Popular MN Country Festivals Planning Big Reveals Next Week!

If you are a fan of Country music, summer time vibes, and plenty of fun people around, next week will be a great reminder of that. Two of Minnesota's biggest Country festivals will be announcing more acts for 2026. Both WE Fest and Lakes Jam have teased the announcements, but have also revealed part of their upcoming lineups. Here's what we know about the two big announcements.

Two Other Summer Shows Have Already Announced 2026 Line-ups!

Before we get to WE Fest and Lakes Jam, there were other announcements made late last week and early this morning about two other big summer Country festivals. Winstock announced its 2026 lineup that will feature Dierks Bentley headlining on Friday night and Luke Bryan on Saturday night.

Winstock runs June 19th and 20th this year, and you can see the full announcement, including learning what day Carly Pearce performs, by heading here.

Vicki's Camp N Country Jam also announced last week that another big name is coming to Redwood Falls. Joe Nichols was the third headliner announced, joining BlackHawk and Little Texas at the music festival that runs July 9-11. You can get more details on the festival or camping by heading here. 

WE Fest & Lakes Jam Are Making Announcements Next Week

Both WE Fest, which is held in Detroit Lakes, and Lakes Jam, held annually in Brainerd at BIR, are making major announcements next week. WE Fest will be announcing on Monday morning, and I think they might be hinting at something here, but what, or rather who, could it be?

Remember, we already know that Lainey Wilson will be performing...

Not to be outdone, Lakes Jam will be announcing the rest of the artists that are coming, besides headliners Bailey Zimmerman and Tucker Wetmore on Thursday.

What About Pierz Freedom Fest?

It looks like the two-day music festival is working on locking down camping reservations, and hopefully, after that opens up, we'll learn about who will be performing at the Morrison County Fairgrounds on July 17th and 18th of 2026.

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