The Washington Pavilion announced Thursday that the performing arts center is bringing a new music concert to town in 2025.
Great Bear Ski Valley will co-host Lallycooler Music Festival with the Pavilion next year, July 11-12.
Country singer Sam Hunt will headline the outdoor event, which will feature a professional DJ overseeing the weekend performances. More than a dozen popular performers for the multi-genre festival will be announced soon. Local and regional artists will also take the stage during the family-friendly weekend celebration.
"Sioux Falls has never seen an event like what we are going to be delivering," said Darrin Smith, CEO at the Washington Pavilion, during Thursday's press conference.
He said he hopes to see more than 20,000 guests attend the live music event and that camping opportunities will be available on site to accommodate visitors.
"There is no one better suited to execute this than the Pavilion our 3e Encore team," he said. "We have the expertise and the amazing energy to create an event like this for the city and entire region."
Washington Pavilion chose Great Bear Ski Valley as the location for this music festival because of its sprawling 250-acre outdoor park and nature area. The stage will look out toward the landscape and hiking trails, and the ski hill will be used as amphitheater seating.
Great Bear General Manager Dan Grider said because they are primarily known as a winter destination, it’s been a long-time goal that the community sees and visits Great Bear as a year-round venue.
“Back in the early '80s, Great Bear used to host some pretty good shows," Grider said Thursday. "It's going to be so great to see this hill alive again with the sound of music."
Learn more about the festival: Keep an eye out for the announcement of Saturday's headliner as well as other performers who will be on stage.
Smith, who announced Thursday that the tagline for the festival is, "the coolest thing you'll do all summer," said he feels this is an ideal next step for the "vibrant and growing" Sioux Falls community.
“We see this festival as the start of a tradition that will evolve and that the community will be excited to embrace,” he said.
MarketBeat will be the presenting sponsor for the festival. Cost of day and weekend passes will be announced soon, but some of those proceeds will be donated to a local nonprofit, also to be announced soon.
"This is something the community is really excited to see," said Alexa Jerstad, director of communications out at Great Bear. "It's the kind of fun we've been missing in the area, and we can't wait to see the fun we're going to have at The Bear."
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: What to know about the Lallycooler Music Festival coming to Great Bear Ski Valley
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