The Wanderland Music and Arts Festival was founded in 2013 by Karpos Multimedia Inc.,[1] a Manila-based content marketing and event management company established by siblings Stephanie, John, and Nicole Uy in 2011.

[3] The inaugural Wanderland Music and Arts Festival was held in 2013 at Circuit Makati, featuring international acts such as The Temper Trap, Neon Trees, and Nada Surf, alongside local artists like UDD and She's Only Sixteen.

The Uy siblings organized the festival with minimal prior experience, and they told Esquire magazine about the significant challenges they faced in securing sponsors, managing logistics, and promoting the event.

Ysmael Suarez and Alfonso Dimla of The LaSallian reported that the festival, described as an "instant classic", provided attendees with a diverse lineup and a vibrant atmosphere.

[4] Suarez and Dimla noted that the acts delivered "electric" performances, with UDD and The Temper Trap eliciting strong audience participation, especially during encores like "Tadhana" and "Sweet Disposition", respectively.

In an interview with Ralph Mendoza of The Philippine Star, she described the event as a significant achievement despite the logistical difficulties and highlighted the Karpos team's effective management of the festival.

[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, organizers announced on March 4, 2020, that the music festival would be indefinitely postponed in accordance with quarantine, mass gathering, and social distancing protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.