GonzoFest 2026
Lineup and Events (so Far):
Keynote Speakers and Panelists:
Douglas Brinkley
Ralph Steadman
Sadie Steadman
David Amram
Ron Whitehead
Al Satterwhite
David Wills
Marty Flynn
Rory Patrick Feehan (maybe)
Penny Arcade
Puma Perl
Phoebe Legere
Simone Corday
Matthew L. Moseley
Jay Cowan
Dan O’Neill
Claire Clancy
Pia Hinckle
Hilary Hinckle
Margaret Harrell
William McKeen
Peter Richardson
Kurt Hemmer
Kristina Ross
Frank Messina
Brian Hassett
Jack Ryan
Jesse Jarnow
Curtis Robinson
Christopher Tidmore
Timothy Denevi
TR Johnson
Daivd Streitfeld
John Brick
Dan McCarthy
Carlotta Acosta
Emma Louise Rogers
Fred Wildfang
Katherine Vonpontifferschmitt
Mia Wells
Mimi German
Lorraine Currelley
Ngoma Hill
Eliot Katz
Musicians and Bands:
Zu Zu Ya Ya
Classical Country Revival
Dan McCarthy
Tommy Bays
Drew Coomer
Joe Kidd and Sheila Burke
Drew Smith
Tommy Twilite
Right Here & Now
Puma Perl Band
Jennifer Blowdryer Band
Didi Champagne
Photo: Zu Zu Ya Ya
Photo source: zuzuyaya.com
Artwork and Visual Artists:
Ralph Steadman
Grant Goodwine
Joey Feldman
Phoebe Legere
Chris Felver
Al Satterwhite
Comedians:
Nat Towsen
Poets and Writers:
Jeff Weddle
Jennifer Blowdryer
Chris Dean
Ron Whitehead
Frank Messina
Puma Perl
Andy LaBrada
Michael Duckwall
Mitcheal Barrett
Chris Vannoy
John Micheal
David O’Nan
Richard Modiano
Sean Cole
S.A. Griffin
Pia Hinckle
Dan Denton
Bonafide Rojas
Brenda Coultas
Bill Nevins
Rita Spalding
Thomas Fucaloro
Kat Georges
Peter Carlaftes
David Lawton
Penny Arcade
Dig Wayne
David Greenberg
Todd Cirillo
Jake St. John
Matt Sedillo
Misa Levey
Charles Bukkake
Chris Kubick
Jennifer Seelig
Kent Fielding
Callia Fielding
Westley Heines
Tracey Zee
Karen Warinsky
Shelley Chernin
John Burroughs
Matt Amott
Victor D. Infante
George Wallace
Mimi German
Didi Champagne
Lorraine Currelley
Danny Shot
Dorothy Friedman
Films and Filmmakers:
We Ride by Romain Thomassin
HST in NYC by Curtis Robinson
Hunter S. Thompson Tours:
Hunter’s New York (lead by Curtis Robinson)
Academic Panels:
Hunter’s Political Writing
Hunter’s Legal Legacy
Gonzo Spirituality
Daughters and Women of Gonzo
Hunter as His Friends Knew Him
Hunter and the Beat Generation.
Hunter as Sport’s Writer
Hunter S. Thompson and the Bay Area
Venues:
(click links to visit venue websites)
Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project
6 East 1st St., NYC 10003
425 Lafayette Street, (At Astor Place), New York, NY 10003
147 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
462 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012
538 Hart St., Brooklyn, NY 11221
New York Public Library
331 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10009
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