Tom Tom Festival 2025: Schedule

Tom Tom Festival 2025

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5:45am EDT

Prolyfyck Community Walk & Run Darden Towe Park CharlottesvilleJames 'Littlez' Dowell • Prolyfyck

8:00am EDT

Entrepreneurship Track CODE BuildingKate Byrne • Paul Beyer • Adeleke Omitowoju • Alex Zorychta • Ali Bayler • Amanda Pollard • Berry Brunk • Bo Grist • Brock Saunders • Christine Mahoney • Daniel Ginsberg • David Deaton • David Skandera • David Touve • Derrick Rowe • Emily Smith • Heidi Nel • Jake Spradling • Janet Arzt • Jonathan Aberman • Joshua Gentine • Julie Pelrine • Kevin Eisenfrats • Lily Garcia-Walton • Larry Moulis • Lisa O'Mara • M James Faison • Maria Bastasch • Marty Weiner • Olivia Cleary • Omar Garriott • Pauline Idogho • Reagan Stillerman • Robert Keaton • Roberta Keller • Shareef Tahboub • Siddharth Dalal • Teira Farley • Terrika Knox • Tiffany Keaton • Vivi Nellen • Yael Grushka-Cockayne • CODEBase • Central Va Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) • Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. (VIPC) • 434 Accelerator • Alexis Advisors • CAV Angels • The Bradbury • Code Building • Charlottesville Business Innovation Council • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • Jen Fleisher • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Common House • UVA Innovates • Ludwig Kuttner • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati • Virginia Tourism • Vault Virginia Entrepreneurship | Registration, Coffee, and Networking CODE BuildingCode Building • UVA Innovates PyData Virginia - Day One Violet Crown

9:00am EDT

Entrepreneurship | Welcome Session CODE BuildingCode Building • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | Keynote - Entrepreneurship for All: Co-Creation in an Uncertain World CODE BuildingKevin Eisenfrats • Olivia Cleary • Omar Garriott • Code Building • UVA Innovates Engineering a Sustainable Future: Connecting UVA Students to Environmental Careers UVA’s Environmental InstituteReese Hertel • Andres Clarens • Julia Lapan • UVA Center for Engineering Career Development • UVA Environmental Institute

10:00am EDT

Entrepreneurship | AI, Decision Making and the Fine Art of Staying Relevant CODE BuildingYael Grushka-Cockayne • Code Building • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | The Geography of Capital: Family Offices as Catalysts for Regional Economies Common House South RoomAli Bayler • Brock Saunders • Heidi Nel • Janet Arzt • Joshua Gentine • UVA Health The Entrepreneur’s Treasure Map Common House North RoomBo Grist • Central Va Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) • Common House • UVA Innovates Welcoming Newcomers: Building Community Through Cultural Connections International Neighbors OfficeKari Anderson Miller • Becky Bassett • International Neighbors Jefferson Innovation Summit Vault VirginiaThe Bradbury • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia

10:30am EDT

Career Wayfinder Workshop: How to Uncover Your Hidden Potential and Find Your Career Fit Studio IXAnthony Spadafore

11:15am EDT

Entrepreneurship | Charlottesville's Most Innovative Startups Showcase CODE BuildingDaniel Ginsberg • David Touve • Emily Smith • Shareef Tahboub • 434 Accelerator • CAV Angels • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | Strengthening Our Community Through Purpose-Driven Businesses Common House North RoomDavid Deaton • Lily Garcia-Walton • Vivi Nellen • Reagan Stillerman • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | VCs Ghosting you? Time to tap into Crowdfunding Common House South RoomM James Faison • Common House • UVA Innovates

1:00pm EDT

Entrepreneurship | The Mindful Drinking Revenue Boom: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Transforming the Industry Common House North RoomMaria Bastasch • Terrika Knox • UVA Innovates

2:15pm EDT

Entrepreneurship | Demystifying Sustainable & Impact Investing Common House North RoomDavid Skandera • Roberta Keller • Alexis Advisors • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | Is Fractional Leadership Right For You? A Smarter Way to Get Big Leadership Without the Big Price Tag CODE BuildingLarry Moulis • Robert Keaton • Siddharth Dalal • Tiffany Keaton • UVA Innovates Entrepreneurship | What to Expect When Selling Your Company Common House South RoomAmanda Pollard • Berry Brunk • Julie Pelrine • WSGR • UVA Innovates

3:30pm EDT

Entrepreneurship | Founders & Funders: A Love Story CODE BuildingAdeleke Omitowoju • Alex Zorychta • Jake Spradling • Kate Byrne • Marty Weiner • Pauline Idogho • 434 Accelerator • UVA Innovates

5:00pm EDT

Family Stage | Capoeira Resistência Cville East Stage | Downtown MallCapoeira Resistência Cville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown Central Stage | DJ Tova Central Stage | Downtown Mall 2nd St | Community Fair 2nd Street Downtown Mall Block Party! Downtown Mall - E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902Hullabahoos • LeeBangah • The Rusty Iris Art Bus • We Are Star Children • Capoeira Resistência Cville • DND Dancers • Elite Empire • Yolonda Coles Jones • The Virginia Sil'hooettes • Lady Taij • DJ Double U • DJ Reggie Wattz • Good Times Only • City Of Charlottesville • UVA Health • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Ludwig Kuttner • York Place • Woodard Properties • Virginia Tourism FRIENDS OF DOWNTOWN FAMILY STAGE | with Rusty Iris Art Bus East Stage | Downtown MallThe Rusty Iris Art Bus • Capoeira Resistência Cville • Bad Hat Fire • Good Times Only • City Of Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Ludwig Kuttner • Virginia Tourism WEST STAGE | R&B + Dance West Stage | Downtown MallLeeBangah • DND Dancers • Elite Empire • Yolonda Coles Jones • Lady Taij • DJ Double U • DJ Reggie Wattz • City Of Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Ludwig Kuttner • Virginia Tourism • CVille Weekly

5:01pm EDT

West Stage | Hurt City DJs: DJ Reggie Wattz & DJ DoubleU West Stage | Downtown MallDJ Double U • DJ Reggie Wattz Family Stage | Good Times Only Silent Disco East Stage | Downtown MallGood Times Only CENTRAL STAGE | Music For All Central Stage | Downtown MallHullabahoos • We Are Star Children • Capoeira Resistência Cville • The Virginia Sil'hooettes • City Of Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Ludwig Kuttner • Virginia Tourism

5:30pm EDT

Queer Happy Hour on the Live Arts Terrace Fourth Floor TerraceOUT and ABOUT • Live Arts

6:00pm EDT

Central Stage | Hullabahoos Central Stage | Downtown MallHullabahoos West Stage | Lady Taij West Stage | Downtown MallLady Taij

6:15pm EDT

Central Stage | The Virginia Sil'hooettes Central Stage | Downtown MallThe Virginia Sil'hooettes West Stage | LeeBangah West Stage | Downtown MallLeeBangah

6:30pm EDT

Central Stage | Capoeira Resistência Cville Central Stage | Downtown MallCapoeira Resistência Cville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown Earth Day Conscious Dance Party! Lawn of McGuffey Art CenterMegan Sprague • McGuffey Art Center • Cville Dance Co-op

7:00pm EDT

West Stage | Elite Empire Dance Team West Stage | Downtown MallElite Empire Central Stage | We Are Star Children Central Stage | Downtown MallWe Are Star Children Official After Party: La Luz with Color Green The Southern Café and Music HallLa Luz • The Southern Café and Music Hall • Starr Hill Presents Official After Party: Dogs in a Pile The Jefferson Theater | 110 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902Dogs in a Pile • Starr Hill Presents • The Jefferson Theater

7:30pm EDT

Downtown Mall Block Party | Elby Brass Parade West Stage | Downtown MallElby Brass Band • Elite Empire Family Stage | Rusty Iris DJs East Stage | Downtown MallThe Rusty Iris Art Bus • Bad Hat Fire

7:45pm EDT

West Stage | Yolonda Coles Jones West Stage | Downtown MallYolonda Coles Jones

8:00pm EDT

West Stage | D.N.D Dancers West Stage | Downtown MallDND Dancers Central Stage | DJ Tova Central Stage | Downtown Mall Rewilder Presents: Rooted in Rave "Earth Night" The Looking Glass : IX Art ParkKasenia Coulson • Ollen Douglass • Zachary Garnes • Jonathan Mack • Neorave Nation

8:30pm EDT

East Stage | Bad Hat Fire Performance East Stage | Downtown MallBad Hat Fire • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown West Stage | Hurt City DJs: DJ Reggie Wattz & DJ DoubleU West Stage | Downtown MallDJ Double U • DJ Reggie Wattz

9:00pm EDT

Central Stage | We Are Star Children Central Stage | Downtown MallWe Are Star Children Family Stage | Rusty Iris DJs East Stage | Downtown MallThe Rusty Iris Art Bus DANCE SERIES | CARNIVALE The BradburyUVA Salsa Club • Kara Leona • Foreign Playerz • DJ ZACARRI • Mambo Bones Salsa Dance Studio • The Bradbury • Fun Cville • Vault Virginia