Crowds of people swayed to the sounds of electronic dance music (EDM) on Friday, May 3, during Sol Fest-an EDM festival being held at Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon. Others chose to relax in the shade or by the springs.
Colorful artistic displays were part of the entertainment at Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring May 2-5. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]Sol Fest drew a big crowd of electronic dance music fans to Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon on Friday, May 3.
Vendors had booths set up selling clothes, jewelry, and other items. Some attendees wore colorful clothes and displayed whimsical signs, a common feature at EDM festivals.
Pyrotechnics were part of the entertainment at Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring May 2-5. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]
Musicians such as Bob Moses, Barclay Crenshaw, and others entertained the crowd with their beats while laser light shows, pyrotechnics, and dancers twirling sticks and other objects added to the atmosphere.
Sol Fest also saw artistic displays, people painting each other’s faces, and painting on special designated walls.
It has also been a busy weekend for law enforcement, who made a multitude of arrests for alleged drug possession. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office announced the many arrests in continual Facebook posts throughout the festival, which began Thursday, May 2 and is set to conclude Sunday, May 5.
Sol Fest drew a big crowd of electronic dance music fans to Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon on Friday, May 3. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]Colorful artistic displays were part of the entertainment at Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring May 2-5. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]Musician Chasewest performs on Friday, May 3, during Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]An entertainer twirls sticks on Friday, May 3, during Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]Colorful artistic displays were part of the entertainment at Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring May 2-5. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]Colorful artistic displays were part of the entertainment at Sol Fest, an electronic dance music festival held at Vortex Spring May 2-5. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]A Sol Fest attendee browses a vendor shop on Friday, May 3. [COLLIN BREAUX | The Advertiser]
By COLLIN BREAUX
GARETT VALCOURT 
Staff Report 
Hannah Collins 