YSU Penguin Productions’ music and arts festival Federal Frenzy is back for its 10th year
Youngstown State University’s Penguin Productions is hosting the Federal Frenzy Music and Arts Festival with headlining act BULLY on April 27 from 2 to 11 p.m.
This year’s event will be on East Federal Street in downtown Youngstown, in and around Penguin City Brewing Company. Federal Frenzy is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required for entrance. The event will feature performances by 26 musical acts on two indoor stages and two outdoor stages.
The Penguin Productions main stage, located on East Federal Street, will host event headliner BULLY, an alternative artist from Nashville who has played shows all across the United States and has opened for artists including Pixies, Jawbreaker and The Mountain Goats.
Performances on the main stage kick off with The Knockouts at 2:15 p.m., followed by Hywater, Wine & Spirit, Yacobucci, Madame Marlowe, Katy Robinson and the Wanderers, and GONERS, before BULLY takes the stage at 10:00 p.m. to close out the night.
The Summit FM will sponsor the second outdoor stage, which will be located in the Penguin City Brewing Company parking lot and headlined by JD Eicher. This stage will feature an eclectic mix of artists including Easton Union, Angie Haze, Riley Burke Band, Black Wolf & the Thief and Big Pop.
The Jambar Student Media Stage, located in the Pollock Ballroom at Penguin City Brewing Company, will host music alongside the HELMS Foundation interactive art project. Attendees are invited to design tiles that will be included in a mural at the Dave Grohl Alley attraction, located on Main Street in downtown Warren, Ohio.
This stage will feature artists Ohayo, Drake Morris, Dave Buker, Lauren Brabson, Andrew Slater & the Wickies and Nick Aducci.
The Platt! Stage in the Penguin City taproom includes another lineup of local acts including Wednesday Demonstration, Phatz Elliot, The Crxssing, Franklin Dead Rose and The Berrys.
There will also be a local vendor marketplace on East Federal Street, powered by the Youngstown Flea. Shoppers are welcome from 2 to 8 p.m. For more information about the flea, visit their website.
Family friendly activities will be located throughout the event. Additionally, staff from the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor will display a portion of the William B. Pollock Exhibit in the space leading to the Pollock Ballroom, named in his honor. Penguin City Brewing Company will be operating various bars on the premises, while guests will have the choice between a variety of food trucks. Dope Cider House & Winery will also be open during the event.
Attendees are encouraged to park in the Wick Avenue Parking Deck on campus. Parking is free with a YSU parking pass, or $5 cash for all others. Shuttle services will run on a continuous loop from the McDonough Museum of Art on Wick Ave to the event site from 1 p.m. to midnight.
STREET CLOSURE: East Federal Street from Andrews Ave to Wilson Ave will close at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 26 and re-open at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 28.
For further details about Federal Frenzy follow YSU Penguin Productions on Instagram and Facebook.
