Wanderland (commonly referred to as Wanderland Music and Arts Festival) is an annual outdoor music and arts festival held in the Philippines organized by Karpos Multimedia. It showcases international and local live music, and art installations.

History

Wanderland was founded in 2013 by Karpos Multimedia Inc.

Pre-events

Wanderband is Wanderland's annual battle of the local independent bands. The winner and runner-up are given the chance to play live at Wanderland Music and Arts Festival. Since 2017, Wanderland launched a similar annual battle for live visual artists. In partnership with

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, Wanderland held a prelude mini concert to the Wanderland Music and Arts Festival 2015 entitled Bonfire Sessions at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay.

Wanderland 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, organizers announced on March 4, 2020, that the music festival would be indefinitely postponed in accordance with quarantine, mass gathering, and social distancing protocols set by the

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Wanderland 2023

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Karpos announced in November 2022 that they would hold Wanderland again on March 4–5, 2023, which would be billed as ''Wanderland: The Comeback''. For the event, Karpos retained the sports and athletics theme that they initially used for Wanderland 2020.

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