HeavenFest

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HeavenFest
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Backdrop at the CCU Main Stage, HeavenFest 2015
Genre CCM, rock, pop, rap
Location(s) Brighton, Colorado (2008-2009)
Longmont, Colorado (2010)
Loveland, Colorado (2011–2012)
Morrison, Colorado (2015-2016)
Years active2008-2012, 2015-2016
Founded by Worship and the Word Movement
Website www.heavenfest.net

HeavenFest was an annual Christian music festival attracting tens of thousands of people each summer. The festival was held in multiple cities over the years along the Front Range of Colorado.

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History

In its first two years, HeavenFest drew 12,500 and 23,000 people to the grounds of Northern Hills Church near Brighton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. [1] The 2010 event brought in the Scream the Prayer Tour while changing locations to a field in Longmont and drawing over 35,000 attendees. [2] After one year in Longmont, The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) in Loveland became the new host of the festival. [3] After 2 years in Loveland, organizers cancelled the 2013 event for "a year of rest." [4] In July 2014 it was announced on HeavenFest's Facebook page [5] that the festival would return under new ownership and management after a two year hiatus. The 2015 event was held August 7–8 at Bandimere Speedway [6] in Morrison and it was there they announced that HeavenFest would return to the dragstrip July 29th-30th 2016. [7]

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References

  1. "Heaven Fest: Third annual Christian music festival moves to Longmont - TheBrightonBlade.com". www.thebrightonblade.com.
  2. Post, Sarah Horn | The Denver (31 July 2010). "35,000 gather at Longmont's Heaven Fest".
  3. "Heaven Fest comes to Loveland". www.timescall.com. 28 July 2011.
  4. Post, Adrian D. Garcia | The Denver (13 March 2013). "Heaven Fest taking "year of rest," will be back in 2014".
  5. "HeavenFest". www.facebook.com.
  6. "HeavenFest announces new ownership and management. In 2015 HeavenFest moves to Bandimere Speedway". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  7. "HeavenFest 2016". Events in America. Retrieved May 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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