FabFest-Charlotte's Beatles Festival

Presenting Sponsor: CG Financial Services


Tosco Music Beatles Tribute

Friday, October 2

Knight Theater

7:30pm


FabFest Daytime - Free!

Saturday, October 3

Parr Center, CPCC

10 AM - 5 PM

A New Contest Coming to FabFest!


Some of our most delightful FabFest moments happen off the stage.


Lupita Mendoza has wowed us with her authentic 60s fashion looks for five FabFests now, and twice with Nathaniel Puente as George Harrison. A dead ringer for Ringo has also come out the past few years - see local singer-songwriter Jackson Harden below. Last year, characters from the Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine showed up to our surprise!


Moments like these inspired us to make it official: FabFest 2026 will feature a new fashion/costume contest — with cash prizes for youth and adult winners!


Now it's your turn. Start planning your look now:

  • Dig out your vintage pieces and put together your own authentic 60s ensemble
  • Come as a lookalike of someone from the Beatleverse
  • Create your own character inspired by Beatles lyrics: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, the Walrus, the Octopus's Garden and more!


Calling all fashion fans, theater kids & costume-connoisseurs!


Check out style guides of the era to learn about the style revolution of the 1960s. See how the Beatle's own fashion shifted through the decade and influenced the world of fashion.



Let your imaginations run wild!

Volunteers, Models, Actors Wanted!


Imagine Knight Theater filled with Fab Fashion and Beatles attire when we gather for Tosco Music Beatles Tribute on October 2!


To jumpstart the fashion fun this year, we're also planning a 60s fashion runway moment as part of the Friday evening concert with a little help from our friends at Charlotte Seen.


If you love fashion and have stage or runway experience, you're invited to apply for a free opportunity to work with Charlotte Seen designers and walk in this mini fashion show to spotlight the 60s style revolution! Send a message here.

Gabby Farinas Wins Prestigious Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Scholarship


We are thrilled to celebrate Charlotte's own Gabby Farinas, a two-time Tosco Music scholarship recipient, who just this week was named the 2026 winner of the Kany García Scholarship from the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation. 


Gabby will continue her studies at Berklee College of Music this fall. Originally from Cuba, Gabby moved to the United States at 13 years old. Her love of music helped her adjust to a new culture while sharing and staying connected to her own.

Collaborating to Support Local Talent

Gabby has been an active part of the Tosco Music community for several years. She performed frequently at Tosco Music Open Mic and made her debut solo performance at Tosco Music Party in 2023.


A talented multi-instrumentalist, Gabby has also played both clarinet and saxophone with the TMP house band at Knight Theater multiple times, and at Tosco Music outreach performances in the community. Supporting her growing artistry has been a great joy!


When Gabby was accepted to Berklee College - a feat of its own - and invited to apply for a Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Scholarship, Tosco Music was proud to help make her application possible. With Tosco Music Scholarship funds, we coordinated and paid local musicians to support her audition recordings (Dave Vergato, Johnny Vergara, Iliana Rose, and Gavin Marino) and arranged pro bono recording space and production support from Middle C Jazz so that Gabby could put her best work forward without cost barriers limiting her success.


That investment paid off in the most wonderful way! You can see her both audition videos on her YouTube channel and follow her journey in music on Instagram at @gabbyfarinas_music.


Congratulations, Gabby! We're excited to see where your passion for music leads!


And thank you to Tosco Music donors whose support of Tosco Music's scholarship program empowers emerging artists like Gabby to dream big and achieve even more than they imagined!

 
 

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