About
Unison Festival returns to the Tico Time River Resort in Aztec, New Mexico from 10 to 14 September 2026, five days on the banks of the Animas River in the far north west corner of the state, close enough to Durango that the organisers use the Colorado town as their landmark. The Polish Ambassador headlines the Main Stage on the Saturday night, Mike Love closes the Sunday and Skysia takes the Friday, with Yaima, DJ Taz Rashid, Danny Musengo of Gone Gone Beyond, Liquid Bloom, CONTRA, High Step Society and COFRESI carrying the rest of the top billing. Paul Izak, Scott Nice, SOOHAN, Living Light, Roniit, LVDY, Lowcation, Swomp, Def-I, Kiyoshi, Temple Step Project and Elias Alexander play across the Main Stage, the Pavilion Dance Temple, the Beach Stage and the Salamander Stage.
Tico Time is a river resort and RV park rather than a fairground, and the schedule leans on that. Music starts on the Thursday evening and runs to sunrise sets on the Beach Stage, while the daytime hours go to yoga, ecstatic dance, sound healing, permaculture and kids workshops, swimming and singing circles around the Sacred Fire. Compared with the arena scale of the American music festival circuit, Unison stays deliberately small, with four music stages, a fire lodge and a river running through the site. The festival has published a lineup every year since 2021, and its 2025 edition was documented in a Reminiscence film released on the official channel.
Passes are sold through TicketSpice. An advance four day general admission pass is $299 and includes walk in camping plus a free gear shuttle, while single day passes for the Friday, Saturday or Sunday cost $99 each and run from 10am to 9am the following morning. Parking and car camping are sold separately, and the resort also lists RV and crew camp sites with electric, water and sewer hook ups, glamping tents, tiny homes and a sober camp. Gates open at 2pm on the Thursday, all ticket sales are final, dogs are not allowed apart from documented service animals, and everyone has to be off the land by 2pm on the Monday.
Full Lineup
The Polish Ambassador, Mike Love, Skysia, Yaima, DJ Taz Rashid, Danny Musengo (Gone Gone Beyond), Liquid Bloom, CONTRA, High Step Society, COFRESI, Paul Izak, Scott Nice, SOOHAN, Living Light, Roniit, LVDY, Lowcation, Swomp, Def-I, Kiyoshi, Temple Step Project, Elias Alexander, Iyakuh, Biomigrant, Ryan Herr, The Emmitt Sisters, Eagle Star Singers, 1680 Singers & Dancers, Sofiah Thom, Lotus Magic Ceremony, Truth's Playhouse, Bonnie Medicine, Toy Box, Entangled Mind, Serpentis, Share The Light, DTO, Mayestra, Moondrop, Calagna, Stoik, Spaceship Earth, Soleil Faye, Johnny Buffalo, Blank B, Nizhoni, Bless!t, Avatara, Lisonthedrums, Delady, Amaruka Sol, Miraja, Redfoot, Sara Tone, Codestar, The Salamander Collective, Alkemizer, Empress, Boundless Frequencies, Danny Balgooyen, Silkworm, B47ance, Liquid Gold, DJ Loo Hoo, Mztree, Tufa, Seventh Density, Lighthawk, Joshua Bear, The Friz, Enchantment, Sunsiah, Dobarae, Sisters of the One Drum
FAQs
When and where does Unison Festival 2026 take place?
Unison Festival 2026 runs from 10 to 14 September at the Tico Time River Resort, 20 Road 2050, Aztec, New Mexico, on the Animas River about an hour south of Durango, Colorado. Gates open and camping begins at 2pm on the Thursday, and everyone has to be off the land by 2pm on the Monday.
Who is playing Unison Festival 2026?
The Polish Ambassador headlines the Main Stage on Saturday, Mike Love closes Sunday and Skysia plays Friday. The bill also features Yaima, DJ Taz Rashid, Danny Musengo of Gone Gone Beyond, Liquid Bloom, CONTRA, High Step Society, COFRESI, Paul Izak, Scott Nice, SOOHAN, Living Light, Roniit, LVDY, Lowcation, Swomp, Def-I, Kiyoshi, Temple Step Project and Elias Alexander, spread over the Main Stage, Pavilion Dance Temple, Beach Stage and Salamander Stage.
How long has Unison Festival been running?
Unison has published a lineup every year since 2021, which makes 2026 its sixth edition, and it has been held at the Tico Time River Resort near Durango. The organisers released a Reminiscence film of the 2025 edition on their official YouTube channel.
How much are Unison Festival tickets?
Tickets are sold through TicketSpice, linked from unisonfest.com. An advance four day general admission pass is $299 and includes walk in camping and a free gear shuttle. Single day general admission passes for Friday, Saturday or Sunday are $99 each and are valid from 10am until 9am the next day. Teen and child tickets, parking, car camping, RV and crew sites, glamping and tiny homes are priced separately. All sales are final.
What is the camping and parking set up?
Walk in tent camping is included with every entry ticket and a free gear shuttle carries kit to the pitch. Parking and car camping are bought separately, one pass per vehicle, while RV and crew camp sites come with electric, water and sewer hook ups and fit one RV plus four vehicles or six vehicles. Glamping tents, tiny homes and a drug and alcohol free sober camp are also offered. Dogs are not allowed on site except for documented service animals.
