By: Laila Schwin and Alisha Bains
June 4, 2021
Although the coronavirus is still a persistent issue, concerts and music festivals are making a comeback this summer. Policies and practices in relation to public safety are varying, but all events are making an effort to keep people safe while allowing them to participate in the events that have been postponed and cancelled throughout the past year.
There are many different events coming back this summer in Ohio such as the Great Lakes Burning River Fest, the Wonderstruck Fest, and the Country Fest Ohio. All of these events are enforcing social distancing and are at limited capacity to accommodate those restrictions. However, they are back, and it is wonderful to be trending towards normalcy once again.
The Great Lakes Burning River Fest includes a music festival and environmental protection endeavors. The event is held in June every year to commemorate the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire, which occurred on June 22 of that year. The profits gained from the event are mostly-donated in support of keeping the Great Lakes and all of Ohio’s waterways safe and clean. Information for the festival has not been solidified for this year, but donations for the event are still contributing to the Burning River Foundation. The festival has also started a part of their event as a silent disco where everyone wears individual headphones for their music experience while still together in a crowd.
The Wonderstruck Fest is going to be very big this year. They will be presenting Cleveland’s Biggest Concert Event in more than a year. It will be taking place this July 24-25. The Wonderstruck Fest (formerly known as LaureLive) also found a new home this year and will be based out of Lakeland Community College. They have some really well-known and trending artists in their lineup this year like AJR, Walk the Moon, Portugal The Man, Ricky Montgomery, and Noah Cyrus, to name a few.
Country Fest Ohio is a perfect getaway; it has great country music, swimming, and camping. This music festival is three days long and is taking place June 16-19 at Clay’s Park. They have many outdoor activities including a waterpark. Twelve concerts will take place and stars such as Chris Young, Brantley Gilbert, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Justin Moore, Kip Moore, Mark Leach, and many others will headline the stage. The water park resort at Clay’s Park includes water slides, zip lines, ring swings, and a sand-bottom lake which is wonderful for a relaxing experience.
This summer is sure to be very exciting with these music festivals opening back up. Many amazing performances will be seen and will surely be better than ever because of the long break.
Go treat yourself to some fun in the sun. Have a wonderful summer, everyone!
{Information was retrieved from Burningriverfest.org, Wonderstruckfest.com, and Thecountryfest.com.}
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