The 11 best weed dispensaries in New York<\/a><\/p>\nThe event begins with media and industry access at 10am before opening to the public at noon. Festivalgoers can spend the afternoon exploring a marketplace of cannabis and lifestyle brands, wellness programming and interactive experiences before an afterparty headlined by DJ 9AM.<\/p>\n
One of the centerpiece attractions is the MARY Speaker Summit. This year\u2019s featured panel, Cannabis Creativity & Branding in the Modern Era, will examine how cannabis companies are building recognizable brands in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Speakers include representatives from MFNY, Teapot, Old Pal and Jaunty, with moderation by Peter Shafran of The Other Magazine.<\/p>\n
Food and flavor also play a major role. Gr\u00f6n Edibles will host a Sweet Solstice Summer Treats Lab featuring chef appearances, while Ithaca Organics plans to celebrate the season with floral bouquet installations. Elsewhere, Old Pal will offer rolling workshops and competitions, and attendees can preview new summer collections from New York brands DEADASS New York and Love Till Death.<\/p>\n
As the sun sets, the festival shifts into party mode. DJ 9AM, known for her high-energy sets and Body Language parties, will close out the evening alongside vibe curator Tubbs Krueger during a two-hour afterparty running from 7pm to 9pm.<\/p>\n
While cannabis obviously remains\u00a0front and center, this new Summer Solstice take\u00a0serves as\u00a0a broader celebration of wellness, creativity, fashion and community timed to\u00a0the first\u00a0rush of warm weather vibes.<\/p>\n
MARY Fest 2026 takes place Friday, June 19, at 99 Scott Avenue in Brooklyn. General admission runs from noon to 6pm, followed by the afterparty from 7pm to 9pm. For more information and to buy tickets, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of New York\u2019s biggest cannabis lifestyle festivals is getting a seasonal makeover this year. MARY Fest, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1739,9,24,2480,63,134,136,135,904],"class_list":["post-237264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news-city-life","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}