Last Saturday’s Homegrown Music Festival was something we’d never done before and we had no idea what to expect — so to see so many community members show up in the St. Albans Bay Town Park was an amazing sight!

The bands sounded great, the crowd was awesome, and (with the exception of a brief 15-minute rain shower that had us all ducking for cover) we had beautiful weather.

We want to extend a huge “thank you” to the talented local music acts who performed at the festival; including GypsyWind, Bethany Conner, Troy Millette & Dylan Gumbas, Chris & Erica, and Shake — as well as to the vendors and our 14th Star team for making the event such a success.

We also want to thank all those that came out to the festival, we can’t do what we do without you and your support! Your contributions through beer sales and 50/50 raffle proceeds are being donated to organizations focused on cleaning up our local waterways, including Lake Champlain and Lake Carmi.

We are already planning on making this free all-day outdoor family event an annual tradition with more bands, more food, and more beer!  We hope to see you all next year at the 14th Star Homegrown Music Festival!