Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) is bringing his Eaux Claires Festival back for the first time in eight years. The music fest will take place July 24 and 25 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at Carson Field. This time, it has a new home at Carson Park.

In addition to, of course, live music, this year the festival will also feature "some of the most intriguing names in the literary world, for readings, discussions and collaborations."

The festival features an eclectic lineup of artists, from Bon Dylan and Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal, to Dijon and Lil Yachty. The first day will also see Aimee Mann performing her classic Bachelor No. 2 in full. The literary names making up the "inaugural class of writers" include Sheila Heti, Mustafa, Amanda Petrusich, and more.

There will be fair events and "the debut edition of Eaux Claires Days [to] bring special shows welcome events into town during the days and nights surrounding the weekend." These will all be announced in the coming weeks.

Gaze at the full poster below:

According to the press release, there was a free kickoff event last night, "following a ballpark-themed celebration officiated by umpires Justin Vernon and Asher Weisberg... An opportunity for us to be together in warmth and peace, [and it] will feature live music from sloslylove and The Golden Band. We will also introduce nearly all of those appearing at this year's festival, revealed by attendees pulling Lucky 22's Pull Tabs, in true Wisconsin tradition."

Specially priced tickets for Eaux Claires Festival 2026 will be available via fan presale at 9AM CST on Friday, February 13th, and all remaining tickets will go on sale at 11AM CST. Find ticket info here.

Revisit Bon Iver's set from the first Eaux Claires festival back in 2015, where he debuted "666 ʇ".