Photos: Fans, bands and pro skaters get wild at Punk in the Park
Day one of the third annual festival included pro skate demos, craft beer tastings and performances by Pennywise, Circle Jerks, GBH and others at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado.
Sammy Ciaramitaro of the band Drain performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The two-day Punk in the Park Festival kicked off at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Fans filed in early to take in sets by The Gringoz, Deviates, A Wilhelm Scream, Rotting Out, Death By Stereo and Greg Antista & The Lonely Streets. Those that were 21 and older also enjoyed tastings from dozens of craft breweries like Modern Times, Artifex, Harland, Nectar Creek, Alesmith, Ace Cider, Radiant and more, which were offering a variety of stouts, lagers, hard seltzer and kombucha and mead from noon to 3 p.m.
Andy Macdonald catches big air during the Punk in the Park festival in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fans of punk rock music pose for a photograph during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Pennywise headlines day one of the two day festival Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Dickies perform during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fletcher Dragge of the band Pennywise performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fans of punk rock music pose for a photograph during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Guttermouth performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Suicide Machines perform during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Punk in the Park festival features a vert ramp demo in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mark Adkins of the band Guttermouth performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Kat Moss of the band Scowl performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Dan Palmer of the band Death by Stereo performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The band Rotting Out performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The band Scowl performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Sammy Ciaramitaro of the band Drain performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Mike Cambra of the band Death by Stereo performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Kelsey Susman and three-year-old Ricky Vasquez circle in the pit during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
GBH performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Kat Moss of the band Scowl performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
GBH performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Pennywise headlines day one of the two day festival Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The band Drain performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Sammy Ciaramitaro of the band Drain performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Sammy Ciaramitaro of the band Drain performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Death by Stereo performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Dickies perform during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Circle Jerks perform during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Pennywise headlines day one of the two day festival Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Byron McMackin of the band Pennywise performs during Punk in the Park in Silverado on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Now in its third year, Punk in the Park partnered with Costa Mesa-based skate shoe and apparel company Vans to bring in its vert ramp and several pro skateboarders and BMX riders including Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, Lizzie Armento and Josh Borden. Throughout the day, these athletes put on a show of their own, catching the attention of the masses with impressive high-flying moves on the narrow and steep ramp.
Later in the day, Scowl, Drain, Suicide Machines, Guttermouth, Narcoleptic Youth, The Dickies and GBH got the crowd fired up for evening sets by Circle Jerks and day one headliner, Pennywise.
Sunday’s Punk in the Park lineup includes Descendents along with Goldfinger, Buzzcocks, Lawrence Arms, The Dwarves, The Queers, Throwrag, Elvis Cortez, The Side Eyes, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Casualties, The Defiant and more.
