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Festivals in Minnesota

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The following Country Music Festivals are currently being held in ​Minnesota
  1. MidSummer Music Festival in Menahga, Minnesota
  2. Kick'n Up Kountry Music Festival  in Karlstad, Minnesota
  3. ​Moondance Jammin Country Fest  in Walker, Minnesota
  4. Winstock in Winstead, Minnesota
  5. Lakes Jam in Brainerd, Minnesota
  6. Lakefront Music Festival in Prior Lake, Minnesota
  7. Twin Cities Summer Jam in Shakopee, Minnesota
  8. WE Fest  in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 
  9. Hot Valley Nights in Minnesota, East Grand Forks
  10. Sister Cities Smokeout in Moorehead, Minnesota

Cancelled Festivals:
  • Ramble Jam last held in 2019 in Farmington, Minnesota
NOTE: For the most current information, please visit the official websites for each Festival by clicking on Festival Name or Logo. Information on this page was accurate at time of publication but things can change very quickly in the world of Festivals.

Mid-Summer Music Festival

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15835 County Rd 31
Menahga, Minnesota 56464
June 1 - June 3, 2023 (Menahga, Minnesota)
Mid Summer Music Fest is an annual music festival that is held on 150 acres of land just outside of Menahga, Minnesota, known as "the gateway to the pines". 

2023 will introduce the first Mid Summer Music Fest: Gone Country and will take place June 1-3. The third rock festival will take place July 20-22. 

Our goal is to provide a memorable, unique, fun, and safe festival experience for all who attend. We are excited to continue to grow and make each event bigger and better than the last.

ARTISTS (Subject to change)
Thursday, June 1: Blackhawk, Deanna Carter, Mason Dixon Line, 2 Weeks Notice, Rick Adams
Friday, June 2: Colt Ford, Craig Campbell, Girls Night Out, October Road
Saturday, June 3: Easton Corbin, Lakeview, Hitchville, Aaron Simmons, Jacob Borgstrom

​TICKETS​ (Subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
3-Day General Admission; $120
3-Day VIP: $360
Single Day General: $60
Single Day VIP: $160

Camping Packages also available.

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Kick'n Up Kountry Music Festival

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1160 410th Ave
Karlstad, MN
56732
(877) 542-5687
June 14 - June 17, 2023 (Karlstad, Minnesota)
  • Now the longest consecutively running 4 day festival in the Upper Midwest.
  • Over 150 VIP and 3000+ regular campsites within walking distance of the main gate. 
  • All vehicle parking adjacent to the main gate and shuttle service directly to the concert bowl.
  • Only festival with an operating theme park like you've never seen and included with your ticket.
  • Special Events daily for your additional entertainment. 
  • Least expensive tickets and no extra charge to bring your chair.
  • Seating provided for hundreds with sit down tables available. 
  • General admission has particial access to the front of the main stage.
  • The regions top food vendors with a variety of  full menus.
  • Best sound in the business with not a bad seat in the place.
  • The only festival with a true amphitheater bowl area.
  • Located on a Ridge that is mostly unaffected by rain.
  • 5 bars to serve you better with short or no lines.

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​TICKETS​(prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
​Many options available.
4-Day VIP: $470
4-Day General: $215
Weekend Pass: $184
Single Day: $97


Camping Packages and Parking Available.

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Moondance Jammin Country Fest ​

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7050 39th Ave NW
Walker, MN
56484
​(218) 836-1055
 June 16 - June 17, 2023 (Walker, Minnesota)
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​Jammin Country brings in country music stars to the main stage of the festive Moondance concert grounds. Festival seating allows fans to get close to their favorite stars. Onsite camping is available. Held annually in June.

 "Country Weekend is going back to a smaller format like we did with Camp Moondance in 2020. Get ready to start off your summer with a Campground party! We'll have regional country bands and artists on the Tiki Bar Stage. Everything will be held in the South Campground and Lazy Moon area!" 

As Moondance is switching to a regional flavor, we have flagged this event for deletion in 2024 if the format remains regional.

Winstock

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3233 230th St
Winstead, MN
55395
​(320) 485-4287
 June 16 - June 17, 2023 (Winstead, Minnesota)
Winstock is one of the Upper Midwest’s premier outdoor country music and camping festivals organized entirely by volunteers.

All proceeds from this event used to help fund private education for students from Winsted and surrounding communities.
​June 17 - June 18,  2022 (Winstead, Minnesota)
​Winstock is one of the Upper Midwest’s premier outdoor country music and camping festivals organized entirely by volunteers.

All proceeds from this event used to help fund private education for students from Winsted and surrounding communities.

​More than 1,000 people volunteer more than 5,000 hours to bring you the opportunity to enjoy country music’s finest entertainment, food, and fun
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Thursday, June 15
9 a.m.-9 p.m. – Campgrounds open for admission
7-11 p.m. – Beer tent party with music by The Shaw Band/The Shaw Brothers

Friday, June 16
9:30 a.m. – Campgrounds open for admission
2:00 p.m. – Gates open
4:20 p.m. – National anthem (Main)
4:30 p.m. – Chris Kroeze (Main)
5:45 p.m. – Anderson Daniels (West)
6:35 p.m. – BlackHawk (Main)
7:50 p.m. – Shane Profitt (West)
8:40 p.m. – Gabby Barrett (Main)
9:55 p.m. – Shane Profitt (West)
10:45 p.m. – Cody Johnson (Main)

Saturday, June 17
9:30 a.m. – Gates open
10:30-noon – Pre-show tent: Chad Johnson & The MN-T’s
12:10 p.m. – National anthem (Main)
12:15 p.m. – Jenn Bostic (Main)
1:30 p.m. – George Birge (West)
2:15 p.m. – Diamond Rio (Main)
3:30 p.m. – George Birge (West)
4:15 p.m. – Jo Dee Messina (Main)
5:30 p.m. – Hailey Whitters (West)
6:15 p.m. – Dylan Scott (Main)
7:30 p.m. – Hailey Whitters (West)
8:15 p.m. – Jordan Davis (Main)
10:00 p.m. – Miranda Lambert (Main)
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TICKETS (prices subject to change, does not include taxes and fees)
​VIP: $395 SOLD OUT
Reserved: $235 
General Admission: $155

Parking and Camping Options also available.

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​More than 1,000 people volunteer more than 5,000 hours to bring you the opportunity to enjoy country music’s finest entertainment, food, and fun

Lakes Jam​​

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5523 Birchdale Rd
Brainard, MN
56401
June 22 - June 24, 2023 (Brainard, Minnesota)
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Lakes Jam is an annual event that unites rock and country music fans from all walks of life and brings them to the beautiful Brainerd Lakes area.

Located in lakes country, the area boasts beautiful scenery and allows Lakes Jam to offer optimal camping and weekend fun.

Founded in 2012, Lakes Jam intends to deliver a line-up from an array of excellent live performing artists every year. Each year will be different, fresh and exciting!
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ARTISTS
Wednesday, June 21: Back in Black
Thursday, June 22: Skillet, Soul Aslyum, Puddle of Mud, Shaman's Harvest, Ignescent
Friday, June 23: Hardy, Mitchell Tenpenny, Mark Chesnutt, Lauren Watkins, Bobby McClendon
Saturday, June 24: Dustin Lynch, Chris Lane, Sara Evans, Jackson Dean, Shane Martin

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TICKETS (prices subject to , change: does not include taxes and fees)
Wednesday Concert: $29

3-day General Admission: $149
Daily General Admission:  $109

3-day VIP: $339
Single Day VIP: $219


Parking and Camping options available. 

Lakes Jam uses tier pricing. As one tier sales out, the prices go up. No difference other than price.

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​Lakefront Music Festival

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5000 Kop Pkwy SE
Prior Lake, MN
55372
 July 14 - July 15, 2023 (Prior Lake. Minnesota)
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A two-day music festival in Prior Lake at Lakefront Park featuring national artists!  the Lakefront Music Fest is the biggest music fest in the South Metro!

The event was created by the Prior Lake Rotary and is presented by Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

The Rotary shares profits from the festival with the following non-profits: River Valley YMCA, the Laker Athletic Booster Club (LABC), and Patrons of the Arts and Activities (PAA).

ARTISTS
Friday, July 14: Rock Night: Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon, Black Stone Cherry and more TBD
Saturday, July 15: Country Night: Darius Rucker, Tyler Hubbard, Joe Nichols
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LINEUP subject to change


TICKETS (prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
General Admission
Weekend: $65-$70 per night

VIP
$225 per night

PIT PASSES
$100 per night

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Twin Cities Summer Jam

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1100 Canterbury Rd
Shakopee, Minnesota
55379
(612) 876-8275
July 21 - July 23, 2022 (Shakopee, Minnesota)
NO information available for 2023

The Biggest event of the Summer! 3 incredible days at Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN, 

Twin Cities Summer Jam was founded in 2018 as the first multi-day, multi-genre music festival in the Twin Cities, MN metro area. The goal of TC Summer Jam it to bring the best musical acts possible to an outdoor festival setting, so fans can come together for an unforgettable experience. More than 35,000 people attended the festival in its inaugural year. 

Like everyone’s personal playlist, ours is on shuffle. A little country here, a splash of pop there, some rock to switch things up…playlists change depending on what is HOT in the industry, and that is our goal. Find the hottest artists and the newest talent and give them a place to play to their loyal fans.

ARTISTS
TBD 

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TICKETS ​(Subject to change, does not include taxes and fees)​
TBD​​

WE Fest ​

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25526 County Hwy. 22
Detroit Lakes, MN
56501
(844) 227-8075
August 3 - August 5, 2023 (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)
Since WE Fest’s inception in 1983, it has been one of the leading country music festivals in the nation. Twice nominated for the Country Music Association’s prestigious Best Special Event award, the WE Fest is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding events of its kind in the nation. 

Situated on the shores of Lake Sallie, and in the meadows and woods surrounding the concert bowl, the Soo Pass Ranch campgrounds are easily accessed through pedestrian underpasses beneath the two highways that flank the concert bowl. The campgrounds are well groomed, with lighting and permanent shower houses. There are multiple lane entrances to each campground, which allows for faster ingress for camping vehicles at major events. The Soo Pass Ranch boasts over 9,000 campsites. 
 ARTISTS:
Morgan Wallen, Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Brothers Osborne, Gabby Barrett, Chase Rice, Travis Tritt, Blackberry Smoke, Ernest, Bailey Zimmerman, Neal McCoy, Jo Dee Messina, Asland Craft, Ben Burgess, Ashley Cooke, Few Miles South, Casey Muessigmann, John Morgan, DJ B-Rock

Emcee: Cowboy Troy

​TICKETS: ​(prices subject to change: does not include taxes and fees)
VIP Seating: SOLD OUT
Grandstand:  SOLD OUT
Reserved Seating:  SOLD OUT
​General Admission: $179

Camping and Parking Options also available.

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Hot Valley Nights

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211 Demers Ave
East Grand Forks, Minnesota 56721
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August 18 - August 19, 2023 (East Grand Forks, Minnesota)
Hot Valley Nights is the valley's best outdoor country music festival! See why people come back year

ARTISTS
Friday, August 18: Paint the Town, Drake White & the Big Fire, Tracy Lawrence
Saturday, August 19: Matt Aakre & the Dirty Little Secret, Tigirlily Gold, Dylan Scott

TICKETS (prices subject to change, does not include taxes and fees)
2-Day General: $50-$60
Single Day General: $35
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2-Day VIP: $110-$140
Single Day VIP: $75

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Sister Cities Smokeout

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801 5th Avenue South
Moorehead, MN
56560
​(866) 300-8300
August 28 - August 29, 2021 (Moorehead, Minnesota)
Flagged for Deletion: No info since 2021
Baked into the heart of Moorhead and its sister city, Fargo, are the common bonds of beer-safe cooking (safely grilling food with a beer in one hand) and giving your ears equal love with great tunes. Even better is having someone else wrestle up some good meat, pour a tall one and crank up the summer’s hottest playlist.

​Sister Cities Smokeout is two-full days of live music and good eats. Featuring nationally touring artists on the Main stage and some of our favorite local & regional artists on our Meadow stage! Enjoy BBQ & other food vendors along with cold beer, wine and more!

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ARTISTS
​TBD

TICKETS (prices subject to change, does not include taxes and fees)
​TBD

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