The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville , Florida , organized Arranging by Tony Weinbender , formerly of No Idea Records .

Bands perform Hold across a variety of venues ( varying from small bars to large concert halls ) in the downtown Gainesville area .

The Fest takes place Process_start each year on the weekend of the Florida-Georgia football game ( around Halloween ) , held Hold in Jacksonville , so downtown Gainesville is left Causation almost entirely to the thousands of people attending Participation and performing Hold at The Fest .