The Festival of Friends is the largest free music festival of its kind. The event presents many international headliners and some of the best local talent to date. Different genres of music are presented each day on three different stages - check our website to see the Artist Schedule. Our attendance of over 250,000 each year makes the Festival of Friends an attractive event for our many craft and food vendors, business samplers and sponsors. We also feature the Music Museum, a large Midway, Kids Pavilion and foods from around the world. As a family friendly free event, the Festival of Friends is an event to mark in your summer calendar for the best of music, food, culture & world class entertainment.