Dan Emmett Music & Arts FestivalDan Emmett Music & Arts Festival, August 7-10, 2008

Become a Friend of the Festival!

The 21st Annual Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival will be the premier event of the year in Downtown Mount Vernon.  It encapsulates everything good about Daniel Decatur Emmett and the community’s musical heritage.  It is the “flagship” marketing activity where Mount Vernon (particularly downtown) is “on display” to the world.  Our previous Festivals have been tremendous successes with over 25,000 people attending annually.  The Festival’s headliners have varied from The Lettermen to Paul Revere and the Raiders to the ever popular Jan & Dean.  While at the Festival, the crowds have enjoyed events such as the fiddle contest, Civil War Era Ball, and Classic Car Show, as well as a number of artisans and crafters displaying their wares. At the 2007 Festival, we estimate that approximately 8,000 were in attendance at the Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits concert on Saturday night.

This year’s Saturday night headliner is Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.  Other headliner entertainment will be: Thursday evening - Phil Dirt & the Dozers, Friday evening - The All-Ohio State Fair Band.  Friday will also feature our original Knox Idol.

Your help is needed to help make the 2008 Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival possible. We have created two new Friend of the Festival opportunities this year.

Our Individual Friend of the Festival package includes:

The cost of the individual Friend of the Festival package is $150. Download the form to become an individual Friend of the Festival now.

If you have a business, we also have many sponsorship opportunities. Our new Business Friend of the Festival Package includes:

This special opportunity allows you to help perpetuate the Festival and enjoy a great concert.  It is folks like you that will make it possible to continue to bring the great nationally acclaimed musical groups to the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.  The cost of the business Friend of the Festival package is $300. We would value this package at $400, so it’s a real deal! Download the form to become a business Friend of the Festival now.

If you are interested in being a Friend of the Festival, but would prefer not to participate in the above donor packages, you can download the form and specify your preferred donation. Individual donations can be tax deductible. For details, see the form.

If you are interested in doing more, we also have many other sponsorship opportunities.  Please call us with any questions you may have at (740) 392-6102. Thank you for your consideration. 

 

 

Note: All schedules and events are subject to change without notice. Please continue to check our website for all the latest updates.

For more information, call 740-392-FEST (3378) or e-mail: festival@danemmettfestival.org
or visit the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau at www.VisitKnoxOhio.org