The KAF Foundation presents
UNDER DOG
Arts Festival · Year 1
The event
A free arts and community festival at Heartwood Soundstage, bringing under-represented creatives and community builders across North Central Florida into the same space. Hosted by The KAF Foundation.
Family-friendly. Open to everyone.
Why "UNDER DOG"
It's for the people who don't usually get the platform, the room, or the audience.
U is for underdog.
Every underdog is the superhero of their own story.
One night. All of it running 7 to 10.
- Vendor marketArt, crafts, and goods from local and regional vendors.
- Food trucksOn site all night.
- Live musicOn the main stage.
- Artist performancesScheduled sets.
- Photo boothOpen the whole event.
What you need to know.
- Date
- Friday, December 18, 2026
- Time
- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Place
- Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville, FLOutdoors, after dark.
- Admission
- Free for the general publicAn RSVP helps us plan for the crowd.
- Who it's for
- Everyone. Family-friendly.
- Questions
- info@kaffoundation.org
Sell, serve, or perform.
Open to creatives and community builders across North Central Florida, not just Gainesville. Apply here on the site. If you're accepted, we email you a payment link.
Vendors
$60$40 school clubs · $20 youth vendors under 18
Booth space in the vendor market for your art, crafts, or goods.
Apply as a VendorFood Trucks
$100up front, plus 10% of that night's sales
Vendor space on site for the full event.
Apply as a Food TruckApplications close Friday, December 4, 2026.
Back the festival.
Three ways for a business or organization to stand behind a free community event and the youth helping build it.
Community
$100
- Logo on the event flier
- Named in our sponsor thank-you posts, before and after the event
- Shoutout from the stage
Creative
$250
- Everything in Community
- Your own stand or backdrop displayed on site, at a spot we assign
- A dedicated thank-you post on Instagram and Facebook
- A small info table on site, if space allows
Founding
$750
- Everything in Creative
- Your stand or backdrop at a premium spot near the main stage
- Named as a founding sponsor in all press and promotional materials
- A thank-you feature in our event recap
The KAF Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, so sponsorships are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Creative and Founding include an info table with an estimated fair market value of $50, so the deductible amount is $200 for Creative and $700 for Founding. Decline the table in writing and the full amount is deductible. Sponsors bring their own stand or backdrop.
Help us build it.
We need planning committee members and day-of volunteers for check-in, setup, breakdown, and vendor support.