This year marks the 32nd Annual four-day Sonshine Music Festival at the Willmar Civic Center in Willmar, Minnessota, from July 17- 20. The festival will feature big name artists like TobyMac, Building 429, Audio Adrenaline, Skillet, For King & Country, David Crowder, Everfound, Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, Lecrae, Newsboys, Project 86, The City Harmonic and more.
Other artists include, Hope Country, Sean Michel, Don Bursell, Capital Kings, Children 18:3, Ben & Christine Christensen, Randy Christensen, Coastal Rise, Colossus, Darkness Divided, Everything In Slow Motion, Tracings, For Today, George Canyon, Gideon, Impending Doom, The Great Commission, Jeff Deyo, Julian Drive, Kye Kye, Lara Watson, Leaders, Lessons, Love And Death, Mike Mains & The Branches, See The Rise, Nine Lashes, Petra, PFR, Phinehas, Rapture Ruckus, Remedy Drive, River Valley Live, Shasta Blvd., Shonlock, Silverline, Sleeping Giant, Substance Worship, The Burial, The Overseer, The Suit, Those Who Fear, Triple Stitch, We Are Leo, We As Human, With A Voice, Wolves At The Gate, Your Memorial and Zealot.
Guest speakers for the event include, Matt Brown, Preston Centuolo, Reggie Dabbs, Nick Hall, Bob Lenz, Mark Matlock, Bob & Audrey Meisner, Tony Nolan, Paige Omartian, Duffy Robbins, Harry Thomas and Eric Samuel Timm.
In addition to musical performances and speakers, the Sonshine festival also offers a fun camping experience, vendors, and a wide-array of activities for both children and adults. Fun activities include ziplining, bungee trampolining, a jsaw skatepark, pony rides, inflatable games, and a Just 4 Kidz activity area. Just 4 Kidz activities include face painting, variety shows, balloon sculpture, clowns, magic, musical performances, games, puppets, mimes, juggling, various arts and crafts and more. Kids will also have the opportunity to hang out with cartoon stars, Bob and Larry, from Veggie Tales. Vendors at the festival will be offering food, drink, music, apparel, jewelry and more. Options to volunteer and perform at the festival are also available.
One-day tickets for the festival cost from $15- $45 depending on the day that you wish to attend. Full event tickets cost $39.00 for youth (7- 11) and $89- $99 for adults (12+). Group discounts are also available. Full-event tickets include parking, camping and showers. VIP options are available as well. RV site rentals alone cost $40- $50. Tent camping is free for to all ticket holders and campers will enjoy a fun camping experience in the over 50 acres of grassy land that surrounds the Wilmar Civic Center. Camping opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesday and ends at noon on Sunday. Camp stoves and grills are permitted in the camping area, but no open fires will be allowed.
The schedule for the festival is as follows [according to the Sonshine Festival website]:
