2024
Festival Recap
The 12th Annual Tom Tom Festival was truly one for the books.
Our theme of TOGETHER was all about our interconnection, and our shared future. You helped us co-create this year and build the trust and connection that allows Charlottesville to flourish. Block parties, marching bands, conferences, entrepreneur showcases, open houses, thoughtful gatherings, lots of dancing, and so much togetherness. We told a story of what Charlottesville can be.
THANK YOU
for another incredible year of unity, inspiration, and connection.
Events & Performances
170
Artists &
Performers
70+
Speakers
& Presenters
240+
25.8k
Festival
Attendees
120
Partnering
Organizations
97%
FREE or pay
what you can
The impacts aren’t complete. If you’ve got a story or an idea for next year, share it with us!
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Agents In Style, Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, BreathDance, Central Virginia Community Justice, Charlottesville Ballet, Charlottesville Home2Hope, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, Charlottesville OAR, Charlottesville Tai Chi Center, Citizens’ Climate Lobby - Charlottesville, Civil Solutions, Club Pilates, Common Grounds Healing Arts, Community Investment Collaborative, Cville Dance Co-Op, Eastwood Farm & Winery, Equal Justice USA, Good Times Only Silent Disco, Green Dogs Unleashed, Heart & Soul Fitness, hEarth Cville, IX Art Park, LightHouse Studios, Ligmincha International, Live Arts, LoveNoEgo Foundation, McGuffey Art Center, Out & About, Panorama Natural Burial, Preservation Piedmont, Prolyfyck, Salute The Sun Yoga, Sexual Assault Resource Agency, Second Chancer Foundation, Simply Mindful Moment, SuZen LLC, The BUCK Squad, The Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center, The RESTORE Project, The Sister Cities Commission, The Tonsler League, Theological Horizons, UVA Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, UVA Law Decarceration Clinic, UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy, Uhuru Foundation
STEERING & HOST COMMITTEES
Kate Byrne
Jesse Crosson
Erin Campbell
Maya Desai
Herb Dickerson
Liz Doer
Rob Gray
Tracey Greene
Sam Heath
Denise Johnson
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Charlie Hennemen
Jean Knorr
Alicia Lenahan
Michael Lenox
Reggie Lewis
Alida Newton
Kelly Orians
Bryan Page
Jamey Rush
Derek Rush
Gary Spry
Martize Tolbert
David Touve
Stacey Washington
Marty Weiner
Devyn Wildy
Joshua Epps
Yolunda Harrell
HELPFUL SPIRITS
Boo Agee
Eze Amos
Sing Angel
James Barton
Jon Bowen
Yvonnia Bryant
Eliza Dandridge
Julia Daugherty
Teira Farley
Chris Farina
Alisa Foytik
Stefanie Abbott
James Cunningham
Michelle Christian
Mark Hahn
Auston Hoffman
Jay James
Ludwig Kuttner
Jamar Johnson
Kim Munson
Conan Owen
LF Payne
Susan Payne
Ravi Respeto
Jim Ryan
Sam Sanders
Jen Siciliano
Matthew Simon
Lauren Thomas
Benjamin Webb
William Washington
Xavier Vidal
Eric Stumpf
Marcus Goldbas
PATRONS
Anonymous, Rick & Diana Beyer, Kate & John Byrne, Michael Caplin, Jim & Pat Atkinson, Jim Cheng, Athena Eastwood, Ting Xu, Chris Little & Tori Goodloe, Anderson & Julie Mcclure, Rich Ridge, Ivan Rekosh, Mike & Cecilia Rodi, David Touve, Marty Weiner