Lights Out

How to Kill a Music Festival

For a moment, Day for Night was beloved by Houston and the world. Then a #MeToo-style reckoning launched its founder’s spectacular fall from grace, revealing just how shaky his empire was in the first place. Where does the city go from here?

06/26/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Goner

In Bloom Festival Is Gone for Good

Looks like the one-and-done FPSF replacement withered on the vine.

01/14/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Day for Never?

Day for Night Is Done (For Now, at Least)

Both Free Press Houston and the Day for Night Festival are for sale following allegations against founder Omar Afra.

11/16/2018 By Morgan Kinney

News

Amid Allegations, Day For Night Festival Removes Founder

Omar Afra denies accusations of sexual assault by two women.

08/13/2018 By Catherine Matusow

fest of the future

Peek Inside the Weird, Wonderful World of Day for Night 2017

The annual arts and music festival went off without a hitch, rain be damned.

12/18/2017 Photography by Marco Torres

Meat of the Season

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Dec. 15–17

A common theme suggests we've reached peak holiday (and just in time).

12/14/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Decisions, Decisions

10 Day for Night Acts You're Sure to Love

We already know you're seeing Solange, so let us help you with the rest of your itinerary.

12/13/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Play Balls

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Oct. 13-15

A Day for Night warm up, Battle of the Sexes comes to the stage, vintage finds, and more.

10/12/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Festival Hype

The Day For Night 2017 Lineup is Here and We're Screaming

Houston's favorite festival gets bigger and flashier, adding a speaking series to a stellar musical lineup.

09/20/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Festivals

Day for Night: The Art

At the second annual Day for Night festival, the visual art was as much a draw as the music.

12/17/2016 Photography by Katharine Shilcutt

Music to Our Ears

Day for Night Is Finally Here

Our musically-inclined art director shares her favorite acts performing this weekend.

12/16/2016 By Tanyia Johnson

Dec 16–18

What to Hear, See and Do This Weekend

Day for Night makes noise downtown, the Houston Zoo goes wild with lights and Moody Gardens freezes over.

12/15/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Music

5 Things You Need to Know About Day for Night

Number one: It’s much more than a music festival.

11/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Music Fest

5 Must-See Acts at the Day For Night Festival

Featuring Wild Moccasins, Björk and Run the Jewels, this stellar lineup is music to our ears.

09/16/2016 By Greg Fails

2015 Concerts In Review

Is Houston Becoming A New Music Capital?

Our fair city keeps making its case with dynamic shows and eclectic artists.

01/20/2016 By Mohammed Zain

Day For Night

We Own The Nights

Houston's newest music fest, Day For Night, lights up Silver Street Studios with supersonic sounds and an overload of high tech visual art.

12/25/2015 Photography by William Geoffrey Wood

Upcoming Events

Immerse Yourself in the Day For Night Festival

Free Press Summer Fest’s new cold-weather counterpart spares Houstonians the burn.

11/29/2015 By Nick Esquer