The Boomtown Film and Music Festival is a film

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 and music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

 held in Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...

 annually. It was established in 2008 after the Spindletop

Spindletop

Spindletop is a salt dome oil field located in the southern portion of Beaumont, Texas in the United States. The Spindletop dome was derived from the Louann Salt evaporite layer of the Jurassic geologic period. On January 10, 1901, a well at Spindletop struck oil . The new oil field soon produced...

 Film Festival

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 was discontinued in 2006. The festival encompasses the entire Southeast Texas

Southeast Texas

Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The subregion is geographically centered around the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown and Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan areas...

 region. It is held at various businesses in Downtown Beaumont

Beaumont Commercial District

The Beaumont Commercial District is located in Downtown Beaumont, Texas. The district consists of various styles of buildings, including 6 highrises built before 1932. The district is registered on the NRHP as a U.S. Historic District. The historic district is roughly bounded by Willow, Neches,...

 like the Art Studio, Jefferson Theatre

Jefferson Theatre

The Jefferson Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre located on Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas. Designed by Emile Weil and built in 1927, it is an example of Old Spanish architecture and seats over 1400. The theatre was built by Jefferson Amusement Company, which was owned by...

, Crockett Street

Crockett Street

The Crockett Street Dining and Entertainment Complex is located in Downtown Beaumont, Texas. It consists of five restored buildings built at the turn of the 20th century. They were used for various businesses then, but now host restaurants and various entertainment venues.From Left to right, the...

 and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas

Art Museum of Southeast Texas

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas is an art museum in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Established in 1950 as the Beaumont Art Museum, it acquired its current name in 1987 and exhibits 19th century to contemporary American art.-History:...

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2009 line up

Bands

ADAM DAVID AND THE FREEWHEELERS

ASHLYNN IVY

BLANKBERRY

COUSIN PHELPY

DAYLIGHT BROADCAST

DEARLY BELOVED

ECHOLANE

EXIT THE SUN

FATHERS AGAINST PARADES

GONZO SIRENS

JUDAS FEET

THE LAST STARFIGHTER

THE LOCH

MIKE TRUTH & THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT

KNUCKLE DEEP

RADIO REVIVAL

THE SCRAPS

THE SHAMMIES

SOURMASH

SOUTHERN EMBERS

THE STATEMENT

WE WERE WOLVES

WEREDRAGON SCHOLARS

THE WINTER DANCE PARTY


Films

2010 line up

Bands

Double Knucle Band

David Lee Kaiser

Chris Dozier

Good Old Boys

Zacharias Silas

Hello Chief

Till We're Blue or Destroy

DJ Tanner

White Sails

Closet Drama

The Shammies

Rocky Moon and Bolt

Scott H. Biram

Ultrasuede

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