Saturday, July 27th

The Fair Ground Festival returns for its second year on Saturday, July 27th, and the lineup is going to be HOT:

Performers:

• The War and Treaty
• The Accidentals
• Hannah Wicklund
• BAILEN
• Alanna Royale
• The Rebel Eves

Tickets: GA: $50 (Kids 4-14: $25; kids 0-3 free)

Tickets GA at the door: $60 (Kids 4-14: $30; kids 0-3 free)

VIP: $200 includes 2 drink tickets | Free VIP parking | VIP seating near stage | Complimentary refreshments available | Swag Bag including VIP T-shirt | Lanyard w/commemorative ticket, and other exclusive merch

VIP Table: $1,200 includes eight VIP tickets (details above)

General Parking: $5

Location: Barry Expo Center - 1350 M-37 Hwy, Hastings, MI 49058

The Fair Ground Festival started with the idea that music should create fair ground for all artists and performers. An idea that started as the brainchild of a couple people interested in seeing a large-scale festival in rural Barry County turned into a community effort to support women in the music industry and create connections to support artists’ careers; stimulate a local economy; and draw attention to beautiful Barry County.

Fair Ground Music Festival has three primary rules: 

1) Listen!

Listen to the music, and listen to the festival volunteers. Our volunteers are charged with making sure the festival rules smoothly. If one of them asks for your help or requests that you do something different than what you are doing, please listen to their directions! In the event of an emergency, please listen to and follow the directions of the Safety Chief Officer and any emergency professionals. Teamwork makes the dream work, ya’know.

2) Be safe! 

Festival goers are expected to exercise common sense. STAY HYDRATED! Utilize our water stations, seek out shade, bring a hat and sunscreen. If you find yourself feeling light-headed, sit down and ask a festival volunteer for assistance. 

3) Have fun!

Fair Ground Festival welcomes ALL people. Please treat everyone with respect, and if a situation arises with another attendee, please find a festival volunteer for assistance. Have as much fun as humanly possible, but do so without affecting the ability of other attendees to also have fun and enjoy the day. 

Secondary rules, guidelines, and advice for the safety and enjoyment of all guests AKA The Boring Stuff: 

4) Firearms, weapons, knives, swords, fireworks, and other explosive materials are strictly prohibited.

5) Alcohol and illicit substances may not be brought onto the premises. Our liquor license permits the sale of beer, wine and specialty drinks at concerts; it does not allow outside alcohol to be brought onto the property. All outside alcoholic beverages found on site will be confiscated.

6) Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted. Even if they are riding in your backpack, please leave your fluffy poodles, hairless cats, and pocket-sized hedgehogs at home. However, if you happen to own a trained octopus, you’re in luck! You may bring your eight-limbed friend to the event, but only if it can resist the temptation to squirt ink all over the place and can keep its tentacles in check. And please, BYOBOW (Bring Your Own Bucket Of Water) for your octopus, because we don’t want it to dry up and turn into calamari.

7) Chairs of all heights are welcome at Fair Ground Festival. Seating stage left is reserved for blankets and low chairs, while seating stage right is for chairs of all heights. Tents and umbrellas are also permitted, but will be limited to a designated area at the rear of the seating area. All chair/blanket/tent space is first come first serve.

8) Pick up after yourself. Use the trash and recycling receptacles. 

9) Smoking (anything) and vaping are allowed in designated areas only. You might like the smell of your cigarellos and homemade smokeables, but your neighbor might not. And make sure you take care of your butts/waste.

10) Feel free to bring a picnic basket with food from home to enjoy during the festival—anything from cheese and crackers to local takeout is allowed. NOTE: Glass containers and packaging are strictly prohibited inside the festival grounds. Picnic baskets, coolers, bags and purses are subject to security searches.

11) There is a $5 parking fee. You can pay online with your ticket purchase or pay cash at the gate. If you don’t like it, ride with a buddy.

12) No recordings of any kind are allowed. Take all the selfies you want, but the performances are only for the people who paid to be there. 

13) The festival is rain or shine, except in the instance of a severe weather WARNING (not a “watch”). This is Michigan, in August. Weather gets sketchy. Plan accordingly. 

We will have a variety of affordable and delicious food vendors, located inside the gate so there will be something to satisfy most any appetite during the festival!

Guests may bring beverages in factory-sealed, non-glass containers such as soda cans, plastic water bottles, juice boxes and other unopened beverage packaging.

Empty reusable water bottles may be filled at the water fill stations throughout the festival grounds. Beer, wine, specialty drinks and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. All guests planning to consume alcohol will have their ID checked at entry and will be required to wear a wristband for service and must purchase drink tickets. Beer and wine tickets will be sold at a designated location. Beer and wine servers will not accept payment, only tickets.