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Sug Daniels, front left, leads a number as others sing and dance during the All Festival Jam at the 2024 National Women's Music Festival in Middleton.

Sug Daniels, front left, leads a number as others sing and dance during the All Festival Jam at the 2024 National Women's Music Festival in Middleton.

media release: The 2026 National Women’s Music Festival — the 50th — will be held at the Marriott Madison West, 1313 John Q. Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562 on July 2-5, 2026.

The National Women’s Music Festival is a four-day musical and cultural extravaganza that incorporates all facets of women’s lives. It’s a jam-packed long weekend where choices for things to do range from workshops, concerts, comedy, theatre presentations, a marketplace, newly released films and videos, a live auction, and much, much more!

Plus, Special Surprise 50th Festival Events

Attendees come from all genders and cultures, cutting across ethnic, racial, sexual, age, and ability boundaries. Likewise, Festival programming reflects many points of view; a diversity of ideas and topics are explored and discussed in a safe environment. Festival is an environment in which philosophies and politics are open for discussion, not mandated or judged.

Mainstage concerts are routinely interpreted for the deaf. Interpreter services can be provided for workshops and other Festival events upon request. Volunteer opportunities and work-exchange of four-hour work-shifts is available for reduced-price registration. This is limited and arrangements must be made prior to the Festival.

Adult Festival Pass (everyone over the age of 26): Nov 28, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026: $299.00; Jan 16 – March 31, 2026: $349.00; April 1 – May 31, 2026: $399.00; June – July 2026: $429.00

Other Festival Passes (purchased anytime): Children under the age of 10: Free; Youth age 10 through 14: $50.00; Young Adults/Students age 15 through 26: $150.00; Lifetime Member Festival Pass is $40.00

CALL FOR ART: National Women’s Music Festival, 2026 

Women in the Arts – National Women’s Music Festival is calling for original 2-D and 3-D artwork to be displayed in a gallery exhibition during the National Women’s Music Festival, 2026. More info here.

Title/Theme of Show:  We are Women, We are Strong

The theme, We are Women, We are Strong, is adapted from Helen Reddy’s 1972 song, I Am Woman. It’s a reminder for us all to stay strong and united in these uncertain times. We are seeking original artwork by women from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The art should celebrate femaleness or a female sensibility and/or notions of unity, strength, or collective effort. These themes could be depicted in realistic, abstract, or symbolic expressions.

QUESTIONS? Contact Gail Fairfield at gail@gailfairfieldinks.com.