{"id":112157,"date":"2026-01-09T18:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112157\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:55:08","slug":"florida-underground-fest-stages-a-full-on-takeover-of-downtown-sanford-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112157\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Underground Fest stages a full-on takeover of downtown Sanford this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Debt Neglector Credit: Michael Eliassen<\/p>\n

Gigantic week of festing here in the greater Orlando area for punk and hardcore fans; you\u2019ve got FYA at the Fairgrounds (see below) as well as the resurgent Florida Underground Fest going ham over an appreciable part of downtown Sanford. <\/p>\n

Featuring three days\u2019 worth of 100-plus practitioners of Floridian noise at three different Sanford venues, there\u2019s something for malcontents of every stripe tucked away in this massive lineup \u2014 Debt Neglector, Gillian Carter, Dial Drive, Wolf Face, Supervillains, Chilled Monkey Brains, 430 Steps, Pangolin, Petty Thefts, Flag on Fire and so, so many more. One for the hard corps. <\/p>\n

Friday-Sunday, Jan. 9-11, various times\/dates\/venues, Sanford, drinkatwestend.com<\/a>, $24.15-$58.50. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCo-creator and one of the stars of reality series \u2018Impractical Jokers\u2019 comes solo\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tConsider it educational pregaming ahead of the annual Zora Fest in Eatonville \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

This article appears in Jan. 7-13, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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