Art of Cool Festival: A Music Lover’s Destination

It’s that time, Cooligans! Tickets for the 5th Anniversary Art of Cool Festival (#AOCFEST2018) are going fast!

With headliners Nas, Maxwell, and Erykah Badu, as well as acts such as Anthony Hamilton, Sango, 9th Wonder, Sons of Kemet, Royce Da 5’9”, Iman Omari, Meshell Ndegeocello, and others – this is a festival to remember.

Enjoy 20 plus amazing artists, 6 venues, and just one price – and a lifetime experience to share. Choose from one day passes, weekend passes, VIP and Premium VIP passes.

Be sure to reserve your hotel rooms today as rooms are selling fast! Visit our hotel page for more information.

Prefer to make payments? Eventbrite offers pay installments through Affirm, a great way to pay for your festival tickets over time, rather than all at once.

Purchasing your AOCFEST tickets through Affirm is easy: Simply click “Affirm payment plan” at the Eventbrite checkout after selecting your tickets.

Want to top off your festival experience with a first-class brunch? Then upgrade to a VIP Package this year! Premium VIP guests will enjoy an exclusive VIP Sunday Brunch at your choice of 2 Durham-fave locations: Beyu Caffe or the all-new Dame’s Chicken and Waffles!

For those who have already purchased Early Bird or Advance VIP, you will be enjoying brunch at Beyu Cafe! Both premium VIP tickets offer the same perks, however due to the amount of VIP ticket sales anticipated, we have expanded the capacity of the VIP brunch by utilizing two amazing, black-owned restaurants in the area.