NoSurf Fest

what did nosurf fest 2025 feel like? this. it’s hard to put into words the emotions, energy, passion, and effort that go into something so close to our hearts. we’re a DIY festival. building community is our passion. showcasing up-and-coming indie and electronic talent is what we set out to bring you here for. everyone on the nosurf and @hotbed.us team has had the date ‘august 23’ burned into their minds since the start of the year. this festival took months of planning and countless late nights. every thought, every decision, every action made by a few people who really wanted to make this happen for san diego. why? because this is the experience we’ve been searching for. and when we couldn’t find it, we decided to build it so we could share it with you, in the pit or on the dance floor, in support of ocean conservation. endless thanks to @ryder.schwartz for capturing these moments so beautifully, and to everyone who showed up and made this day what it was. love you 💙

nosurf after dark. sunday 5/31 at music box. because sometimes the indie festival goes clubbing. inji. doors at 7. 🎟️ tickets in bio

nosurf casbah on film documented by the same hands finishing their drinks sold out. sweaty. exactly how it should be. #sandiego #indie #indierock #musicfestival

sold out! capacity at this venue is not elastic and the cabsbah does not expand. see you inside.

this saturdaaay - emerging indie rock showcase at the casbah in downtown san diego from 8 PM TO 12 AM we’re shrinking a festival into casbah. six bands. two stages. one outside. one exactly where it’s supposed to be. dark room. low ceilings. drinks in hand. bumping into each other without fookin spilling. february 28. almost sold out. welcome to nosurf casbah. 🎟️ link in bio (yes still $20) #sandiego #indie #indierock #musicfestival

emerging indie rock showcase. saturday 2/28 at the casbah. festivals take too long and we miss you so here’s a show. this is intimate on purpose. a mini festival celebrating our very own nick. half the room is already claimed. 🎟️ tickets in bio.

a love note to 2025 - thank you for giving us the strength, chaos, and creativity to pull off our biggest festival yet continuing to grow in this space is not easy hosting 2,000+ of you for our biggest year really put us to the test but seeing the smiles, the hugs, the chaos, and the joy as our community grows makes it the best day of the year every single time we watched new friendships and relationships form new love for music spark and real excitement around the indie scene here in san diego putting on a festival outside of la, ny, or sf is hard doing it without real funding is even harder every dollar from each year goes straight back into the next one so we can make it better for you, every single time this all started as a failed surf app somehow it turned into a platform for emerging indie artists and a growing electronic scene proof that ideas evolve, scenes grow, and things get better when people actually care lots of love to @hotbed.us for leveling up the electronic side of the festival this year getting to work with your friends to build something you genuinely believe in is rare and we do not take that lightly this isn’t just about finally hearing the music we play in our bedrooms live it’s about building something inspired here and we are on our way 2026 is already looking different more events, new ideas, a new approach thank you 2025 let’s go 2026 💙

nosurf is small but it takes a city. friends, artists, sponsors, the crew that barely slept, and everyone who showed up for san diego. this was more than a lineup. it was proof that we can build something bigger together, and we will keep doing it. hosting 2000+ of you for a day of indie and electronic music in support of ocean conservation is all we wanted for you, san diego, your mostly developed frontal lobe and our nonprofit partner @sandiegoriver . so stoked we got to share it with you ❤️ thank you @luckyenergyofficial @805beer @calisqueeze @topochicousa @barrilitosdrink @drinksurfside @drinksuntide @117westspirits for taking a chance on our small but hungry team. we couldn’t have done this without you. our lineup @theredpears @loods.jpg @krookedkings @im.shaking @clear.cast @mexicanslumrats @yoonfest @jake_mora @spacefacemusic @deathvalleygirls @wheres__west @b00tyd3w @funkaroundrecords @hotbed.us was one to remember. and a humongous thanks to the integral @murdymedia for continuing to cover our events and your experience! what do you want to see next? we’ve got some ideas…

@loods.jpg closed the warehouse like only he could. heavy, sweaty, and relentless. from newcastle steel to london clubs to downtown san diego, he dropped heaters until the walls begged for mercy. the perfect way to seal off the hotbed stage fueled by @luckyenergyofficial

the red pears closed the night the only way they could. raw, loud, and with every voice in the lot shouting it back at them. honored to have the red pears with us headlining our main stage in san diego, they brought the heat wayyy after the sun went down. perfect ending to a day built on sweat, sound, and a little chaos. #lasperasrojas #nosurf

We… uh just… uh only uh… put together a music festival for thousands of people just so we could uh… say the best line from the timeless cinematic masterpiece of our generation (despicable me) #nosurf #godurf #loveu

shaking b2b clearcast took the hotbed stage and turned it inside out. uk bass grit smashed into deconstructed chaos, breakbeats flying, bodies moving whether they wanted to or not. it didn’t really feel like a set, it felt like the warehouse was possessed for an hour straight.