Lifest
Lifest | |
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Crowd at Lifest 2014 | |
Genre | Christian music |
Dates | second weekend of July |
Location(s) |
Sunnyview Expo Center Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Years active | 1999 to present |
Founded by | Bob Lenz |
Website | |
lifest |
Lifest is an annual Christian music festival that takes place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the Sunnyview Expo Center. Lifest started in 1999, and became five days long for the first time in 2006. Starting in 2013, it was shortened to 4 days. It is held on or around the second weekend of July. In 2014, Lifest had an average of 20,000 attendees per day. Lifest currently features around 100 artists on 6 stages. The festival is a member of the Christian Festival Association.
Performers and speakers
Musically, Lifest has featured a wide range of groups such as Toby Mac, Casting Crowns, Skillet, Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, For King & Country, Matthew West, Family Force 5, Kutless, Downhere, Tenth Avenue North, Fireflight, FM Static, Sanctus Real, Building 429, Thousand Foot Krutch, 4th Point, Superchick, Matt Redman, The Letter Black, Needtobreathe, and Jimmy Needham.
Lifest also has speakers and seminars as an integral part of the festival. Speakers have included founder Bob Lenz, Luis Palau, John Ortberg, Tony Campolo, Scott Spencer, Ken Davis, and many more.
Lifest has approximately 3000 primitive and electric campsites available. Activities include dodgeball, archery, 5K Fun Run, volleyball, inflatable games, prayer journey and KidZone. Lifest is run by Life Promotions and requires over 1000 volunteers.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lifest. |
- Lifest.com - Official site