WAMB! Collective was officially founded in the weird and whack winter of 2025, though it was a full decade and one pandemic in the making. Two crafty masterminds of everything weed/art/music-related, activated their wonder-twin powers to conceive a festival celebrating all the good things we still have left as a species: weed, art, music, and the ability to keep breathing despite the chaotic forces of the world we exist in. 

United by a passion for toking piff across multiple continents, Australian Hanssøn (an Aquarius) and native New Yorker The Amber Dextrous (a Leo) met via their terrible exes and locked tf in with a friendship centered around mad smoke seshes, and talking about (and doing) artistic processes, while being keenly high from the weed they bought from George. The inaugural WAMB! Fest ‘26 is an homage to just some of the creators and performers they’ve met in the weed/arts/music community during their longstanding friendship. Driven by an ethos of equity and inclusivity, WAMB! Collective is femme and queer led, dedicated to uplifting all of our marginalized communities.  

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WAMB! Collective Artists’ Statement: We believe that we are collectively responsible for uplifting our communities and fighting fascism through art, healing, and positive vibrations. Communing with joy, music, and lettuce is an act of resistance.