Event

Chautauqua Music Festival 2017

What we are: Now in its third season, Chautauqua Music Festival was started to support the elementary and middle school music programs on Vashon Island. To date, the festival has raised over $14,000 to support young musicians who lack the means to buy instruments, sheet music and other expenses. Our goal is to help augment the schools ability to make sure every young promising musician has the means to thrive in their music. The event showcases young and adult local musical acts with established northwest performers in a fantastic outdoor venue.

Last year we had 650 people in attendance and we anticipate that over 1000 people will be over the course of the weekend. This is a 2-day festival, Friday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5th.

This years Line up includes:
Thunderpussy
Tilson XOXO
Ian Moore
Acapulco Lips
Great Spiders
Iska Dhaaf
Grizzled Mighty
Pete Droge
Low Hums
Chris Ballew
El Steiner
Hula Bees
Sloucher
Sweet Jesus
Ralph Reign
JD Hobson
Colin Loch
I Solisti Di Vashon
John Browne
Bill Patton
Gabe Mintz
Kat Eggleston
20 Eyes

We are also adding several elements this year that should really make this one stand out. These include:

-Food from Via Tribunali and Caffe Vita as well as Gravy, an acclaimed local restaurant
-Vendors ranging from food to a small record and used bookstore stand.
-Increased security and safety measures.
-A water tent.
-Several full service bars.
-On site camping, including RV hookups.
-A shuttle from the ferry to the campgrounds at the American Youth Hostel and the event all day and night.Get down to the Fauntleroy ferry terminal,take a beautiful ferry ride, get picked up on the other side and taken to your camping and a wonderful 2 days of delicious award winning food and matchless music!