WHYS Music Festival

WHYS MUSIC FEST 2025 FUNDRAISER
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF WHYS RADIO
SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2025
TIME: 2:30PM – 8:15PM doors open @ 2pm
AT 4 MILE RESTAURANT & BAR
S5786 Highway 37, Eau Claire, WI.
ADMISSION: $30

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:
WHYSRADIO.ORG
REVIVAL RECORDS
4 MILE RESTAURANT & BAR

Band Lineup:
2:30-3:30pm UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR
  3:30-4:00pm Contra Dance-featuring caller Mattie Rynkiewicz & WHYS Contra band (contra/dance tent)
4:00-5:00pm PRETEND FRIEND
 5:00-5:30pm Contra Dance- featuring caller Mattie Rynkiewicz & WHYS Contra band(contra/dance tent)
5:30-6:30pm KING RAS JOHN W/ COLLIE CONNECTION
 6:30-7:00PM Contra Dance featuring caller Mattie Rynkiewicz & WHYS Contra band (contra /dance tent)
7:00-8:15pm PISTOL WHIPPIN’ PARTY PENGUINS

Food: Visit Taco Bar hosted by 4 Mile Foodies  ( vegan & vegetarian options available )
BEVERAGES: Castle Danger Brewery (two Harbors, MN) returns as the host beer
  Premium NA beers and soft drinks are also available.

Consider Biking to the Festival:
Bike Chippewa Valley & Jeremy Gragert are coordinating an organized Bike Ride along the Chippewa River State Trail - Hobbs Arena to 4 Mile /WHYS Fest The Festival is just a hop, skip and a jump from the bike path! Contact: Jeremy Gragert: jgragert@gmail.com for details.
On you own: take the Chippewa River State Trail toward Caryville, one mile passed the HWY 85 rest stop is cemetery road, stop, turn left and look for “WHYS Fest” signs. (WHYS Fest/4 Mile Restaurant is 1.2 miles from cemetery road)

What's new in 2025

• Contra Dance: Contra Dance with caller Mattie Rynkiewicz & WHYS Contra Dance Band. Caller Mattie Rynkiewicz welcomes all levels of participation and all ages to learn contra dancing. “I like to teach everyone no matter their age or ability, everyone can contra dance” So stop into the contra dance tent. Mattie Rynkiewicz.
• Dogs: Supervised, leashed & friendly dogs are a welcome addition to WHYS Fest 2025.
  Dog owners are required to cleanup after their four legged friends. You are responsible for your dog.
• No Plastic Bottles: WHYS Festival has taken plastic water bottles off the beverage menu.
  We encouraging folks to bring their own water bottle. A Water Station is available on site.

Kids Activities: Black Canvas Face painting, Bean bags toss, Horse shoes(rubber) and Hammocks. Everyone is welcome. The bean bags, horseshoes & hammocks are first come first serve so remember to take turns, that goes for the adults too.

Local Crafts To Buy:
Homegrown Instruments: Boxconcerto.net and Oconomowoc Flutes are bringing tunable gourd instruments and hand carved flutes
Tie Dye Apparel: Dani’s Dyes offering handmade tie dye clothing

Things to Bring to WHYS Music Festival:
Bike lock
Chair
Water bottle
... and movin’ and groovin enthusiasm to celebrate 20 years of WHYS Radio.

WHYS Radio, Inc., a 501c3 non profit low power-FM radio station. WHYS 96.3 is 100% Volunteer run and locally operated community radio station relying on listeners and community businesses for the past 20 years to make WHYS your community alternative in the Chippewa Valley for diverse music and programs. Please donate.