Sandpoint SummerFest celebrates 30th years
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been 30 years since the first annual event once known as Jerryfest, which over the past three decades has morphed into SummerFest — an all-out seasonal party full of...
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Jack Frost Fest enters sixth year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back for its sixth year, the Jack Frost Fest marks the coming transition between cool fall days and winter in Sandpoint. Founded by Mattox Farm Productions’ Robb Talbott, who...
Sandpoint SummerFest cancels 2020 season
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Organizers for the annual music concert Sandpoint SummerFest confirmed July 8 that the event has been canceled for 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “It comes with an...
SummerFest No. 25 on tap next weekend
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Next weekend marks a quarter-century of rocking out in the woods for SummerFest. The Eureka Institute’s annual music festival — known colloquially for years as “Jerry Fest” — is...
SummerFest announces 2019 lineup
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This July, SummerFest will be celebrating its 25th year (including the prior iteration known colloquially as “Jerry Fest”). Recently, the organizers announced the 2019 lineup to mark this milestone,...
The glorious return of SummerFest
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Just when Sandpoint SummerFest organizers thought they were out, the community pulled them back in. After festivities wrapped up last year, they believed the sun was setting on SummerFest....
Summerfest: It’s ba-ack!
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes you can’t keep a good thing down. When Sandpoint Summerfest organizers announced that 2017 would be the last year for the popular annual music festival in Sagle, many...
SummerFest or bust
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Intern Tucked in the forests of North Idaho, a few things can be expected—plenty of wild animals, logging roads, an abandoned shack here and there, maybe a Sasquatch sighting. Less...
Sandpoint SummerFest:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Picture this: you’re enjoying a leisurely drive down a beautiful country lane. Rounding the corner, a pristine lake comes into view. You notice some cars parked in a...
