FreedomFest, an annual festival that describes itself as the “largest liberty event in the world,” will take place in California next month. This year’s event, titled Oasis of Liberty, is scheduled for June 11 to 14 in Palm Springs.
Last year’s festival took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and featured a sizable lineup of speakers and panelists. Among them were then-Libertarian National Committee Chair Angela McArdle, former Libertarian Congressman Justin Amash, 2020 vice presidential nominee Spike Cohen, independent presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Cornel West, and many others. The Free and Equal Elections Foundation also held a third party presidential debate between Libertarian nominee Chase Oliver, Green Party nominee Dr. Jill Stein, and Constitution Party nominee Randall Terry during the event.
The 2025 event is expected to follow a similar format, with a total of 163 speakers scheduled to appear across the four days as of this article. Featured keynote speakers include comedians Adam Carolla and Kat Timpf, musician and civil rights activist Daryl Davis, economist Peter Schiff, podcaster Michael Malice, and Ross Ulbricht, who received a full presidential pardon by President Donald Trump earlier this year. Several speakers and panelists are also returning, including McArdle, Cohen, and 2024 presidential candidates Dr. Cornel West and Mark Skousen, the latter of whom also serves as the event’s founder.
A full virtual agenda is now available on the organization’s website. Notable highlights include panels on the role of independent voices and media, mentorship sessions with select keynote speakers, evaluations of the modern Libertarian movement from contributors affiliated with Reason, and a presentation on coalition-building featuring McArdle and the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus. The annual “Tradeshow for Liberty” and the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival will also run alongside the event, with a full list of films available online.
Registration is required to attend FreedomFest, and ticket information is available on the organization’s website. There is also a digital pass through CiVL for recorded sessions made available after the festival.
Cornel West is a bit of a surprise. I thought they always had it in Vegas before, but I could be wrong. Speaking of McArdle, will you also be covering her NH speech here? I glanced at the coverage on 3PW and BAN and saw that you helped with video and or transcript.