Good Things Are Happening Fest
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| Good Things Are Happening Fest | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | music festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Scranton Iron Furnaces |
| Location(s) | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Founder | James Barrett |
| Most recent | September 6, 2025 |
| Previous event | August 10, 2024 |
| Website | goodthingsfestpa.com |
Good Things Are Happening Fest is a rock music festival held annually in the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The festival has featured a variety of rock sub-genres, including alternative rock, blues rock, doom metal, heavy metal, indie, punk, and pop-punk. [1]
The next festival is scheduled on September 12, 2026.[1] The festival's 2026 artist lineup is Pool Kids, Have Mercy, James Barrett, The Sw!ms, The Virgos, Wild Red, Latewaves, Purple Lung, Rachel Ana Dobken, Connor Bracken & The Mother Leeds Band, and Look Back Luna. [2]
History
The festival was founded by James Barrett.[1] In 2022, Barrett posted about the idea of a festival on Facebook, saying "It'd be cool to start a music festival."[3] It was first held three months later on August 6, 2022.[4] The name "Good Things Are Happening" comes from a local news segment.[3]
It was held again at the Scranton Iron Furnaces in August 2023.[5] The festival made a profit for the first time in 2024.[6]
It included about 40 vendors for art, clothing, coffee, food and beer in 2025.[6] Acts in 2025 included The Menzingers, James Barrett, Rosary Guild, Sarah Gross & The Killjoys, Pretty Rude, Bobby Mahoney, Alma Mater, Hit Like A Girl, South Side Five, and Sweetnest.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rich Howells (1 June 2026). "EXCLUSIVE: Good Things Are Happening Fest announces 5th annual lineup in Scranton, including Pool Kids and The SW!MS". nepascene.com. NEPA Scene. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Good Things Are Happening Fest". visitnepa.org. Lackawanna County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brady Melovitz (6 September 2025). "The Menzingers headline Good Things Are Happening Festival in Scranton". wnep.com/. WNEP-TV. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Good Things Are Happening Fest! 2022". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. 2022. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hall, Sarah Hofius (12 August 2023). "Local musicians, artists find 'sense of community' at Good Things fest". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, PA. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
An event at the Scranton Iron Furnaces lived up to its name on Saturday, as attendees enjoyed live music, art and local food and beverages at the Good Things Are Happening Fest.
Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Janoski, Melissa (31 August 2025). "Hometown band returns for Good Things fest". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, PA. Archived from the original on 2025-08-31. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rich Howells (22 July 2026). "EXCLUSIVE: 4th annual Good Things Are Happening Fest announces initial lineup in Scranton". nepascene.com. NEPA Scene. Archived from the original on 2026-07-23. Retrieved 22 July 2026. Unknown parameter
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