SUNFEST
Yours to explore
Carrie Underwood Sunfest 2016 Headliner
Photo courtesy of www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com
S
unfest Country Music Festival, which attracts tens of thousands of people each year, has moved! 2016 marks the popular event’s first year in its new home at Laketown Ranch, a sprawling 172-acre site in Lake Cowichan’s backyard that includes parking, camping grounds and the largest permanent outdoor stage west of Cavendish, PEI. This year’s festival headliner features none other than Carrie Underwood, one of country’s biggest stars. 20
Other big name performers include Dierks Bentley, Dallas Smith, Chase Bryant, The Road Hammers, High Valley and Neal McCoy. Local rockers Row of Crowz will also be featured on the main stage, too. The festival runs from July 28-31. Tickets and festival passes are available through Sunfest’s website or by calling 855-486-4776. Since the music doesn’t get started until around 4 p.m. each day, festival goers are encouraged to come visit one of the comLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE VISITOR’S GUIDE 2016
munities around the Lake where residents and businesses are planning a variety of events. During the weekend of Sunfest, Lake Cowichan will feature small stage concerts, beer gardens, a farmers market, food trucks and more. On Saturday, July 30, Youbou is hosting a day of events their community association has dubbed “West of Sunfest,” which will include a pancake breakfast, a community market and beer garden.