Hoochenanny Festival is expanding its 2026 music lineup with indie folk duo Mount Juliet and the first two special guests for Tommy Brunett's All-Star Cavalcade of Scoundrels. The festival is scheduled for August 14 to 16 at Center Park West in Fairport.
Organizers said the three-day event will feature live music, premium whiskey and craft beverages, local food, artisan vendors and immersive festival experiences.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, Tommy Brunett's All-Star Cavalcade of Scoundrels will include pop-rock singer Gary Lewis and New York guitarist John Petrucci as the first announced special guests. Organizers said more guests will be announced before the festival.
Mt. Juliet will join the Sunday, Aug. 16, lineup. The Brooklyn-based duo of twin siblings Sami and Reny Petrucci combines harmonies, acoustic instrumentation and songwriting with a modern indie folk sound, according to the release.
The 2026 lineup includes Lit, Toadies, Cracker, Rudy Nuno & The Broadcasters, Losers Club and Prophets & Thieves on Friday; My Morning Jacket, Guster, Tommy Brunett's All-Star Cavalcade of Scoundrels, Grace Bowers, Smilo and the Ghost, The Isotopes, Ocular Panther and Candy on Saturday; and Modest Mouse, Joywave, Amigo the Devil, Karina Rykman, Drew Kiddoo and The Blackouts, Head to the Roots, Public Water Supply, The Beard and The Bird, and Mt. Juliet on Sunday.
The festival will feature 22 music acts, more than 30 whiskey distillers, two stages, six custom-built tented experiences, private hospitality spaces, food trucks and artisan vendors. More than 8,000 people from over 30 states and Canada attended the 2025 festival, according to organizers.
Ticket options include general admission, GA+ and VIP. Free Friday general admission tickets are sold out, while limited Friday GA+ and VIP tickets and Saturday VIP tickets remain available, according to the release.
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