Milford Memories Festival -MIlford, MI

The Milford Memories Summer Festival is held annually in Western Oakland County and attracts over 200,000 people over 3 days. It is looking to book local, regional and touring solo artists and bands to perform live at the 2011 festival. Musicians will be asked to play a 2 hour set performance on either the stage set up for acoustic acts, the larger park stage geared towards families, or the Beer Tent stage for headlining bands. All genres are accepted, as long as the music is family friendly. Sound equipment and engineers are provided for the first two stages, but not the Beer Tent stage, for which artists are responsible for providing their own sound./n/nThe Milford Memories Summer Festival is held annually in Western Oakland County and attracts over 200,000 people over 3 days. It is looking to book local, regional and touring solo artists and bands to perform live at the 2011 festival. Musicians will be asked to play a 2 hour set performance on either the stage set up for acoustic acts, the larger park stage geared towards families, or the Beer Tent stage for headlining bands. All genres are accepted, as long as the music is family friendly. Sound equipment and engineers are provided for the first two stages, but not the Beer Tent stage, for which artists are responsible for providing their own sound. Artists can sell merchandise and keep all profits, and selected artists will receive exposure as there will be local radio and sponsors present at the festival.




About the Festival:


The Milford Memories Summer Festival is organized and run by The Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce and its volunteer committee.
The festival's purpose is to help the community. It provides many area groups and organizations the opportunity to raise much needed dollars and a way in which to promote themselves. It allows businesses to market themselves in creative ways and to enjoy increased business during the festival. The festival also promotes the Huron Valley community by showing thousands of festival visitors that the Huron Valley community is a great place to work and live.



Festival History:


The first festival was held in August, 1991 and revolved around a musical production entitled, “Milford Memories.” It told the story of Milford’s founding fathers, based on the book, "Ten Minutes Ahead of the Rest of the World." The play was written by Jamie Mason, and Michael McGuire wrote the score. The play was performed under a tent in Central Park that year and again in 1993. The art fair was half the size it is now and there were not nearly the number of events that are enjoyed today.