WASTELAND WEEKEND RETURNS SEPTEMBER 30TH – OCTOBER 4TH, 2026! Tickets went on sale Tuesday, April 21st at 9am (Pacific). Tier 2 began on June 2nd. Tier 3 begins July 7th We’ve kept ticket prices for Wasteland Weekend 2026 the same that they were in 2025 (and the same price as Neotropolis 2026). Tickets will be offered in price tiers, based …
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2025 is our 15th anniversary, and we’re planning an EPIC event. Because of this, tickets for Wasteland Weekend 2025 went on sale earlier than ever on March 4th, 2025.As always, the first 300 tickets purchased will get the exclusive Vanguard Patch Set, which you can pick up on site during the event at the event’s official Merch Booth. You’ll already …
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We’re a week into the new year, but we’re still thinking about Wasteland Weekend 2024. It was SUCH an incredible event, wasn’t it? The Tribes! The bands and performers! The VEHICLES! The world-famous post-apocalyptic swimsuit contest! We had real live wrestling! A Friday “Fallout” Formal complete with swing dancing lessons! A motorcycle hoard led by Dementus! Incredible costumes! And the …
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Thank you to every volunteer, staff member, Tribe, performer, vendor, and attendee who made 2024 so special! Can’t wait to do it all again for our 15th year!DATES:The event will take place September 24th-28th, 2025Tickets will go on sale sometime in the Spring of 2025, after Neotropolis concludes.Applications for volunteers, Tribes, vendors, and performers will go live shortly after tickets …
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Great news for this year’s Wasteland Weekend Costume Contest! The replica category is BACK! If you’ve got new costumes from “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” or costumes from previous Mad Max films, the Fallout franchise (in-theme, of course) or any other appropriate existing post-apocalyptic franchises, AND your look represents something from those films (and not your own interpretation)- then the …
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2024 has been a banner year for fans of post-apocalyptic adventure. The “Fallout” TV series (based on the video games of the same name) premiered on Prime Video to much excitement and acclaim (including 16 Emmy nominations), and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” opened in theaters to overwhelmingly positive reviews and fan excitement. Luckily for fans of both, there’s a …
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Wasteland Weekend will return September 25th-29th, 2024! Tickets are on sale now. Prices and tiers will remain the same as 2022. Applications for volunteers, performers, and vendors will open soon. We’ll be making announcements about our official entertainment lineup soon. Keep an eye on our social media for updates.
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Turns out WE DID HAVE IT IN US TO MAKE IT EPIC! Wasteland Weekend was honored to be asked to bring vehicles and folks in costume to Hollywood Blvd for a special event promoting “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” We brought 9 vehicles- including our war rig- and over 30 of our Wastelanders in full costume. And of course, our …
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By now, chances are you’ve seen the first season of Prime Video’s “Fallout” television series based on Bethesda’s hugely popular video game of the same name. Because that post-apocalyptic franchise is so well known, it leads to a lot of theme questions we get. While we do have some strict rules when it comes to staying in-theme at our events, …
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In 2013, our friend Ray Smyth created an awesome art poster for us in the style of a comic book cover, featuring all the bands for that year. We loved it so much that we’ve asked him to provide one every year since. Now we present all of them here so you can enjoy them together, and see the progression …
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