The very first Wildwoodstock Music Festival in Jonesville this weekend will provide the perfect opportunity for students who are not quite ready to let go of summer to enjoy a local rock ‘n’ roll field day.
“We really have no idea how big this is gonna get,” the festival’s organizer, Jake Bearinger, said. “We have no idea how many people this has reached so far.”
The festival will take place on Saturday at the Wildwood Acres Campground at 14508 Goose Lake Road outside Jonesville. Gates will open at 11 a.m. and bands will play from noon until at least 10 p.m., or even later “if people are really having fun,” Bearinger said.
In addition to music, the festival will feature food vendors and alcoholic beverages. The cost of admission is $10.
Bearinger, who has worked at the family-owned campground his entire life, said the festival is something he’s had in mind for years.
“We’ve had a lot of other bands and stuff come out here, but we’ve never actually had a music festival, at least as long as I’ve been alive. So it’s really kind of groundbreaking, really exciting for us,” Bearinger said.
The bands are all local this year, with genres ranging from rockabilly and country to “hippie rock.” Bearinger said he plans to continue the festival annually and maybe bring in some bigger acts in the future.
Wildwood Campground is situated in a forested area outside Jonesville, and highlights a large lake for fishing and boating, which Bearinger said will be open to festival attendees.
For more information, potential festival goers may visit the Wildwoodstock Music Festival Facebook page.
