2017 Festival Schedule
Go to the Bands page to find out more about our great lineup.
Tuesday, Aug 22 3:00 PM Gates Open.
Wednesday, Aug 23 6:00 PM FREE Old Time Dance
Thursday, Aug 24 2:00 PM JAM SESSION with Tim & Cindy in the Don Smith (Big Green) Building
2017 MAIN STAGE
Thursday, August 24
| Time | Band |
| 5:00 PM | King Wilkies Dream |
| 5:50 PM | Shaffers Lost 40 |
| 6:40 PM | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 7:30 PM | The Kody Norris Show |
| 8:20 PM | King Wilkies Dream |
| 9:10 PM | The Po' Ramblin' Boys |
| 10:00 PM | The Kody Norris Show |
Friday, August 25
| Time | Band |
| 11:00 AM | Shaffers Lost 40 |
| 11:45 AM | King Wilkies Dream |
|
12:30 PM |
The Kody Norris Show |
| 1:15 PM | BREAK |
| 1:30 PM | The Special Consensus |
| 2:20 PM | The Jeanette Williams Band |
| 3:10 PM | The Baker Family |
| 4:00 PM | High Plains Tradition |
| 4:50 PM | Presentation |
| 5:00 PM | King Wilkies Dream |
| 5:45 PM | SUPPER BREAK |
| 6:45 PM | The Kody Norris Show |
| 7:30 PM | The Jeanette Williams Band |
| 8:20 PM | The Baker Family |
| 9:10 PM | The Special Consensus |
| 10:00 PM | High Plains Tradition |
Saturday, August 26
| Time | Band |
| 11:00 AM | Tim & Cindy + Jerry & Shirley |
| 11:40 AM | Sara Mae and the Birkeland Boys |
|
12:30 PM |
The Baker Family |
| 1:20 PM | BREAK |
| 1:40 PM | The Kevin Prater Band |
| 2:30 PM | High Plains Tradition |
| 3:20 PM | The Jeanette Williams Band |
| 4:10 PM | The Special Consensus |
| 5:00 PM |
SUPPER BREAK |
| 6:00 PM | The Baker Family |
| 6:50 PM | High Plains Tradition |
| 7:40 PM | The Jeanette Williams Band |
| 8:30 PM | The Special Consensus |
| 9:20 PM | The Kevin Prater Band |
| 10:10 PM | ALL STAR JAM - with Tim and Cindy |
Sunday, August 27
| Time | Band |
| 10:00 AM | Sara Mae and the Birkeland Boys |
|
10:50 AM |
The Kevin Prater Band |
| 11:40 AM | Tim & Cindy + Jerry & Shirley |
| 12:20 PM | Sara Mae and the Birkeland Boys |
| 1:10 PM | The Kevin Prater Band |
| 2:00 PM | Shows Over! |
WORKSHOPS (Bingo Building)
Friday, August 25
| Time | Description | Instructor | Band |
| 10:00 AM | Guitar | John Nieman | King Wilkies Dream |
| 11:00 | Fiddle | Mary Rachel Nalley | The Kody Norris Show |
| 12:00 PM | Fiddle | Trustin Baker | The Baker Family |
|
1:00 PM |
Bass | Vaughn Asselstine | King Wilkies Dream |
| 2:00 PM | Guitar & Mandolin | Bill Shaffer/Lacie Philippi | Shaffers Lost 40 |
| 3:00 PM | Mandolin | Nick Dumas | The Special Consensus |
| 4:00 PM | Vocals | Jeanette Williams | The Jeanette Williams Band |
Saturday, August 26
| Time | Description | Instructor | Band |
| 10:00 AM | Banjo | Mark Leslie | High Plains Tradition |
| 11:00 AM | Mandolin | Doug Elrick | High Plains Tradition |
| 12:00 PM | Guitar | Rick Faris | The Special Consensus |
|
1:00 PM |
Songwriting | Johnny Williams | The Jeanette Williams Band |
| 2:00 PM | Banjo | Greg Cahill | The Special Consensus |
| 3:00 PM | Dobro | Jake Burrows | The Kevin Prater Band |
| 4:00 PM | Jam with the Band | Kevin Prater Band | The Kevin Prater Band |
The Lakes Bluegrass Festival
AUGUST 24-27, 2017
3 PM Tue - Gates Open
6 - 9 Wed PM - Old Time Dance
5 PM- 11 PM Thu Main Stage
11 AM- 11 PM Fri & Sat Main Stage
10am - 5pm Fri & Sat Workshops
10 AM - 2 PM Sun Main Stage
FREE DANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT! NO TICKET REQUIRED FOR DANCE ADMISSION!
Erics Dance Band
Free Old Time and Country dance with Eric's Dance Band Wednesday night from 6:00-9:00 PM.
This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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