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Wild City Launches A New Initiative On Women In Electronic Music!

November 15, 2017

Wild City is shining the spotlight on women in the music industry! Worldwide studies indicate that women generally constitute for 10 percent of electronic music lineups. This disproportionate representation ...

Who Says The Heat Has To Spoil Your Festival Look? Look Hot With These Tips…

Anchal Goil

May 12, 2017

FS Features

Don't let the heat keep you from being hot! We've all been there. You're scrolling through your newsfeed or flipping through Instagram and you find your vision plagued by idyllic pictures of gorgeous women w...

10 Most Iconic Performances By Women At Festivals!

Arunima Joshua

March 9, 2017

FS Features, Listicles

Shout-out to these fierce women musicians who made festival history! 1. Janis Joplin at Monterey Pop - 1967 Back when Janis Joplin sang with Big Brother & The Holding Company at this California pop music ...

OFF Festival 2017 To Bring Women Artists Into The Spotlight!

Risa Desa

February 9, 2017

FS News, International

If only women ruled the world, right? Unfortunately that it isn't the case so far, but we have high hopes. Maybe if events like the Black March in Poland or the Women's March in Washington combined, things w...

TRIPPY TUESDAY: The People of Odisha Have Taken The Celebration Of Womanhood To New Heights!

Risa Desa

January 3, 2017

FS Features

It's Trippy Tuesday! And we're all set to explore the wackiest, weirdest and most unique festivals around the world. In a vastly dynamic and culturally diverse country like ours, we don't need to go far from...

TUFFEST Is Creating A Platform For Women And Trans Artists!

Sshiva Tejas M

July 15, 2016

FS News, International

TUFFEST, a new two day festival at Seattle's Judkins Park saw something very unique go down over the course of two days. In a time when line-ups are given the utmost importance and are dominated by a majori...

Every Real Struggle Of Being A Girl At A Music Festival

Meher Manda

January 29, 2016

FS Features, Music

The Sherp chronicles some of the most common struggles faced by women heading to a music festival. We got your back. While being a woman in a thriving patriarchal world is struggle enough, a music festival ...

Music Festivals In 2015 : Our Year In Review

Meher Manda

December 30, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Much has begun for much to end so much could pass. The Sherp reviews how music festivals have fared in the year of 2015. The year of 2015 was one defiant year when it came to music festivals and change in tr...

6 Inspiring Festivals From Around The World That Celebrate And Empower Women

Sanjana Ajith

November 10, 2015

Uncategorized

Women have always been grossly underrepresented, whether in the field of music, film, arts, or even comedy. Here are six path-breaking festivals that aim to change this, celebrate female power and achievement, ...

The Northern Carolina Women’s Music Festival Gets Grander This Year

Meher Manda

October 22, 2015

Culture, FS News

In a far cry from music festivals dominated by male artists, the for non-profit Northern Carolina Women's Music Festival has expanded to more performers, venues and days this year. This year, music festival...

Have You Heard Of The Raja Parba Festival In Orissa?

Dhriti Menon

September 3, 2015

Culture

Here is a festival celebrated in Orissa that likens the fertility of harvest to that of a woman, thus celebrating a girl's onset of womanhood i.e. menstruation. We at Festival Sherpa take pride in introducin...

PeeBuddy: Peeing At Festivals Made Easy

Meher Manda

May 29, 2015

FS Features

Think women at festivals and the only thing standing as a major pet peeve is the disastrous situation involved with portaloos. This is why The Sherp recommends PeeBuddy as a female friendly help for fuss-free s...

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