Fyter Fest

A parody of the fraudulent Fyre Festival.

Fyter Fest is a professional wrestling event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event was established by the promotion in 2019 and is held during the summer between June and August. Since 2020, Fyter Fest has been held as a multi-part television special of AEW's weekly television programs. The name, slogan, and logo of the event are a parody of the fraudulent Fyre Festival.

Quick Facts

Nicknames: "The Most Luxurious Gaming & Wrestling Festival of All Time!"
Promotions: All Elite Wrestling

Lore & Background

The inaugural 2019 event was livestreamed for free as a special event on B/R Live in the United States and on pay-per-view (PPV) internationally, while the 2020 and 2021 events were held as a two-part special of AEW's weekly television program, Wednesday Night Dynamite. In 2022, the event was expanded to being broadcast as a four-part special, encompassing the two-week broadcasts of Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. It was then reduced to a three-part event in 2023, spanning AEW's three weekly shows of the week, including Saturday Night Collision.

An event was not held in 2024, which also saw the cancellation of Rampage at the end of that year. Fyter Fest returned in 2025 as a four-hour marathon of back-to-back special episodes of Dynamite and Collision, the latter preempted from its usual Saturday night timeslot and channel to accommodate for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. The inaugural event was held in co-sponsorship with Community Effort Orlando (CEO) at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The second event was planned to air on PPV from the United Kingdom, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, which began the event's broadcast as special episodes of the company's weekly television programs.

Reader's Guide

The inaugural Fyter Fest took place on June 29, 2019, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, co-sponsored by AEW and CEO. It aired free on B/R Live in North America and on PPV internationally. The 2020 event was originally planned for Wembley Arena in London but moved to Daily's Place in Jacksonville due to the pandemic; it aired as a two-part Dynamite special (July 1 live, July 8 on tape delay). The 2021 event was a two-part Dynamite special: July 14 from Cedar Park, Texas, and July 21 from Garland, Texas.

The 2022 event was a four-part special across two weeks of Dynamite and Rampage. The 2023 event was a three-part special across Dynamite (August 23), Rampage (August 25), and Collision (August 26). No event was held in 2024. The 2025 event was announced on the April 5, 2025 episode of Collision, scheduled for June 4, 2025, from the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, as a four-hour marathon of Dynamite and Collision simulcast on TBS and Max.

Did You Know?

The 2019 event was AEW's second-ever event and was held as part of CEO's fighting game event.
The 2020 event was originally planned as a PPV from the United Kingdom but was moved to Daily's Place due to COVID-19.
The 2022 event included a match between Jake Hager and Claudio Castagnoli, who previously wrestled in WWE as Jack Swagger and Cesaro.