The gates to the 30th anniversary of Countryfest have opened.
Some people have been lined up for a while.
Walter Boryskiewich from Roblin had been in the lineup since 4 pm on Friday. Bill from Alberta lined up yesterday morning around 11. Lynda Bennie from Winnipeg got here around noon yesterday.
Jason Aldean is the Saturday night headliner but people are excited for more than just him.
Bill is looking forward to the music and fun. Bennie is looking forward to the awesome lineup of music. Robert MacDonald from Bonnieville in Alberta is excited for the Sunday lineup because he went to the first few Countryfests and is looking forward to seeing the past performers.
There’s a mix of new and experienced people for this year.
Boryskiewich has only missed two years of Countryfest. Bill comes every year. Bennie has been every year since 2004. Living in Alberta, MacDonald hasn’t been able to make it out to every Countryfest. He was at the 25th and the last one he went to was 3 years ago.
Countryfest has an annual economic impact of 10 million dollars and contributes over 150 thousand dollars every year to volunteer community organizations.
The lineup to get into Countryfest started last week on Friday.
