Founded in 2014 by Alan Jacoby, Country Summer is a three-day country music festival held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif. The festival stage features state-of-the-art sound, and performances are projected on huge video screens throughout the 5-acre site. Jacoby was inspired to create Country Summer in partnership with local country radio station Froggy 102.9 after producing a
Florida Georgia Line
show at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The 2013 concert was the first ever to sell out the fairground's Chris Beck Arena. Seventeen thousand fans attended the first Country Summer festival that featured 11 acts, including Hunter Hayes,
Darius Rucker
, Joe Nichols, David Nail, Craig Campbell,
Dan + Shay
, Eli Young Band, Sara Evans,
Dustin Lynch
, Trick Pony and Dylan Scott. Country Summer is now the largest country music festival in Northern California and attracts nearly 40,000 attendees.
In October of 2017, four major wildfires burned across more than 100,000 acres in Sonoma County. Country Summer, which is held in the heart of Sonoma, pledged part of the proceeds from Country Summer 2018 to fire relief efforts. Florida Georgia Line,
Little Big Town
and
Toby Keith
were headliners that year with support from Maren Morris,
Tyler Farr
, Drake White, High Valley, Eric Paslay, Lindsay Ell, Tyler Rich, Muscadine Bloodline, Seth Enis, The Scotty Mac Band, Granger Smith and Joe Nichols. The fifth-anniversary celebration of Country Summer attracted nearly 35,000 attendees from around the world. Country Summer has been recognized as an iconic country music festival by
Taste of Country
and
Country Living Magazine
. Santa Rosa newspaper,
The Press Democrat
, has named Country Summer the Best Annual Festival several years in a row.
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Jake Owen, Tim McGraw and Old Dominion headlined Country Summer 2019 with support from Aaron Watson, Chase Rice, Big & Rich, Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce, Morgan Evans, Jimmie Allen, Devin Dawson, Gabby Barrett, Keith Anderson and Lauren Jenkins. Local acts included Dallas Caroline, Jackson Michelson, Honey County and The Ariel Jean Band.
Festivals similar to Country Summer include CMA Music Festival, Country Jam USA, Carolina Country Music Fest, Country Thunder, Faster Horse Festival and many more.
Country Summer features more than 24 acts providing non-stop music from 1 p.m. until after midnight. At the Country Summer festival, you will find every kind of refreshment from beer to hard seltzer, and you can visit the Jack Daniels Saloon or the Kendall Jackson Wine Garden. Dining options range from giant corn dogs and kettle corn to ceviche, and you can enjoy your lunch in the Shade Park. In 2019, Country Summer introduced the Country Club, a VIP experience with a buffet, a honky-tonk bar, games and private restrooms. The Country Club is in the Saralee and Richard's Barn.
Country Summer 2020 will be held June 19, 20 and 21. The lineup will be announced late in 2019.
Headliners and supporting country stars play at the Chevy Silverado stage. Local acts perform between the main stage shows on the Redwood Credit Union Community Stage. After party acts play inside the Grace Pavilion late on Friday and Saturday night, and the Shade Park features live, acoustic music.