14th Annual Tom Tom Festival | COURAGE

Name: 14th Annual Tom Tom Festival | COURAGE
Start: 2026-04-22T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-26T23:30:00-04:00
Location: Historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall

Schedule

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall | Charlottesville, VA

A city-wide celebration of music, art, and ideas with a community building theme: COURAGE
About this Event

The 14th Annual Festival: COURAGE

Tom Tom, aka “Tomorrow Tomorrow,” is a nonprofit music, art, and ideas festival that gathers 25,000+ people to explore the future of community. It’s a bold and innovative opportunity to explore themes of technology, entrepreneurship, spirituality, criminal justice, education, housing, consciousness and wellness, all while creating the connections that catalyze community all through the year.

Our 2026 theme, COURAGE, explores the choices we make to take risks, bridge divides, and shape a shared future... together. Launchingfrom the 250th anniversary of the countries founding and the 50th anniversary of Charlottesville’s pedestrian downtown mall, we’ll examine how courage is cultivated: in our society, our communities, and our daily lives -- to spark dialogue and dream beyond the limits of what seems possible.

Learn More: Tom Tom Festival

Two immersive summits: The Civic Futures Summit and The Innovation Summit

, April 22nd
Join leaders from across the region for a collaborative, multi-sector gathering focused on inclusion, creativity, and innovation as we tackle some of the most important questions facing our community.
, April 23 - 24th
Where the next era of entrepreneurship and ideas takes shape. Convening founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders, we’ll rally around bold projects that turn ambition into community impact.

Early Bird Tickets End — Feb. 28th

Location: The Code Building and Common House

Innovation Mixer | April 23rd

Raise a glass to celebrate Virginia’s most innovative companies and organizations.

Tom Tom’s annual Innovation Mixer is a multi-sector extravaganza that highlights the most innovative ideas and people in the region.

...more events to be announced!

The All Access Badge includes all ticketed events at the Tom Tom Festival, including the Civic Futures Summit, Innovation Summit, headlining talks, mixers, dance parties, and a welcome gala. The All Access Badge does not include “Community Partner Events” that are privately ticketed.