Published April 28. 2026 01:31PM<\/p>\n
ArtsQuest has announced \u201cCountryFest,\u201d a celebration of country music and culture, Aug. 21 and Aug. 22 at the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cArtsQuest\u2019s latest festival celebration, \u2018CountryFest,\u2019 arrives not a day too soon for a genre that has been a mainstay for Lehigh Valley audiences for decades now,\u201d said Patrick Brogan, ArtsQuest\u2019s Chief Programming Officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what better time? Country music is everywhere, attracting fans of all ages and delivering some of the most engaging shows on tour today,\u201d Brogan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team here has put together a mix of emerging national country headliners of tomorrow alongside some truly talented acts covering country\u2019s biggest names in Kenny Chesney & Lainey Wilson, all weekend long, all free! We can\u2019t wait to see where audiences take this festival in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schedule<\/p>\n
August 21<\/p>\n
6 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Erin Kelly, Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage<\/p>\n
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m., Kevin Kenny: The Chesney Show, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks<\/p>\n
9 p.m. – 9:40 p.m., Stomp & Shine: Line Dance Lessons with Whiskey and Roses, Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage<\/p>\n
August 22<\/p>\n
4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Luke Borchelt, Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage<\/p>\n
5 p.m., Clayton Mullen, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks<\/p>\n
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Peytan Porter, Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage<\/p>\n
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m., Lainey Nation: A Tribute to Lainey Wilson, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks<\/p>\n
9 p.m. – 11 p.m., Adam and the Armadillos, Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage<\/p>\n
There will be food available for purchase from Red Cedar Grill, Bacon on a Stick and Batch Micro-Creamery.<\/p>\n
There will be axe-throwing and local artisans and crafters.<\/p>\n
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