Elements Festival 2025 Creates Holistic Experience Beyond Traditional Electronic Music Events

Elements Music & Arts Festival concluded its most successful edition to date, welcoming a sold-out crowd of over 30,000 attendees to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from Aug. 8-10.

Now established as the largest electronic music and camping festival in the Northeast, Elements featured more than 100 artists across four elemental stages.

The festival’s stages each offered distinct experiences throughout the venue. The Air stage stood out for its secluded location in the woods, where crowds gathered remarkably close to performers in an intimate forest environment.

British producer nimino’s Saturday night Air stage performance fit perfectly in this setting. His deep blend of house, U.K. garage and hip-hop worked beautifully in the forest atmosphere, where you could feel every texture and atmospheric detail.

Jazz-trained pianist LP Giobbi delivered a piano house set that was high-energy and brought organic sounds that connected the music to the natural surroundings. Her infectious smile and grooves on Sunday night were exactly what everyone needed as the festival entered its last few sets.

The Air stage saved its best for last. Keeping LP Giobbi’s energy going, while hyping up the crowd with his stutter house and bass house blends, BUNT. set the stage for Justin Jay’s closing set. His funky, soulful house sounds combined with bass influences and crowd-pleasing remixes created the kind of performance that stays with you long after camp is packed and you’re on the road home.

Elements delivered some of the year’s most impressive stage production components. The Fire stage featured massive pyrotechnics synced with drops, lasers painting the night sky, and overall stage design rivaling some of the largest festivals.

Sofi Tukker’s sunset set at the Fire stage was an impressive combination of all facets of entertainment production and more. Paragliders landed on the festival grounds during their performance. “Land over here,” Tucker shouted, encouraging the paragliders to land on stage during their globally influenced Brazilian house fusion set.

Perhaps the most distinctive stage was the Water stage, shaped like an octopus with lasers for eyes. A colorful fabric exterior by day transformed by projection mapping at night, creating an environment perfect for more experimental sounds from Layton Giordani and Capochino.

The Earth stage featured a mix of organic and electronic sounds, featuring live bands and electronic acts. On Friday night, Chase & Status brought their U.K. drum and bass, while Moon Hooch delivered their saxophone-driven electronic fusion on Sunday afternoon, bridging the gap between jam band and electronic audiences with their unique approach to live performance.

The diverse lineup included both underground and big names, bringing genre diversity to all four stages over the weekend. Sullivan King performed b2b with Kayzo, delivering their signature heavy dubstep mix, while Kaskade brought his Redux deep house sound and Sara Landry delivered driving techno sets.

Between musical performances, Elements created multiple ways to stay engaged. Vibe Villages let campers host their own events, while art installations like the interactive Obelisk by Florentine Farms let festival-goers control lighting displays together. The festival’s wellness programming included an on-site spa, sunrise yoga, and evening sound baths giving electronic music fans new ways to connect with the experience.

Elements also delivered on the food front with more variety than most festivals. The partnership with Pocono Organics helped bring nearly equal representation of vegetarian, vegan and omnivore options, giving festival-goers plenty of options throughout the venue and campgrounds, rather than the same handful of vendors repeated across the grounds.

While the festival featured a wide range of food, highlighting both local and national vendors, beverage offerings primarily consisted of national brands, with few local or regional options available. Despite this, the overall food and drink selection catered to festival-goers with or without dietary restrictions.

From surprise sunrise sets in the campgrounds to paragliders descending during headliner performances, the weekend delivered unexpected moments alongside a diverse lineup.

The combination of diverse artists, interactive art installations, comprehensive wellness offerings and quality food options created a festival experience that felt complete rather than just focused on the main stages. Elements showed that with the right approach, festivals can grow while maintaining their community values and environmental consciousness.

Editors note: featured photo courtecy of Elements Festival // Leesa Allmond (@leesology)