We Fest
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WE Fest
This is the general information page for WE Fest. For specific events/years follow the links below.
Past Festivals:
WE Fest 2019
WE Fest 2018
WE Fest 2017

Location
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States
The next WE Fest will be happening sometime in the future.
Quick Info
Annual Summer Festival
Ages: From 0 To 100
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Contact
Email Addresses
General Inquiries
info@wefest.com
info@wefest.com
Sponsor Inquiries
sponsors@wefest.com
sponsors@wefest.com
Press Inquiries
dixie@allthebuzzllc.com
dixie@allthebuzzllc.com
Vendor Inquiries
vendors@wefest.com
vendors@wefest.com
Employment Inquries
employment@wefest.com
employment@wefest.com
Booking Inquiries
booking@wefest.com
booking@wefest.com
Phone Contacts
1-800-493-3378 -
Websites
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About WE Fest
Since WE Fest’s inception in 1983, it has been one of the leading country music festivals in the nation. Twice nominated for the Country Music Association’s prestigious Best Special Event award, WE Fest is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding events of its kind in the nation.
WE Fest offices are located on the scenic Soo Pass Ranch, which also contains a natural amphitheater that accommodates up to 50,000 people, including 7,000 reserved seats, and 10 separate campgrounds with a total camping capacity of 35,000 people. WE Fest employs a year-round staff of professional sales, marketing and administrative staff.
Fully developed as a concert venue, the Soo Pass Ranch has a permanent stage and backstage compound inclusive of air-conditioned dressing rooms with running water, catering and production facilities including permanent sound towers and mix station. The concert bowl also contains 50+ concession stands, and locations for dozens of additional portable concessions. The company has invested heavily in developing the concert site, including bringing city sewer and water lines to the ranch, which allows for running water, and permanent rest rooms in the concert bowl.
Situated on the shores of Lake Sallie, and in the meadows and woods surrounding the concert bowl, the Soo Pass Ranch campgrounds are easily accessed through pedestrian underpasses beneath the two highways that flank the concert bowl. The campgrounds are well groomed, with lighting and permanent shower houses. There are multiple lane entrances to each campground, which allows for faster ingress for camping vehicles at major events. The Soo Pass Ranch boasts over 9,000 campsites.
WE Fest offices are located on the scenic Soo Pass Ranch, which also contains a natural amphitheater that accommodates up to 50,000 people, including 7,000 reserved seats, and 10 separate campgrounds with a total camping capacity of 35,000 people. WE Fest employs a year-round staff of professional sales, marketing and administrative staff.
Fully developed as a concert venue, the Soo Pass Ranch has a permanent stage and backstage compound inclusive of air-conditioned dressing rooms with running water, catering and production facilities including permanent sound towers and mix station. The concert bowl also contains 50+ concession stands, and locations for dozens of additional portable concessions. The company has invested heavily in developing the concert site, including bringing city sewer and water lines to the ranch, which allows for running water, and permanent rest rooms in the concert bowl.
Situated on the shores of Lake Sallie, and in the meadows and woods surrounding the concert bowl, the Soo Pass Ranch campgrounds are easily accessed through pedestrian underpasses beneath the two highways that flank the concert bowl. The campgrounds are well groomed, with lighting and permanent shower houses. There are multiple lane entrances to each campground, which allows for faster ingress for camping vehicles at major events. The Soo Pass Ranch boasts over 9,000 campsites.
In The News!
- WE Fest Day 3: Big & Rich honor the military; Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson prove they are not the same person - Detroit Lakes Online Aug 04, 2019
- I fest, you fest, WE Fest ... sights and sounds from the festival's opening night - Detroit Lakes Online Aug 02, 2019
- Campers From Across the Country Gear Up for WE Fest 2019 - KVRR Aug 01, 2019
- WE Fest 2019 Single-Day Lineups Announced - Taste of Country May 15, 2019
- 4-Pack WE Fest 3-Day Passes - khak.com Jan 30, 2019
- Neon Reverb pushes back its 2019 fest to bring in a new sponsor - Las Vegas Weekly Feb 05, 2019
- 4-Pack WE Fest 3-Day Passes - khak.com Jan 30, 2019
- The 2019 We Fest Lineup Has Been Officially Announced - q985online.com Jan 30, 2019
- Jamey Johnson, Big & Rich + More Added to 2019 WE Fest Lineup - Taste of Country Jan 30, 2019
- Chris Stapleton to Headline WE Fest 2019 - Taste of Country Aug 03, 2018
- Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn Added as 2019 WE Fest Headliners - Taste of Country Oct 24, 2018
- Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn Join Chris Stapleton as 2019 WE Fest Headliners Oct 24, 2018
- WE Fest campers line up, but so do the vendors due to new rules Jul 31, 2018
- Crossing country: WE Fest acts strike gold with pop, rap stars Jul 31, 2018