Nestor (band)

NestorFest

Nestor hosts an annual festival in Falköping called NestorFest, first held in 2022 with 3,000 attendees. The organizers rebuilt a rotted stage and chartered a dedicated train from Gothenburg to Falköping for fans. The event sold out two months in advance; most attendees were local, with 39% from elsewhere in Sweden and 1% international. The band stated the festival was never intended as a pure hard rock event, aiming to book artists with a nostalgic connection to Falköping's Folkets Park alongside up-and-coming acts.

NestorFest expanded to two days in 2023 and sold out again, featuring German synth-pop group Alphaville. The 2024 edition, held 9–10 August, sold out for the third consecutive year and included Hardcore Superstar, The Night Flight Orchestra, Sator, and The Gems, plus Vanity Insanity, winners of the Nestor Next talent competition. A Rocknytt review described an elaborate opening with the band in dark captain-inspired costumes trimmed in gold, entering to a fanfare titled "The Law of Jante" with drummers and a cheerleading troupe, before opening with "We Come Alive".

In December 2024, the band announced a pause for 2025 due to a heavy touring schedule, with plans to return on a larger scale in 2026. NestorFest returned in August 2026 as a three-day event across two stages, with a lineup including Popsicle, Atomic Swing, Melody Club, and Orup. The Saturday drew a record crowd of around 3,500, surpassing the previous record of 3,180, though the band indicated the three-day format was unlikely to be repeated due to lighter attendance on the opening day.

Alongside the festival, the band runs the Nestor Next talent competition; Vanity Insanity from Umeå won the first edition.