Various venues

Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC

From the Facebook page:

Dex Fest is a festival dedicated to the spirit and musical legacy of Dexter Romweber.

Returning to Carrboro & Chapel Hill, NC

Thursday, June 25th - Sunday, June 28th

Featuring 4 days of programming &

live performances at our Partnering Venues:

Cat's Cradle | Local 506 | The Cave | Lapin Bleu

Dex Fest is a music festival in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC for musicians and the music-obsessed, honoring the legacy of Dexter Romweber. The upcoming event in June of 2026 will be the second year of the festival, and happens to fall on the year that Dexter would have turned 60 years old. The festival is run by a small team of local, music-obsessed women committed to creating a truly connective experience for everyone involved (Dex always had a way of bringing people together, of course.

Dex Fest

Cat's Cradle

Dex Fest

PerformanceDateTime

Dex Fest Night OneJune 26, 20267:00 PM

Dex Fest Night TwoJune 27, 20267:00 PM

The second year of the music festival for musicians and the music-obsessed, celebrating the legacy of Dexter Romweber, a musical legend of Carrboro. The festival centers artists who have that wildfire stage presence, the passion and dedication that consumes them and ensures they must create, must perform, must share their visions. An intentionally connective experience brought to you by a team of all-female, townie music freaks. + There will be additional Dex Fest events at Local 506, The Cave, and Lapin Bleu.

The Lineup includes:

Flat Do-Over Jets

David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets)

Lenny Kaye & Friends

Pylon Reenactment Society

The Bad Checks

Certain Seas

John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff

The BQs

Michael Rank & Stag

Entrez Vous

Night!Night!

Ultra Lights

Dallas Tetnus

Hot Brains

The Dynamite Brothers

Ramona & The Holy Smokes

Bill Moore and His Secret Admirers