On June 24, 2017, The 11th annual Rockstock and Barrels Surf/Skate/Music Festival will take place in Rockaway Beach at 90th Street.
The Rockstock and Barrels festival was founded by Jimmy Dowd of St James Clothing, Walker Hornung of Invisible Sun Booking Agency and Into the Whip Records and Steve Stathis of Boarders Surf Shop. After lobbying with the NYC Parks department for a local skate park, and designated surf beach in 2003, the only thing left to do was bring the music and the people down to Rockaway Beach to celebrate. So in 2006 the first Rockstock was created. Since then The Rockstock has had seven very successful years. With local and worldwide bands, art, clothing and food vendors and thousands of people this event rocks every year! There is a SURF contest sponsored by the Atlantic Surf Federation, SKATE contest in the newly community built skate park and of course amazing MUSIC from morning until sunset. After the event the celebration continues with an after party at a soon to be announced location with all contest results, raffles and a video premier.
On June 27, 2015, The 9th annual Rockstock and Barrels Festival will take place in Rockaway Beach at 90th Street at 10am. Rain or shine. This FREE event, which is the official jump off of the summer promises to be a great time. SURF, SKATE, MUSIC and you are what makes this festival magical. This event if for the whole family and also includes free beach games.
This year, in particular, celebrates the recovery of a community that stayed together, prayed together and rebuilt together after Superstorm Sandy.
We will celebrate all that is Rockaway so don't miss it. GET INVOLVED.
To provide a day for locals and visitors to enjoy the things that make Rockaway Beach unique...also to provide a day when NYC bands exposure to different audiences.
St.James Clothing, Boarders,the music of Walker Hornung.
