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On today’s Afternoon Drive, we talked all about the different events and activities happening in Knox County this summer.

We tried to keep everything in chronological order, so grab your calendar and check out all the dates and events down below!

The first event we talked about was one that starts today and goes through Saturday, June 20th – The Danville/Howard Turkey Festival! This year, the festival is introducing GIGANTIC inflatables! Plus, there will be lots of live entertainment, the Little Miss and Mr. Turkey pageant, a live auction, and lots of different food vendors. Plus, we’ll be there with Big Blue all four days of the festival, giving away lots of awesome stuff. You can get more information at the official festival website by clicking here, or you can click here to find out more on our WNZR prize baskets that you can enter to win.

The next event we covered was Centerburg Heart of Ohio USA Days. This festival takes place June 24th-27th, and is packed full of fun stuff, including a parade, the Lucky Ducky Race, the Little Miss Liberty and Little Uncle Sammy pageant, an autographed guitar auction, and tons of live entertainment, including a Beatles tribute band. And, they’ll end the festival with fireworks on Saturday night! For more information on that festival, you can head over here.

Also happening that same weekend is the 56th National WACO Club Reunion. This will take place June 25th-28th and for more information on that, you can head over here.

We also talked A LOT about July 4th weekend, because there are a ton of activities you won’t want to miss. On Friday, July 3rd is Mount Vernon’s June First Friday, which will take place from 6:00pm-9:00pm. That same night is the WNZR Fireworks Viewing Party, which will start at 8:00pm on the back of MVNU’s campus off of Cougar Drive. Then, on Saturday, July 4th is the Ariel-Foundation Park Grand Opening Celebration from 1:00pm-10:00pm. You can find out all the details on that over here. Also on Saturday is Fredericktown’s 4th of July Celebration from 9:00am-11:00pm at Fredericktown Community Park.

Another event you won’t want to miss is MTVArts presentation of Mary Poppins. This will take place July 10th-19th at Memorial Theatre in Mount Vernon and you can get all the details for that by clicking here.

Then, July 25th – August 1st, you’ll want to visit the Knox County Fair. This another event packed full of awesome entertainment and fun for the whole family. You can find out more over here.

On Friday, August 7th, you can check out Mount Vernon’s August First Friday from 6:00pm-9:00pm.

And lastly, you can check out the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival. This festival will take place in Mount Vernon August 13th-16th. You can find out more at the official festival website by clicking here.

Also, head over to the Knox County Convention and Visitor Bureau’s website, which you can find by clicking here, for the complete calendar of events happening in Knox County this summer.

Have a great Wednesday evening and make sure to come visit our Big Blue Crew on the road at the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival!

-Jess

Who knew there were so many concerts and musical festivals this summer?!

For this week’s Who Knew Wednesday, we gave you all the information on the different summer concerts and festivals featuring some of your favorite artists.

The first festival we talked about was the 28th annual Alive Festival, which will take place June 17th – 20th at Atwood Lake Park in Mineral City, Ohio. There are going to be over 70 different artists and speakers, including TobyMac, Skillet, Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, NEEDTOBREATHE, Tenth Avenue North, For King & Country, Meredith Andrews, Colton Dixon, and MANY others! You can see the complete lineup, ticket information, and everything else you need to know about the Alive Festival here!

We also talked about the Creation Festival Northeast. This festival is June 24th – 27th at the Agape Farm in Mt. Union, Pennsylvania- perfect for a fun, mini-road trip! This festival also has an incredible lineup, with headliners TobyMac, Switchfoot, Skillet, and Lecrae! There will also be performances from Colton Dixon, Blanca, Natalie Grant, Matthew West, and many more of your favorite artists. For all the details on that festival, click here!

Another festival that starts just one day later than Creation Northeast is SpiritSong, which combines two awesome things – concerts and roller coasters! This festival takes place June 25th – 27th at Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason and, like the previously mentioned festivals, has an AWESOME lineup! You can catch Newsboys, Kari Jobe, For King & Country, Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Colton Dixon, Sidewalk Prophets, Tenth Avenue North, Love & the Outcome, and more! For the complete SpiritSong schedule and information on tickets, click here!

And the last festival we talked about is Creation Ichthus, which will take place July 8th – 11th in Lexington, Kentucky. At this festival, you’ll be able to see performances from Newsboys, Matthew West, Relient K, Natalie Grant, Colton Dixon, 7eventh Time Down, Rhett Walker Band, and many others. For more information on Ichthus, head over here!

If you don’t want to attend an entire festival, but still want to catch some live music this summer, we highlighted a couple concerts you can see.

If you’re a fan of Rend Collective, they’ll be at Grove City United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 28th. You can check out all the information on that concert here.

You can also check out Christ Tomlin at the Ohio State Fair on Monday, August 3rd. The concert starts at 7pm and you can get all the information on that over here!

And, even though it isn’t happening until September 26th, we gave some information on SonFest 2015! The first three artists who have been announced are Colton Dixon, Leeland, and I Am They. More artists will be added to the lineup soon, and we’ll tell you as soon as they’re announced. Tickets will go on sale soon and you can head over here to find out how to get those and for all the other information on SonFest 2015.

Our word of the day was Yooper, which is a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (I like to imagine there’s a superhero who lives on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who is named that Super Yooper)

Joe was also excited about his Soda Pop Shoppe Jelly Belly jelly beans. We tried all the different flavors – Orange and Grape Crush, A&W Root Beer and Cream Soda, 7-Up, and Dr. Pepper. If you could create any flavor of jelly bean, what would it be?

Have a great evening and thanks for listening!

-Jess

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