Making Time ∞ is coming back to Fort Mifflin in September 2026
The Making Time ∞ pageant — pronounced “Making Time Forever” — will return to Fort Mifflin from Sept. 18-20 with a lineup mixing digital dance music, DJs and dwell acts.
Headliners for the DIY pageant’s sixth 12 months on the Revolutionary War-era fort embody Northern Irish DJ duo Bicep, former Sonic Youth singer and bassist Kim Gordon, Detroit home music producer Theo Parrish, Philadelphia shoegaze band They Are Gutting A Body of Water, also called TAGABOWand German digital music producer Skee Mask.
The pageant, programmed by Philadelphia DJ and entrepreneur David Pianka — often known as Dave P. — is in its sixth 12 months on the historic fort, rising out of the roving Making Time events Pianka started internet hosting at Philly music venues in 2000.
The 3,000-capacity three-day pageant on the Delaware River web site close to Philadelphia International Airport will embody over 120 acts, together with DJs akin to Canadian producer Dafni, Spain’s John Talabot, Norwegian digital duo Smerz, and Philadelphia’s Jewelsea.
Live acts acting at a number of phases across the 42-acre web site embody harpist Mary Lattimore teaming with guitarist Jeff Parker and Greek Orthodox priest and guitarist Dionysios Tabakis, performing music from his new album, Paradise Metal. Avalon Emerson will carry out each a DJ set and along with his band, the Charm.
“This year’s Making Time ∞ lineup sets its sights on the future while also harkening back to the origins of Making Time,” Dave P. mentioned in an announcement.
“When I started Making Time in the year 2000, the party was based around booking live performances from bands like The Strokes, Interpol, Bloc Party and LCD Soundsystem alongside DJs. This year I’ve booked more live performances than ever before.”
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The progressive dance music occasion payments itself as “the most ambitious and transcendental DIY event in America” and embraces the mantra of PLURT: “Peace, Love, Unity, Respect and Transcendence.”
On-line music magazine Resident Advisor you could have known as Making Time, which pulls each native and worldwide crowds, “hands down, one of America’s best festivals.”
Beyond the music, Making Time is famend for its luminescent look, courtesy of lighting designer Ricardo Rivera’s Klip Collective.
The meals lineup has additionally change into a pageant hallmark, with final 12 months’s distributors together with Tabachoy, Pizzata Pizzeria, Meetinghouse, and Two Persons Coffee, amongst others. The 2026 lineup, in addition to extra music acts, will probably be launched in the coming weeks.
Making Time ∞ will probably be staged throughout a very busy live performance weekend in the Philly area. The XPoNential Music Festival is happening at Wiggins Park Camden, and the ultimate weekend of the summer season may even see Country star Zach Bryan taking part in The Woodlands at Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware on Sept. 18 and 19.
Three days passes for Making Time ∞ are on sale for $265, plus charges, at ra.co/events/2395557. Tickets with out charges can be found at Middle Child in Center CityMiddle Child Clubhouse in Fishtownand The Lot Radio in Brooklyn.
