Phases of the Moon announced several changes to the festival’s landscape today including a site change from Danville, IL, with this year’s edition taking place in Ozark, AR on Mulberry Mountain. That site is the current location for Wakarusa and Harvest Festival. The festival’s dates also changed, with this year’s event taking place October 16-18.

Founder Sam Shear announced the decision today and also mentioned that the festival has joined forces with Pipeline Productions to merge Phases with Harvest Festival and co-produce a combined event that will be called Phases of the Moon Music and Art Festival.

Shear also added, “Please know that this decision was bittersweet. We are forever grateful for the passionate and integral support we received from the Danville community in our inaugural year. We have to stay true to our vision and look towards the long-term viability of the fest. We sincerely hope our midwest family will join us at this beautiful new site. It’s gonna be worth it. We’re quite certain those intangible elements of artist magic and community will survive and flourish despite these inevitable forces of change.”