WAKAAN Music Festival 2026 is bringing 62 names to Mulberry Mountain from October 1–3, 2026, with the early-arrival pre-party beginning on September 30. Liquid Stranger’s mountain gathering has always favored left-field bass over predictable festival programming, and this year’s roster doubles down on that identity.
Liquid Stranger returns for two sets, joined by bass veterans Flux Pavilion, Doctor P, Getter, Truth, The Widdler and Shlump. Around them is the kind of deep, unruly undercard WAKAAN does particularly well: atmospheric producers, experimental beatmakers, label regulars and artists who can turn a late-night set into a small weather event.
Essential Details for WAKAAN Music Festival 2026
- Dates: Festival runs October 1–3, 2026; pre-party is September 30.
- Location: Mulberry Mountain, 4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop, Ozark, Arkansas 72949.
- Age limit: WAKAAN is strictly 18+.
- Tickets: Passes and camping options are available at wakaanfestival.com.
- Air travel: The official recommendation is Fort Smith Regional Airport, approximately one hour from the venue. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is approximately 1.5 hours away.
A Lineup Built for the Mountain
There is no attempt here to flatten WAKAAN into a conventional EDM bill. Liquid Stranger remains the gravitational center, but the festival’s appeal is the collision between established bass figures and artists with stranger, slower or more psychedelic instincts.
Flux Pavilion and Doctor P bring heavyweight dubstep history, while Getter and TVBOO represent two very different kinds of chaos. Of The Trees, Detox Unit, Meduso and Super Future cover the more spacious end of the spectrum, where the bass is less about impact and more about getting under your skin.
For the deep heads, Truth receives two sets, and The Widdler, Shlump, Sully, Distinct Motive and Artifakts make the lower-tempo and soundsystem side of the bill hard to ignore. Machinedrum adds a broader electronic edge, while Whethan, Nostalgix and Jantsen keep the weekend moving between bass pressure and festival-sized hooks.
The Full 2026 WAKAAN Roster
The official poster lists the following artists:
- AHEE
- ARTIFAKTS
- ASHEZ
- AYCH
- CANABLISS
- CANVAS
- CAPOCHINO
- CASEY CLUB
- CHAMPAGNE DRIP
- CHOZEN
- CYCLOPS
- DARK MATTER
- DEBBIE CHECK
- DETOX UNIT
- DEV
- DIRTYSNATCHA
- DISTINCT MOTIVE
- DOCTOR P
- EAZYBAKED
- FLOZONE
- FLUX PAVILION
- FLY
- GALLIUM
- GARDELLA
- GETTER
- HAIRITAGE
- HERSHE
- HOSTAGE SITUATION
- JANTSEN
- JILLI
- JON CASEY
- LIQUID STRANGER
- MACHINEDRUM
- MEDUSO
- MINDSET
- MLOTIK
- NOETIKA
- NOSTALGIX
- OF THE TREES
- OVEREAZY
- OZZTIN
- PRETTY SWEET
- RSUN
- SATURNA
- SHLUMP
- SMOAKLAND
- SPOONE
- STVSH
- STYLUST
- SULLY
- SUPER FUTURE
- THE WIDDLER
- TRUTH
- TVBOO
- TWOPERCENT
- VYHARA
- WHETHAN
- WONKYWILLA
- WRAZ.
- XOTIX
- YOOKIE
- ZOUTH
What to Know Before You Go
Mulberry Mountain is part of the experience, not just a backdrop. The venue sits 16 miles north of Ozark along Highway 23, the Pig Trail National Scenic Byway, and the official directions recommend planning the drive rather than treating the festival like a city event. Fort Smith Regional Airport is the closest practical air option listed by the organizers.
Camping is built into the WAKAAN format, but the details matter. General admission includes festival camping, while anyone bringing a car needs a separate car pass. Early-arrival and pre-party access require the appropriate pass unless you have Gold VIP entry. The festival also runs late, with music scheduled from the afternoon into the hours after sunrise, so bring a real sleep strategy and accept that your phone battery is about to become a personality test.
WAKAAN works best when you let the weekend breathe. Pick a few anchors, leave room for the artists you do not know yet, and expect the strongest set of the trip to come from a name you only discovered while standing in the dirt.
Secure your tickets at wakaanfestival.com.
