This festival serves as a beacon of hope for the people of Durham as well as doubles as a children's brain cancer research benefit show.

"When Onyx got sick

We needed alot of help

It felt like the world was crumbling and all we had was other peoples love and support holding it together

I want to return some of that love to the city

I want the city to rejoice in his name

Onyx was about love

He passed with a full heart and a everything he needed

Every family should have the peace of mind we were delivered

This isn’t for Onyx

This is for you … the people who made his life amazing"

-Jooselord, Onyx's Father