About the Farm Aid Festival

The Farm Aid Festival

Each year, Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host a Farm Aid festival to bring together a wide variety of artists, farmers and fans for one mission: keeping family farmers on the land. Farm Aid is an all-day festival that brings together incredible music, good food and hands-on activities to get folks in touch with the roots of our food. Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised $57 million to help family farmers thrive all over the country while inspiring millions of people to take part in the Good Food Movement.

Farm Aid 2019

Farm Aid’s annual festival is a an all-day celebration of music and family farmers featuring a unique lineup of artists and genres, along with family farm-identified, local and organic foods as part of our HOMEGROWN Concessions®.

Farm Aid 2019 will be Saturday, September 21, at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, marking the second time that Farm Aid has brought its music and food festival to the state.

Lineup

The Farm Aid 2019 lineup includes: Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Bonnie Raitt, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Margo Price, Jamey Johnson, Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne, Yola and Particle Kid. Additional artists will be announced this summer.

Click here to learn more about the lineup and listen to our Farm Aid 2019 Mixtape.

Tickets

Tickets went on sale on Friday, July 12, at 10 a.m. CDT. Ticket prices range from $54.50 to $249.50 and are available for purchase at LiveNation.com.

Learn more about tickets, policies, packages and see a seating map.

“With devastating weather, low prices and harmful farm and trade policies, America’s family farmers are facing immense challenges to hold onto their farms. It’s not right… family farmers are essential for all of us…At Farm Aid 2019, we’ll highlight solutions and show our support for family farmers’ contributions to our health, economy and environment.” – Willie Nelson

Venue Information

Click here for information on the venue, including a list of allowed and prohibited items, directions and parking information.

The Farm Aid App

Festivalgoers can access the entire Farm Aid experience through the official Farm Aid 2019 mobile app, which will become available in August for iPhone and Android devices. Fans will be able to learn details about Farm Aid 2019, from the HOMEGROWN Concessions® menu to the stories of local farmers, as well as make their own personalized schedule of music, workshops and artist briefings for the day.

The HOMEGROWN Village

The HOMEGROWN Village is like a mini festival within a festival! In the Village, festivalgoers explore hands-on activities that engage all of their senses in the Farm Aid mission. Hear farmers and artists talk together about pressing issues on the FarmYard Stage, attend demonstrations to learn agrarian skills and celebrate the culture of agriculture in the HOMEGROWN Skills tent, connect with farmers and organizations doing critical food and farm work all over the country and so much more.

Read about last year’s exhibits and learn how to participate.

HOMEGROWN Concessions®

Each Farm Aid festival features Farm Aid’s HOMEGROWN Concessions®, the first-of-its-kind model for featuring family farm-identified, local and organic foods at major concert events. Pioneering a change in food for the music business, HOMEGROWN Concessions® features family farm food according to Farm Aid’s criteria: sustainably produced by family farmers, using ecological practices, with a fair price paid to the farmers. HOMEGROWN Concessions® has fed more than 283,000 festivalgoers since its introduction at Farm Aid in 2007. Backstage, artists and crew enjoy HOMEGROWN Catering with the same family farm standards. Farm Aid uses all compostable serviceware and promotes and facilitates composting for the venue with a goal of zero waste.

“At Farm Aid…we’ll come together to stand up to the handful of corporations that control our food system. If you want a better world, it starts with you.” — John Mellencamp

Hotels

Farm Aid has partnered with Hotels For Hope to assist festivalgoers with their lodging needs for Farm Aid 2019. Every room night booked through Hotels for Hope generates a $2 donation to a charitable organization that seeks to help children live happier and healthier lives. Farm Aid’s HOMEGROWN Youthmarket, which trains urban youth to operate farmers markets in neighborhoods that have limited access to fresh, healthy food, will be the recipient of the donations raised through rooms booked for Farm Aid 2019.

Click here to book your room through Hotels for Hope now.

Volunteer at Farm Aid 2019

Volunteers play a vital role in making the festival happen each year. Interested in helping out? Visit our volunteers page for more information. Thank you!

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