Presented by
KarmaHub · UN Office of the Future
Live Aid meets NFL RedZone.
For 72 hours. Across the entire planet.
KarmaFest is a 72-hour, 24-time-zone global music festival where your ticket isn’t bought — it’s earned. Through volunteering. This is music with a mission, and everyday heroes get the front-row seats.
What is KarmaFest?
KarmaFest is not just a music festival. It’s a movement.
Born from the mission to create a global platform for positive change, KarmaFest unites the world’s biggest musicians on its most iconic stages — while championing the missions of thousands of nonprofit organizations and the volunteers who support them. Every performing artist donates one hour of live performance to the globally syndicated broadcast, whether from their existing tour, a legendary venue, or an intimate pop-up anywhere on earth.
The result is a seamless, around-the-clock celebration of music, service, and global unity — rolling across every time zone for three straight days. An anti-nuke for division and discord. A stage where the do-gooders, the dream-chasers, and the world-shakers get the front-row seats they’ve always deserved.
KarmaFest is presented by KarmaHub in partnership with the UN Office of the Future — the organization whose symbol, the Heart Star, has represented harmony, understanding, and goodwill for over 50 years.
Want a ticket?
There’s only one way in.
Volunteer 10 hours at a KarmaHub Certified Nonprofit.
Your 10 verified hours earn 10 Karma Tokens — your access to any KarmaFest-affiliated venue worldwide, regardless of where you volunteered. That’s it. No purchase necessary. No lottery. Just show up for your community and your community will show up for you.
🥁 The Drum for Peace Initiative
At the heart of KarmaFest, every hour of the festival opens with a drum circle led by a local indigenous crew from that region of the world. Synchronized across all 24 time zones, this rhythmic pulse symbolizes the interconnectedness of all cultures and peoples — a peace anthem that travels around the globe without stopping for three full days. Proudly presented by the UN Office of the Future, the Drum for Peace Initiative is KarmaFest’s most sacred tradition. Not just a rhythm. A declaration.
Setting the stage for a global movement.
KarmaFest will be built around a custom central hub venue — the nucleus of the festival — capable of hosting over 30,000 daily attendees. Surrounding it will be satellite stages, food zones, activity areas, and a full broadcast operation running 24 hours a day for three days straight.
Simultaneously, KarmaFest’s presence will radiate outward across the globe — hosted in renowned music venues and iconic landmarks in every time zone, each contributing a one-hour performance to the continuous global broadcast. Venues provide their own video feeds where possible, dramatically reducing production overhead and allowing the maximum possible funds to flow back to the nonprofit organizations at the ecosystem’s core.
At the center of it all: a specialized production crew of experts in broadcast, journalism, marketing, and social media — weaving the stories of volunteers, nonprofits, and musicians into a single, coherent, world-changing narrative that resonates long after the last note fades.
Day One — a sample of the world in 24 hours.
What does a 24-time-zone concert actually look like? Here’s a snapshot of Day One — moving east to west, venue by venue, as the world turns.
⚠️ Sample format only. Venues illustrative. No artists confirmed or approached.| Local Time | Timezone | Venue | City | Country | Artist Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 AM | UTC+12 | Spark Arena | Auckland | New Zealand | Antipodean indie pop icon |
| 6:00 AM | UTC+10 | Sydney Opera House | Sydney | Australia | Australian psychedelic rock legend |
| 7:00 AM | UTC+9 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo | Japan | Japanese crossover global act |
| 8:00 AM | UTC+8 | Hong Kong Coliseum | Hong Kong | China | Mandopop superstar |
| 9:00 AM | UTC+7 | Impact Arena | Bangkok | Thailand | Southeast Asian K-pop crossover star |
| 11:00 AM | UTC+5 | Lahore Fort | Lahore | Pakistan | South Asian vocal icon |
| 1:00 PM | UTC+3 | Dubai Opera | Dubai | UAE | Gulf region pop sensation |
| 2:00 PM | UTC+2 | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo | Egypt | Arab world music legend |
| 3:00 PM | UTC+1 | Eko Hotels & Suites | Lagos | Nigeria | Afrobeats global superstar |
| 4:00 PM | UTC+0 | Accra International Conference Centre | Accra | Ghana | West African hip-hop pioneer |
| 7:00 PM | UTC-3 | Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Brazilian funk and pop crossover act |
| 8:00 PM | UTC-5 | The Fillmore | Miami Beach | USA | Latin pop global icon |
| 9:00 PM | UTC-6 | Austin City Limits Live | Austin | USA | American country music legend |
| 10:00 PM | UTC-7 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | USA | American folk-rock beloved band |
| 11:00 PM | UTC-8 | The Forum | Inglewood | USA | West Coast rock icons |
| 1:00 AM | UTC-10 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center | Honolulu | USA | Hawaiian acoustic music legend |
Saturday and Sunday programming to follow. This is one revolution of the planet. Then we do it again.
How KarmaFest compares.
KarmaFest stands apart from every music-driven activism event before it. Here’s why.
| Feature | KarmaFest | Global Citizen | Live Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tickets earned through verified volunteer service | ✓ | ||
| 72-hour continuous global event | ✓ | ||
| Live concerts in every time zone | ✓ | ||
| Funds distributed based on volunteer contribution | ✓ | ||
| Direct, quantifiable volunteer hours required | ✓ | ||
| Global headline performances | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fundraising directly supports nonprofits | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Global live broadcast | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ancillary content focused on community impact | ✓ | ||
| Youth-led change and engagement | ✓ | ✓ |
Powered by Karma Tokens.
Karma Tokens are more than your ticket to KarmaFest — they’re the currency of the entire KarmaHub Ecosystem. Every token carries a verified record of the act of service that created it.
For every hour of volunteering at a KarmaHub Certified 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, you earn one Karma Token. Gather 10 tokens and you unlock access to any KarmaFest-affiliated venue worldwide. Tokens can be pooled with friends, gifted to strangers, or donated anonymously. And just imagine a future where the phrase “Cash, credit, or Karma — how would you like to pay today?” is heard at retailers around the world.
That’s not just a festival. That’s a new kind of economy. Learn more about Karma Tokens →
Get involved.
KarmaFest is coming. Here’s how to be part of it from day one.
🎼 Are you a musician or band?
We’re uniting artists from every corner of the planet, each donating one hour of live performance to the global broadcast — whether on an existing tour, at a legendary venue, or from an intimate studio set. Get your followers to vote for your spot on the broadcast.
Contact our booking team →🌞 Are you a volunteer?
Register on the KarmaHub waitlist today. When the platform launches, start volunteering at any KarmaHub Certified Nonprofit near you. Earn your 10 Karma Tokens. Earn your ticket.
Join the waitlist at karmahub.app →🏠 Are you a nonprofit?
Register your organization on the KarmaHub waitlist. Your volunteers will be able to earn Karma Tokens through your events — and the more hours your organization generates, the more your share of the KarmaHub Volunteers Fund grows at year’s end.
Learn more about KarmaHub for Nonprofits →📈 Are you a brand or co-production partner?
KarmaFest offers an unparalleled platform for brands that want to align with the largest volunteer-driven global event in history. Sponsorship, co-production, and marketing opportunities are available.
Contact our partnerships team →KarmaFest is coming. ❤️
The only ticket that matters is the one you earn. Join the KarmaHub waitlist and be first in line when the ecosystem launches.
Join the waitlist at karmahub.