Songs of Summer Festival Coming Up

The Songs of Summer Festival in Litchfield is coming up – just two weeks from today – on August 15th. It will be held in Memorial Park by Lake Ripley again this year, with gates opening at 4 p.m. and the music starting at 5.

Sarah Jones says there will be three musical acts – Michael Shynes, South 40 and the Fabulous Armadillos, and the already have two of three acts booked already for 2026. She says Memorial Park is a great location which they have utilized now that the Litchfield Area Recreation Center has been constructed on their previous site.

Jones says there will be lots of food vendors at the Songs of Summer Festival. She says you should bring lawn chairs. Amanda Nelson says they’ve selected three youth-related groups to benefit from this year’s festival – the Meeker County 4H Dog Project, the Litchfield Spitfire Special Olympics team, and Boy Scout Troop 353, and the amount they are able to grant to each group is based upon how many raffle tickets they sell. She says raffle tickets are available at Mid-Country Bank in Litchfield and from any board member.

Nelson says more people are welcome to join their board so if you have an interest in volunteering, they could use you as it takes a lot of people to put on this event each year. She says they have lots of great sponsors who help make the Songs of Summer Festival possible and they accept freewill donations for attendance – so give whatever you are able to give. The Litchfield Watercade royalty will be helping with the raffle drawing which will be held around 8 p.m. on August 15th at the Songs of Summer Festival.