

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Breaking Darkness Music Festival 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: It Will Be Heavy.. 3rd Annual Breaking Darkness Music Festival returns to the Hickory Premier. All ticket proceeds go to addiction recovery outreach: Bethel Colony of Mercy, Foundry House, Recovery NC. Tickets &amp; Info: www.breakingdarkness.com Headlined by War of Ages with Relentless Flood, XIII Minutes, Tricord, Matt Sassano, Billy James, Counter, Autumn Eve and Splitcast plus Glenn Remsen hosting. Full day event with 2 food trucks, special giveaways, meet &amp; greets, surprise guests, amazing sound and lights, opportunities to hang out with the artists and more! Save 30% off day of show price with Discount Advanced Ticket (purchase before May 1). Or purchase 4-pack Advance Ticket bundle and save 20% off Discount Advanced Ticket price. Eclectic mix of pop punk, hip hop, rock, metal and metalcore. Don’t miss this amazing show - grab your ticket while you can! Want to help us put on the festival? Since we give away ticket revenue, we rely on donations to fund the event. You can give a 501C tax-deductible donation through this link: https://tinyurl.com/BreakingDarknessDonate  See you at the show!!!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hickory/breaking-darkness-music-festival-2026/200029586065922
- **Event Categories**: music-festivals, festivals, entertainment, music, nonprofit, food-drinks, dance, art, food-truck-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 146

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://breakingdarkness.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hickory-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hickory
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hickory Premier
- **lat**: 35.733338125854
- **long**: -81.357113201806
- **full address**: Hickory Premier, 109 11th St NW, Hickory, NC 28601-5964, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Breaking Darkness Music Festival (https://allevents.in/org/breaking-darkness-music-festival/25593415)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/dfe0b51477535cdd634026020d0b47d9e110e45a362eb8d8f3fbebedc56031cd-rimg-w1200-h1804-dc13141b-gmir?v=1772389377
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Breaking+Darkness+Music+Festival+2026&date=01+Aug

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hickory Premier, 109 11th St NW, Hickory, NC 28601-5964, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Breaking Darkness Music Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music-festivals, festivals, entertainment, music, nonprofit, food-drinks, dance, art, food-truck-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Breaking Darkness Music Festival 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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