The 36th Annual Summer Arts and Music Festival

What: The Most Comprehensive Celebration of Art & Music on the North Coast
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 2nd & 3rd, 2012 / Open 9:30am - 10pm
Where: Benbow Lake State Recreation Area, Southern Humboldt County, CA
Tickets: Usually $15 per day / $25 for the weekend

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Information about this years festival will be posted here as the festival date approaches.

What: The Most Comprehensive Celebration of Art & Music on the North Coast
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 4th & 5th, 2011 / Open 9:30am - 10pm
Where: Benbow Lake State Recreation Area, Southern Humboldt County, CA
Tickets: $15 per day / $25 for the weekend

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Mateel Announces Summer Arts & Music Festival Headlining Talent!

Coming up on the weekend of June 4th and 5th, the Mateel Community Center will kick off the summer festival season with the 35th annual Summer Arts and Music Festival at Benbow Lake State Recreation Area. 

A beloved local tradition to celebrate the arrival of summer, this favorite family event will again offer the most comprehensive and affordable celebration of arts and culture in Humboldt County, with more than 100 diverse performances on 4+ stages, over 150 handmade craft and food booths, an all-media fine arts showcase, outrageous kid zone, the Generation Green Tent, and so much more. 

Featured headlining talent will include Lyrics Born, ReBirth Brass Band, Skampida, MC Yogi, Bachaco, Yogoman Burning Band, Jenny Kerr Band feat. Eric McFadden, LoCura, The Brothers Comatose, Shana Morrison & Caledonia, Afromassive, Handful of Luvin, Alice DiMicele Band, The Real Nasty, Scott Huckabay, To Life!, Caroline Aiken and more, plus over 60 of the best local bands, musicians, dance troupes, and children’s entertainers.

Admission for the festival will be at the gate only for price of $15 per day or $25 for the weekend pass. Kids 12 & under are free. Gates open at 9:30am both days and the fun wraps up at 10pm. Free shuttle service is offered continuously from Redway, Garberville and both Benbow Lake and Richardson Grove campgrounds. A limited amount of paid parking is also available in Benbow. 

Summer Arts & Music Festival - 2011 Confirmed Talent, Final Stage & Belly Dance Temple Schedules:

The 2011 Summer Arts and Music Festival is generously sponsored by the following businesses and organizations: (Click on a logo to discover more about them....) Belly Dance Temple Schedule:                  Saturday Schedule       12:30 Tiki       1:00 Lavender Lounge       3:00 Devi Leela       4:00 Onyx Moon       5:00 Laxshmi’s Daughters Evening music:       7:00 Shovelman       8:30 Stranger Than Fact Sunday Schedule       1:00 Two Moons       2:00 Laxshmi’s Daughters       3:00 Onyx Moon       4:00 Saroja Evening music:       7:00 Da Love Cipher      Summer Arts & Music Festival - 2011 Confirmed Talent:    Lyrics Born        ReBirth Brass Band        Skampida        MC Yogi        Bachaco        Yogoman Burning Band        Jenny Kerr Band feat.        Eric McFadden        LoCura        The Brothers Comatose        Shana Morrison & Caledonia        Afromassive        Handful of Luvin        Alice DiMicele Band        The Real Nasty        Scott Huckabay        To Life!        Caroline Aiken        + over 60 of the best local bands, musicians, dance troupes, and children’s entertainers.