8th NEWBERRY EVENT Music & Arts Festival - Fundraiser to Defeat MS!

07/24/2020 - 07/26/2020

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Central Oregon’s 8th NEWBERRY EVENT Music & Arts Festival / Charity to Defeat MS! is an OUTDOOR ticketed 3-day festival well-known as a great time for a good cause. It’s a fun summer getaway, with multi-genre live music 10am to 10pm, July 24, 25, 26, 2020, with FREE Tent CAMPING, and RV sites available. Family-friendly with kids <13 FREE admission, and teen price tickets. See great Google and Facebook reviews, and come join the smiles and fun.

With over 20 bands on two rotating stages, the rural acreage, lawns, shady aspens & pines of So. Deschutes County create an unforgettable outdoor venue. La Pine and Sunriver come together as “Newberry Country” at the foot of Newberry National Volcanic Monument, a recreation paradise. With many vendors – great food (breakfasts too), Sunriver Brewing Co.beers, Kombucha, ciders, CBD drinks and distillery vendors, you’ll find everything you need for the day or weekend. You’ll also enjoy dancers, homemade arts & crafts, and a silent auction plus raffles of incredible art and merchandise. With attendance less than 500, this ticketed fundraising festival feels like your friends’ private party.

Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological and autoimmune disease that can keep people from moving. Come rock out and dance for those who can’t. Raise awareness and research funds to find the cause and develop a cure. The 501c3 charity benefits the Oregon National Multiple Sclerosis Society, as well as Central Oregon MS patients needs. The Newberry Event was proud to have received the state’s “Hidden Gem Festival Award” at the annual meeting of the Oregon Festivals and Events Association, for “small but worthy events with under 1000 attendees that makes an impact on a community and is worth bragging about! Don’t miss it!

Bands who have headlined or lead-ins have been: Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (Willie Nelson’s son; now a rising star.) 2019 headlined Tal Wilkenfeld, an award winning Australian born bass and guitar phenom who has performed alongside Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Mick Jagger. The legendary East Coast Indie funk jam band, Lettuce headlined 2018. Many others are Brooklyn based Pimps of Joytime (video), Petty Thievery Petty tribute band, Western music and comedy group Riders In the Sky, Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Starship, American folk legends Brewer & Shipley, Roses Pawn Shop, Montana’s Dodgy Mountain Men, Euphorquestra, FISHBONE, Andy Frasco & the UN, The Riverside bluegrass, and Portland’s Pigs on the Wing Pink Floyd Tribute band, and many more. The variety is wholesome and refreshing!