more about Unitea Rewards in Gem & Jam here.
GREEN DISCO ECO-FRIENDLY OPTIONS
Gem & Jam fosters a relationship with environmental festival organization Green Disco to improve its environmental footprint and provide attendees with an opportunity for a green festival experience. Green Disco’s Eco-Band is an optional ticket add-on that helps Tucson nonprofits offset measurable amounts of carbon and aid their environmental data collection efforts. $20 wristbands made from 100% hemp empower festival goers to help save the environment and provide access to exclusive on-the-spot benefits. Eco-Band can be purchased at checkout or purchased as an add-on from the official ticket page and picked up at the box office.
healing/wellness
The Topaz Healing Sanctuary offers a variety of spiritual classes including alternative medicine classes (auricular acupuncture), yoga therapy classes (meridian yoga therapy and the science of self: yoga and acupressure), tarot classes (intuitive tarot) and massage workshops. Hold a healing workshop. Reiki and breathwork classes, etc. The Crystal Singing Bowl Sound Bath allows you to immerse yourself in the healing frequencies of crystal sound.
Amethyst Stage will feature yoga classes (Embodied Slow Flow: Yoga & DJ Set), sensory and sex workshops with Jellywink owner and sex coach, Erin Voss (sex and neurodivergence), natural herbal workshops (Urban Soul: Urban Limits) Herbalism within), Psychedelics and Mushroom Lessons (Mushroom Nootropics and Aphrodisiacs: Exploring Deeper Connections), Harm Reduction Workshops (The New Abolitionist – For Harm Reduction, Drug Policy, and Human Freedom the battle of).
Drumming Sounds hosts a sacred fireplace for deep community development, friendship, transformation, and fun. We offer drum circles, drum classes, mayan astrology, meditation, sound baths and more. The Drumming Sound Area is a drug and alcohol free zone for those who want to party with a clear intention.
Starseed Rainbow Family Circus
This stage features the Riley Rainbow Family Circus, a captivating show that delights national audiences with old-style circus art performances fused with a new paradigm of family life. The Family Zone includes events, performers, speakers, workshop providers, attendees and future faces. Guests could learn all about permaculture at the Earth Guardian booth or relax in the Toddler Zone.
performance/visual arts
Performers include clowns, stilters, stilt acrobats, fire dancers, aerial artists, hip-hop dancers, LED hula hoopers, and flow artists. The Cirque Roots crew, the Tucson-based female-run crew and longtime Gem & Jam veterans return to the festival once again with a mix of fire and acrobatics. The festival also welcomes Phoenix-based Sacred Gs. Sacred Gs is a street art collective dedicated to the fusion of hip-hop dance, spirit-inspired movement, and spoken word. Other performers include traveling duo Stump Mandolin Clowns, aerialist Nina OG, and acrobatic duo Acro Legs. Gem and Jam will also feature many talented live painters throughout the weekend.
food vendor
Gem & Jam offers attendees a variety of food and beverage options, including vegan-friendly options and an abundance of sustainable ingredients. Gem & Jam Presents Upscale Melt Shop The Grilled Cheese Incident Across A Wide Range Of Dining Options, The Smokin Hen House For All Barbecue Cravings, 100% Plant-Based Not Cho Fish Taco, Flagstaff Locally Owned Square Root, Polish To do. Gyoza spot pierogi posse and more. Fans can refuel with coffee at Alchemy Coffee Roasters and Java A Gogo.
craft vendor
In addition to all workshop offerings, Gem & Jam will once again offer a variety of craft vendors for family-friendly events. From bohemian clothing to creatively constructed recycled crafts, Gem & Jam offers a diverse range of products for attendees to explore. Clothing vendors include futuristic retro pieces from Bear Fruit Designs, hand-dyed festival wear from Marybgoround and Eli’s Dyes, and unique upcycled fashions from I’m Crowning. Buy uniquely crafted trinkets and gifts from antique watch welders Moon Glory Gears, pendants and jewelry from The Giving Pendant and Third Eye Pinecones, and handcrafted quality leather goods from El Gato Montés.
