Bella Sol

When
Friday, May 23rd 2008
through
Sunday, May 25th 2008
Where
Harmony Park
Geneva, WI (1 hr south of Minneapolis)
More Info
www.bellamusicfest.com
Description

Yes, it's festy season once again! Time to P-L-A-Y and no better place on earth to do it than Harmony Park. Experience a magical weekend of music and special performances with all your friends under the sun and stars and don't forget to dance your booty off!

Experience a very special show by our beloved Secret Circus...

Harmony Park has been a home for Mystik Toyz for almost 10 years!

Festi Di Bella Sol 2008 Lineup:

Buckethead

North Mississippi Allstars

Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 w/House of Vibe Allstars

Pnuma Trio

Melvin Seals & JGB

...to name a few

If you've never been to Harmony Park, come see what you've been missing...

Summer Camp

When
Thursday, May 22nd 2008
through
Sunday, May 25th 2008
Where
Three Sisters Park
Chillicothe, IL
More Info
www.summercampfestival.com
Description

This will be our 2nd year at Summer Camp. The line-up is rich with some of the top jam bands and a bunch not yet experienced...

The festival has been heavy on the music and a bit light on the antics, activities, workshops and such. We're bringing our toys and feel good fun to raise the vibration once again!

Check out www.summercampfestival.com for more info and get down there...

Campout Roots Festival and Gathering

When
Sunday, June 1st 2008
through
Saturday, June 7th 2008
Where
NCN North (Jamboree Campground)
Black River Falls, WI
More Info
www.campoutroots.com
Description

NCN North (formerly Jamboree Campground) is home to a lot of super fun festivals including a few years of the Big Wu Family Reunion. It's an intimate venue with two stages alternating back and forth...

We like to take this one over as much as possible with our toys and fire! Bring your toys or get some from us and jm all weekend. We'll be putting together some high energy drum/fire jams. Come to our booth if you'd like to play with us...

"I'll see you at the jubilee..."

~ Jerry

Stone Arch Festival Of The Arts

When
Saturday, June 14th 2008
through
Sunday, June 15th 2008

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Where
Father Hennepin Park
Minneapolis, MN
More Info
www.stonearchfestival.com
Description

This is a festival we've been playing at for several years. It's an incredible art event all along the Mississippi River with several stages of FREE entertainment. We'll have our "Pyramid Of Play" set up where we'll be teaching the toys all the time and we'll be performing periodically on different stages throughout the festival. These shows invite audience participation so bring your toys and come have some fun with us.

See you there...

German Days

When
Sunday, June 15th 2008

11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where
Germanic American Institute
301 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102
More Info
www.gai-mn.org
Description

Festivities to include German bands and other entertainment performing under the tent, children's carnival on the lawn, homemade German food, Sommerfest carriage rides, Sommerfest antique German car show, German vendors, and Haus tours.

...and of course, TOYS!!!

Log Jam

When
Thursday, June 19th 2008
through
Saturday, June 21st 2008
Where
Mille Lacs
Isle, MN
More Info
www.logjamfestival.com
Description

Log Jam is fun feel good festival with a great line-up of local and a few national acts, good times around late night campfires, and soooo many good people.

We'll have the toys by day and Mystik Fire at night...

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

When
Friday, June 20th 2008
through
Sunday, June 22nd 2008
Where
Mendocino County Fairgrounds
Boonville, CA
More Info
www.snwmf.com
Description

Wanna come play with us in one of the most beautiful areas in the United States. What can be better than a world music festival in the mountains???

Come out and play west coast style!

Festival For Project Earth

When
Friday, June 27th 2008
through
Friday, June 27th 2008
Where
Harmony Park
Geneva, MN
More Info
www.wookiefoot.com
Description

The intention of this festival is to co-create a community celebration with the event patrons (THAT'S YOU!). We invite YOU to take control of your concert experience and transform it into a profound renaissance of creative participation (rather than just observation). Project Earth is an experimental convergence between a music concert, rainbow gathering, eco-villiage and political and social justice alchemy.

Primarily Project Earth is an opportunity to camp together and fund raise for charitable causes. That's right...100% of the profits for this festival are going to help other communities around the globe. By taking the focus off the "main stage" and dividing the energy between numerous ambient performance spaces, an atmosphere of intimate spontenaity will unfold.

The idea is to focalize hundreds of ticket purchasing participants to be involved in everything from prop building, theme camp design, workshop presentation, performance, family activities, promotions, clean up, ect... It's "OUR" playground... What can you contribute!?

Join us in on-line discussion groups and in-person planning sessions to help make art that is larger than that we can make as individuals. Welcome home!

Camp Euphoria

When
Friday, July 11th 2008
through
Saturday, July 12th 2008
Where
The Hotz Farm
Lone Tree, IA
More Info
www.campeuphoria.com
Description

Last year was our first year at this sweet local Iowa festival on a beautiful farm. Lots of incredible local bands and a feeling like your playing in your backyard.

We'll have the toys by day and Mystik Fire at night...

Hopkins Raspberry Festival Arts

When
Saturday, July 19th 2008
Where
Downtown Hopkins
Description

This is a fun little local street festival with lots of food and craft vendors and FREE entertainment.

Come play with us!

Sioux Falls Jazz Fest

When
Friday, July 18th 2008
through
Saturday, July 19th 2008
Where
Yankton Trail Park
Sioux Falls, SD
More Info
www.jazzfestsiouxfalls.com
Description

This FREE jazz festival draws tens of thousands of people and has a great music line-up including Taj Majal, Johnny Lang and many more...

We're very involved in this festival with face painting, parades, toys, and STAGE FIRE SHOWS!

This is a HUUUUUGE one!

10,000 Lakes Festival

When
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008
through
Sunday, July 27th 2008
Where
Soo Ranch Pass
Detroit Lakes, MN
More Info
www.10klf.com
Description

We're sure we'll see you all at this one... 10K is one of the largest jam band festivals of the summer with just about every major act performing on several stages.

We'll have our HUGE Spin Zone set up once again, Mr Fun will be jumping everywhere on his spring stilts, Illumination Fire Troupe and friends will be doing fire shows in the bowl during the main stage set breaks and late night in the campgrounds, and everyone will be out for a good-ole-time!

Grateful Garcia Gathering

When
Thursday, July 31st 2008
through
Saturday, August 2nd 2008
Where
Legend Valley
Thornville, OH
More Info
www.gratefulgarciagathering.com
Description

Welcome all you Deadheads, Hippies, and kind folks to this Grateful place at Legend Valley, where Garcia fans will be Gathering!

All of us here at the 3G's would like to thank all you kind people for the overwhelming outpour of Love and Kind Support though the years. This truly means so much to the folks that work so hard to bring this festival to you! Its because of your support and Love, that this train keeps a rolling down the tracks! The 3G's new home is now at "Legend Valley" (formerly Buckeye Lake Music Center) July 31st through August 2nd 2008 in Thornville Ohio. Its going to be the best ever! It also marks our 5th Anniversary in a celebration of Jerry Garcia's 66th Birthday, plus the 13th Anniversary of Jerry's untimely passing. For those of you who may have been lucky enough to attended any of the Grateful Dead shows back when Legend Valley was called Buckeye Lake Music Center, we're hoping to rekindle those special vibes or feelings within you once again at the sacred grounds of Legend Valley. The same place where Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead showed you a real good time not long ago! And for all you newbies, hold on tight with 4 days and 3 nights of jams that will blow you away!

So come and enjoy these very special times camping and gathering with friends (New and Old) while sitting around a campfire! Bring the kids along, 12 and under are free! Each band will be performing their own original music jams, plus 1 to 3 cover songs by the Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia Band. The celebration tributes of Jerry Garcia's Birthday is Friday August 1st 2008, and David Gans will start the day with songs from his heart. We are big supporters of the Rex Foundation and Head Count! So please try and make your plans now to join us this summer. See Ya in the Valley!

Cornstalk

When
Friday, August 1st 2008
through
Saturday, August 2nd 2008
Where
More Info
www.cornwoman.com
Description

Cornstalk is the realization of Heidi Scott/CornWoman, who is dedicated to the Visual, Performing and Healing arts being a conduit to PEACE. This will be our third year of bringing together a diverse gathering of artists from all over the country and Canada! This is not a Blues, Jazz, Folk or Reggae/Latin Festival... It is all of the above! Truly a great mix, and in between the music we will welcome back to the Cornstalk Stage, Bonnie Berquam’s Belly Dancers from Minneapolis and the "Navel Academny" Belly Dancer’s group from Fairmont. Also returning is the Mystic Toyz play tent and night-time fire-twirling performances. We will also welcome back our inspiring and entertaining PEACE speaker, Judi Poulson from Fairmont, Minnesota.

We have of course "gourmet" food vendors: The Sherburn Lion’s Club serves a dandy Pancake Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 8am - noon. The rest of the time, they are delighting the crowd with their "out of this world" prime-rib sandwiches, burgers and our favorite, local Schell’s beer! We also have Brady Jass’s famous 5 gourmet sauces for his, "just the right amount of crispy" chicken wings. He has also been know to fry up a corn dog or two, just for the occasion! A new addition will be Pearl’s, "just can’t eat one" vegetarian eggrolls. Linda and Chuck Smith do a great job with the kettle corn fanatics, providing the perfect POP. Then there is Billy’s mini-doughnut wagon with no-cholesterol oil! We discovered Helen’s Rum Cake from BlackBeards Tavern in Madelia, Minnesota that satisfies the gourmet sweet tooth. All this and more will be available as more vendors are added and we draw closer to this wonderful event!

We are happy to invite friends, family, and future friends to celebrate the Arts and network together to spread the concept of peaceful and non-violent ways to save our beautiful country and planet! We want to feed the world, not destroy it.

Feel Good Festival

When
Thursday, August 7th 2008
through
Thursday, August 7th 2008
Where
Portage County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds Rd, Amherst, WI
More Info
www.feelgoodfestival.org
Description

Hey Feel-Gooders!

Join us August 8, 9, and 10 2008 for the finest gathering of fun lovin' people you'll meet all year. Held at the Portage County Fairgrounds in Central Wisconsin, The Feel Good Festival is packed with a variety of stuff to feast your eyes, ears, and belly on, including onsite camping, weddings, parades, barn dances, fire throwers, food & drink, disc golf, art, & lots of feelin' good!

Unlike other corporate festivals, Feel Good Fest is the brainchild of WI minstrel and world-traveling troubadour The Reverend Eddie Danger. Now in its 4th year, the Feel Good Festival is a service and charitable organization raising money for local school music programs, adopting-a-highway, and providing funds for non-profit organizations including the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. We are trying to make the world a better place by starting in our own community and volunteers are needed. Be Good, Feel Good.

Minnesota Garlic Festival

When
Saturday, August 16th 2008

10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Where
Wright County Fairgrounds
Howard Lake, MN
More Info
http://sfa-mn.org/garlicfest/
Description

Minnesota Garlic Festival is the premier event for lovers of garlic and good times, promoting gourmet garlic farming in Minnesota. Family friendly, fun filled and fragrant, this festival features local foods, chefs, music, artisans, games, competitions, and lots of garlic - all in support of a healthy environment, sustainble farms and vital rural communities in Minnesota.

Minnesota garlic growers will have their fresh 2008 gourmet garlic available, and it can keep in your kitchen for up to a year! There are over 100 varieties of garlic grown here, all planted in October, harvested in July, and cured to perfection just in time for the festival. Other than the great taste, it is well documented that garlic is one of the healthiest foods you can eat.

The Garlic Festival offers a unique culinary experience with a cadre of renowned Minnesota chefs converging at the festival cafe, “The Great ‘Scape", and a sumptuous selection of celebrity chefs will present cooking demonstrations on the main stage throughout the day. Check back here in the Summer to get the full roster.

We'll continue our tradition of unique entertainment, with festival favorites returning, plus some new acts. There's plenty of activities for the kids, including the popular kite flying attraction and old-style country picnic games.

Come to farm country and Taste the Bounty!

Fat Fest

When
Thursday, August 21st 2008
through
Saturday, August 23rd 2008
Where
Coffee Mill Ski Resort
Wabasha, MN
More Info
www.fatfest.org
Description

Fat Fest is a Music, Charity, Circus, and Cultural Awareness event that features over 25 bands, Canoe Trips, the Secret Circus, ON-SITE Parking and Camping, and a ton more fun activities! Promoting family and community, Fat Fest brings people together from all walks of life. Set your calenders because it will be an event you won't want to miss!

Harvest Fest

When
Thursday, September 4th 2008
through
Saturday, September 6th 2008
Where
Harmony Park
Geneva, MN
More Info
www.wookiefoot.com
Description

Come to the greatest playground on the planet! Wookiefoot festival are waaaayyy more than the music. Those in costume outnumber those not in costume. The fire shows are incredible. Antics and activities abound make this a very interactive festival where crowd participation in KEY!

Oh, and the music line-up always ROCKS and hold special surprises...

Earthdance

When
Saturday, September 13th 2008

12:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Where
Powderhorn Park
Minneapolis, MN
More Info
www.earthdance.org/minneapolis
Description

Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace has grown to become the world's largest simultaneous music and dance event. Founded in 1996, with 22 cities and 18 countries participating, Earthdance has grown to over 300 locations in 60 countries participating in 2007, with locations ranging from the club-lands of New York to the rainforests of Brazil. Every year, in alignment with the International Day of Peace, over 200,000 people unite in dance with hundreds of thousands more joining online in support of global peace and humanitarian aims.

The defining moment of each Earthdance event is a synchronized link-up, (4pm Pacifc Standard Time) when every event around the world plays a specially produced song called "The Prayer for Peace" at exactly the same time.

Earthdance has been described by the music industry as the "Dance Aid" for the new millennium. The aim of the event is to bring together global communities to create a synchronized global festival and dance event to help fund humanitarian causes and develop an environment of peace throughout the global community.

WE WANT YOU! Contact us about getting involved on any level you like and contribute to the healing of the planet!

Rock The Boat

When
Friday, August 15th 2008

9:00 PM

Where
Harriet Island
St Paul, MN
More Info
www.myspace.com/vegaproductionsinc
Description

A floating benefit for Linwood Monroe A+ School with a beautiful line-up including The Big Wu & Friends, God Johnson, White Iron Band, Pert Near Sandstone,

Blottopia

When
Saturday, July 12th 2008
through
Sunday, July 13th 2008
Where
Vasa Park
South Elgin, IL
More Info
www.mrblotto.com
Description

The 9th Annual Blottopia Music Festival takes place Friday, July 11th through Sunday, July 13th, 2008 amidst the scenic 25 acres of Vasa Park (formerly Scandinavian Park) in South Elgin, Illinois.

This years Blottopia features on-site camping (single night or weekend) along with performances on 2 stages. Mr Blotto will perform on both Friday and Saturday nights along with performances by other artists on Saturday.