GonzoFest 2026
New York City
July 16 — 19
More exciting details coming soon.
Meanwhile, here is an announcement of venues, participants, and panels.
About The New York Venues
The focus of this GonzoFest is on Hunter’s political writing; the daytime events will include six panels, three to four keynote presentations, poetry readings, films and music. Also, a gallery showing of Hunter’s art. And, not to miss, a tour of Hunter’s New York City.
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Panel topics: “Hunter’s Political Writing,” “Gonzo Spirituality,” “Hunter As His Friends & Others Knew Him,” “Daughters of Gonzo,” “Hunter As Sports Writer,” “Hunter & the Beat Generation,” and “Hunter’s New York” (Hunter took classes at Columbia University, wrote his Kentucky Derby piece at the Royalton Hotel, worked at Time magazine, and wrote his first unpublished novel in Greenwich Village). Perhaps, as well, “Hunter & the Bay Area.”
Join us for
4 Days of top-notch panels and presentations and 4 Nights of poetry and music FREE
More on GonzoFest 2026 below.
FREE ALL WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA
GonzoFest, an annual festival, founded by US National Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead, celebrates the life and legacy of author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, famous for his work with Rolling Stone and for still-wildly- popular books, including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. GonzoFest was a huge success for ten years in Louisville, Kentucky. This year it is celebrating its first-ever incursion into New York City, with headliners like jazz legend David Amram, Outlaw Journalist author William McKeen, Ralph Steadman (by Zoom) and his daughter Sadie in person, and more of the crème de la crème in “Gonzo royalty.”
Big-name draws from around the country include popular authors like Tim Denevi and jam-packed panels.
Many of the same Gonzo stars will be returning. It’s addictive!
Schedule in New York, 2026
Time waits for no one, but we’ve pinned it down for you. The schedule is your survival guide through this chaotic odyssey. Memorize it—or risk being lost in the fray.
Panels:
Tour of Hunter S. Thompson’s New York City
Keynote Speakers and Panelists:
Musicians and Bands:
Artwork and Visual Artists:
Comedian:
Films and Filmmakers:
Poets and Prose Writers:
Participants York 2026
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Panelists, Presenters, & Keynote Speakers
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Collector’s Program
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