Editing South Bend, Indiana (section)

===Music festivals===
[[File:Interstate Traffic SBSB.png|alt=A local band, Interstate Traffic, performs outside the Morris Performing Arts Center in downtown South Bend as part of the "South By South Bend" music festival. Pictured are two members playing a drum set and an electric guitar.|thumb|200x200px|Local band Interstate Traffic performing at South by South Bend]]
The city hosts several annual festivals. The South Bend International Festival began in 2004 as the South Bend Reggae Festival and now features local and international musical artists who perform in African, Latino, and American cultural styles. Proceeds from the festival are given to the Pangani Foundation of South Bend, which provides medical supplies to hospitals in [[Malawi]]. The festival adopted its present name in 2014 on the tenth anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |title = Festival expands to International |url = http://www.southbendtribune.com/entertainment/inthebend/eventnews/festival-expands-to-international/article_5de68aa4-1e1a-11e4-a0ef-001a4bcf6878.html |access-date = August 7, 2014 }}</ref>

WBYT FM – B100 (Country Station) hosts an Annual All Day Country Concert, with over 37,000 free tickets in early September.

The World Pulse Festival, broadcast by LeSEA Broadcasting network, is held annually in South Bend. It is hosted by Pulse FM, a local Christian music radio station. The event is an annual [[Contemporary Christian music]] festival, attracting more than 50,000 visitors each year.<ref>[http://news.spirithit.com/index/culture_art/more/world_pulse_festival_attracts_50000/ "World Pulse Festival Attracts 50000+"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823031147/http://news.spirithit.com/index/culture_art/more/world_pulse_festival_attracts_50000/ |date=August 23, 2007 }}, Spirit News, Retrieved on January 2, 2008</ref>

In 2013, a new annual festival began in South Bend called South by South Bend, named after the famous South By Southwest of Austin, Texas. The festival is a celebration of the local music scene, with local bands and artists performing on the park grounds and other public venues around the city.<ref>{{cite web |title = SXSB: Downtown venues to host first-time festival Friday, Saturday |url = http://www.southbendtribune.com/entertainment/inthebend/eventnews/sxsb-downtown-venues-to-host-first-time-festival-friday-saturday/article_e5fb8c0d-bd38-5cdc-acbe-c52e62232baa.html |access-date = July 30, 2015 }}</ref> The goals of the festival include strengthening the bond between the communities of South Bend and Notre Dame, supporting local artistic expression, and promoting local business.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harrell |first=Jeff |date=May 8, 2014 |title=South by South Bend music festival returns |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/entertainment/2014/05/08/south-by-south-bend-music-festival-returns/117201000/ |access-date=July 30, 2015 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> In 2015, the festival was renamed Sounds by South Bend, to avoid confusion with the Austin festival and to more accurately represent the purpose of the event.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Amanda |date=May 7, 2015 |title=New name and lower prices for Sounds by South Bend |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/entertainment/2015/05/07/ew-name-and-lower-prices-for-sounds-by-south-bend/117213028/ |access-date=July 30, 2015 |website=South Bend Tribune}}</ref> In 2016, the Riverlights Music Festival debuted as successor to Sounds by South Bend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flagel |first=Justin |date=2016-04-27 |title=Riverlights Music Festival debuts in downtown South Bend |url=https://www.leaderpub.com/2016/04/27/riverlights-music-festival-debuts-in-downtown-south-bend/ |website=LeaderPublications}}</ref>