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The Pygmalion Festival 2016 announces Tech, Made, Food lineups and more

Last month, The Pygmalion Festival announced lineups for MUSIC and LIT, with eyes on the final three components for round two in July. Well, we’re here now, and that brings those announcements, below.

Not to be overlooked — a few additions have been made to Music and Lit, so go take a look at those pages as well. Remember, Future Islands, Vince Staples, Wolf Parade, Louis The Child, Frightened Rabbit, and Alvvays headline for Music, plus many more. For LIt, Jean Thompson, Tyhembia Jess, Eula Biss, Neil Steinberg and more are featured on that side — plus other components such as Book Fort, Human Library (just announced), Literary Death Match, and more.

Festival passes and single day tickets are on sale now. Be on the lookout for the full festival schedule in August.

In its second year, the festival has announced the slew of TECH speakers for the festival, as well as a full slate of hands-on demonstrations for the DEMO component at Krannert Center on Thursday, September 22nd. TECH programming will take place throughout the week of September 16-24 — some events taking place on weekend one, and others on weekend two. Full schedule to be announced in August.

+ More to be announced

TECH DEMO

Back and better than ever, the MADE Fest component of Pygmalion returns with dozens of vendors ranging in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Check out the vendors below, and note that MADE takes place on Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th. Mark your calendars, yo.

In the festival’s inaugural FOOD component — Pygmalion has added a two-day outdoor Food Festival on the first weekend, Friday, September 16th and Saturday, September 17th. The festival will feature the following restaurants, set up and serving curated dishes, complete with beer and cocktail pairings:

Full menus are still to come, so stay tuned for more information on this newest component to the festival. Oh, and it is completely FREE to attend. 

The main lineup for Music and Lit came a while back, but here are a few additions to each of those respective lineups:

MUSIC

LIT

Full disclosure: The Pygmalion Festival is produced by the same company that owns Smile Politely.

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