For Event Organizers

Built a community? Run your own ZAO.

ZAOstock is the fourth event in the ZAO Festivals series after ZAO-PALOOZA NYC, ZAO-CHELLA Miami, and ZAOville in the DMV. The next chapter could be yours - in your city, with your community, under the ZAO Festivals umbrella.

The facts

What is settled, and what is not.

ZAO-PALOOZA: New York City, 2024
ZAO-CHELLA: Miami, Wynwood, during Art Basel, December 2024
ZAOville: Laurel, Maryland, July 2026
ZAOstock: Ellsworth, Maine, 3 October 2026 - the first in Maine
Next: 2027, your city

What you get

If you plug in

01The full ZAOstock playbook - run-of-show, sponsor framework, finders fee structure, livestream rig, partner template.
02Access to the 100+ member ZAO music community for booking artists.
03Brand co-presentation - your event runs as ZAO-{YourCity} with shared visual identity.
04Coaching from Zaal and the team during your first event.
05Per-event revenue split. We work the deal out per-city based on what you bring.

What we ask

In return

01Real local roots in your city. You can answer "why your city" without flinching.
02Capacity to land a venue, permits, and day-of crew. We coach but you operate.
03Participation in the broader ZAO Festivals brand. Not your own competing brand.
04Honest financial reporting. Same break-even ethos that shapes ZAOstock.

How to plug in

Pick a door.

Schedule a 30-min intro Ask about hosting a city

For musicians

Submit for the lineup.

See the door

For visual artists

Posters, motion, signage.

See the door

Open conversations now for 2027 events. First city to commit gets the slot. Lineage so far: ZAO-PALOOZA (New York City, April 2024) and ZAO-CHELLA (Miami, Art Basel, December 2024) - both proved the model.

Questions: info@thezao.com. ZAOstock is one chapter in the ZAO Festivals series: ZAO-PALOOZA, ZAO-CHELLA, ZAOville.