Women's FEST 2024
Women’s FEST 2024
On behalf of the entire Women's FEST committee, thank you to all the attendees, sponsors, and volunteers who made Women's FEST 2024 such a success. Stay tuned here for the wrap-up survey; we would love to hear your feedback. And, save the dates for next year's Women's FEST: April 10 - 13, 2025!
Women’s FEST 2024 took place April 25 - 28, 2024.
FEST Schedule
Check here for the full FEST Schedule.
Accessibility
CAMP Rehoboth’s Women’s FEST strives to create and maintain an inclusive and accessible environment that empowers all persons, including persons with disabilities. If you or your companion have any needs related to accessibility, please contact Hope at Hope@phoenixaccessibilityteam.com.
Women's FEST 2024 Performers
Lea DeLaria
CAMP Rehoboth is excited to announce that Lea DeLaria will be headlining Women's FEST with a performance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Lea was the first openly gay comic on television in America, and is an accomplished jazz performer who has appeared in concert venues all over the world. She is best known as ‘Big Boo’ from Orange is the New Black (three SAG Awards). Lea can currently be seen in the indie feature film Potato Dreams of America, and in the Indigo Girls jukebox feature film Glitter & Doom. And, she will be starring in the upcoming Off-Broadway Revival of Tennessee Williams’ play Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann.
TV credits include East New York,The Blacklist, Physical, Reprisal, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Shameless, and Broad City. Film credits include Cars 3, Support The Girls, and First Wives Club. Broadway credits, POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Bernadette), The Rocky Horror Show (Eddie/Dr. Scott) and On The Town (Hildy), Obie and Theatre World Awards. @realleadelaria www.leadelaria.com
Crys Matthews
Crys Matthews will open for Lea Delaria at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. “I believe in hope,” Matthews says. “As a social-justice songwriter, it is my duty to keep breathing that hope and encouragement into the people who listen to my music.” Crys Matthews's thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak to the voice of our generation and remind us why music indeedsoothes the soul.
Photo by Emily April Allen.
What's Women's FEST?
Since its inception as a Women’s Conference and Weekend back in 2001, the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST has become a bona fide spring tradition in Rehoboth Beach. Mix in some sensational entertainment, awesome workshops, and a whole lot of fun, and we’ve got one of the best women’s events on the East Coast—and its name! FEST is short for Fun, Entertainment, Spring, Tradition, and we’ve got all four in abundance! Be sure and watch these pages for the latest information about the next CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST.
Fun—You can’t get hundreds of women together and not have fun! From t-dances to exciting special events (educational and fun!), golf, pickleball, cornhole, great dining, and just time to hang out with old friends and new, Women’s FEST feels like a party.
Entertainment—From the start, organizers of Women’s FEST have been committed to bringing first class entertainment to Rehoboth Beach. Over the years, entertainers like Suzanne Westenhoefer, Chris Williamson, Vickie Shaw, Kate Clinton, Holly Near, Suede, Karen Williams, Sweet Baby J’ai, and Chely Wright have brought music and laughter to sold-out crowds at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, and other area venues.
Spring—Bridging the gap between winter and the Rehoboth high summer season, Women’s FEST is CAMP Rehoboth’s premier Springtime event, drawing participants from the entire mid-Atlantic region.
Tradition—After 20 years, Women’s FEST has become a Rehoboth Beach tradition. It continues to happen each year because so many CAMP Rehoboth volunteers are willing to step up and make this amazing event possible—and keep it fresh and filled with energy and new ideas. Don’t miss out, this is one tradition that never gets old!
Be sure to check the website and the Women's FEST Facebook page for continuing updates!