Celebrating 10 years in Five Points!

Celebrating 10 years
in Five Points!

JerryFest, a FREE, Family Friendly, outdoor concert annually held on the first Sunday in October, returns October 6, 2024! Featuring local and regional acts on two stages, artisan craft vendors, food trucks, and our Lil’ Hippie Corner with crafts, tie dye, and more for those little jam band friends! JerryFest runs from 11:30 am-8:00 pm with an official after party at Publico from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm.

This year’s festival lineup includes:

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. New Potato Caboose
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. JGBCB
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Machine Funk
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Grateful Brothers
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Columbia Drum Circle

Music throughout the day with:

Ten Mile Ride

Publico After Party Featuring:

Event Vendors:

JerryFest was started to commemorate the life and art of Jerry Garcia. Rock guitarist and musical icon, Garcia was best known as the lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead that inspired legions of followers known as “Deadheads.” The last time the Grateful Dead performed in Columbia was on Halloween 1985 at the Carolina Coliseum. Every year, JerryFest aims to recreate that atmosphere in Five Points.

Housed in various bars and clubs, JerryFest was started by Five Points’ local mom and pop hippie shop – Loose Lucy’s – over twenty years ago to commemorate the life and art of Jerry Garcia. In 2014, the owners of Loose Lucy’s – Don and Jenn McCallister – brought the festival to the Five Points Association because they had not found a venue that just felt “right” and decided that Five Points was the best place to call the festival’s permanent home. Amassing over 500 attendees in that first year, it has remained one of Five Points’ signature events for the past 10 years and has grown steadily hosting over 2,000 attendees since 2022!

This year’s festival is presented by the Five Points Association and Loose Lucy’s.

Thank you to this year’s festival partners!