A massive dance music festival returns to NYC this fall, and it’s expanding to Brooklyn

You know what they say about New York: Once you’ve made it here, you can make it in… Brooklyn? Or something like that. Maybe in the old days (you know, before the internet), Brooklyn was looked down upon in terms of cool factor, but it’s definitely the goal in the 21st century. And even internationally beloved dance music festival We Belong Here isn’t immune to the lure of the borough.

A year after making its NYC debut in Central Park’s Wollman Rink, We Belong Here announced that not only will it bring its 360-degree stage back to Manhattan, but it will bring the carefully curated experience to the Greenpoint waterfront, as well.

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“New York City holds a special place in our story,” We Belong Here co-founder Justin Dauman said in a statement. “The response to our first year at Central Park exceeded all expectations, with the majority of tickets selling out in the first 24 hours. Expanding to two festivals allows us to welcome more people to enjoy the experience, highlight more unique locations, and maintain the same level of intimacy.”

Last year’s first-ever NYC event featured multiple superstar DJs making their Central Park debuts, including Fisher, Kaskade and Monolink. The weekend was the culmination of a series of summer-long We Belong Here NYC pop-ups on Governors Island and Pier 16. First opened in the 1950s, Wollman Rink was a perfect choice of venue for the festival’s official NYC debut, given its history of unconventional venues like Miami’s Historic Virginia Key Park, the New York Stock Exchange and the Bowery Savings Bank.

This year, the Greenpoint edition will launch the event series October 3–5, with the second annual Central Park edition following the next weekend, October 10–12. No word yet on where exactly We Belong Here will set up in Greenpoint, but anyone who’s been there recently knows that it has become one of the crown jewels of the NYC waterfront.

The lineups and when tickets will go on sale have yet to be announced for either festival, but you can sign up for updates on We Belong Here’s website.