HOMEGROWN MUSIC & MOUNTAIN SPORTS FESTIVAL

Article Contributed by Homegrown Musi… | Published on Saturday, June 2, 2018

The third annual Homegrown is relocating to Fayetteville! Continuing our mission of bringing live music to the Ozarks in a sustainable and responsible way, we are thrilled to host this years’ festival right here in our hometown. There are other exciting changes to the festival besides the location, please see festival details below.

Presented by local promoters, Chilibone Productions, Homegrown is a three day music festival to be held at Kessler Mountain Regional Park, June 22-24, 2018.

Entry is FREE!

All ages welcome

Beer and Wine for purchase | Food trucks | Arts/Craft Vendors

Sustainable Festival – No single use plastic

Festival Hours:   Friday 4-11pm   Saturday 4-11pm   Sunday 2-8pm

Homegrown Highlights: MUSIC | FAMILY | SUSTAINABILITY | SPORTS

MUSIC (Roots, Rock, Bluegrass, Funk & Soul):    Jeff Austin Band, Arkansauce, George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardners, Jon Stickley Trio, Devon Gilfillian, Black Pumas, Handmade Moments, The Mighty Pines, Mudhawk, Drifters Mile, Dylan Hawf & Alaina Blake, School of Rock – Fayetteville

FAMILY: Camp Creativity is a tent near the mainstage so parents can keep an eye on their little ones while enjoying a sweet view of the action on stage. Camp Creativity is hosted by The Little Village Fayetteville and will include creative programming every hour. Look for hands on arts and crafts, puppet show, magic show, a meet and greet with Mayor Jordan, pottery with Terra Studios, bubbles, little library, pop-up costume shop, DIY face painting, kids dance floor and more. All for FREE!

SUSTAINABILITY: Local non-profit organizations will be set up on Sustainability Row all weekend offering workshops highlighting sustainable practices. All of our vendors have signed on to our Sustainability pledge and will not have any single use plastic. New Farm Solar Company will helps us offset our energy use. Compost and recycling will be manned by volunteers from Mulberry River Society. Free water stations can be found throughout the festival. We encourage attendees to bike to the festival (the Razorback Greenway is complete all the way to the festival grounds), or carpool.

SPORTS: We have added sports to our lineup! We have partnered with Ozark Off Road Cyclist to host an Endurance Mtn Bike Race onsite. The Chain Gang is hosting a disc golf tournament onsite. The Mustache Goods & Wares is helping us produce the Kickin’ Kessler 10k Trail Race Saturday morning. Trailside Yoga is hosting a Summer Solstice yoga class Saturday at 10am at mainstage. Please see website for sports details and race registration fees.

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