09/10/2026
Taking a 3-year-old to a three-day music festival sounded a little unhinged.
And honestly? Parts of it were. 😂
But ACL ended up being one of those trips that changed how I think about doing the things we loved before becoming parents.
She had her own experience. We slowed down. We saw the festival differently. And some of my favorite memories from the weekend have absolutely nothing to do with who was on stage.
Would I do it exactly the same way again? No.
Would I take her again? Absolutely.
I put everything we learned — what worked, what I’d change, what we packed, hearing protection, stroller lessons, heat, Kiddie Limits and the stuff that actually mattered — into my Festival Mom Survival Guide.
Comment GUIDE and I’ll send it straight to your DMs.