{"id":46032,"global_id":"www.thexradio.com\/news?id=46032","global_id_lineage":["www.thexradio.com\/news?id=46032"],"author":"7","status":"publish","date":"2026-09-04 15:52:44","date_utc":"2026-09-04 20:52:44","modified":"2026-09-04 15:55:58","modified_utc":"2026-09-04 20:55:58","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/46032-46032\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/46032","title":"Summer Sundown 2026","description":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46033 additional-class aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_full_sq-850-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Summer Sundown Music Festival is about bringing together music lovers and artists of the eclectic music scenes across Illinois and the greater Midwest (and beyond) to help foster an even tighter, larger community.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend passes and single day passes out now! You can see our full lineup, fest details, and buy tickets at www.SummerSundownFest.com!<\/p>\n<p>Kids under 15 are free with a paying adult.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to all the great music, songwriter circles, and campfire jams, Summer Sundown will feature yoga and sound healing, arts and crafts vendors, and local food vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Bring a friend and be prepared to meet a few hundred new ones! Get excited people, it\u2019s #festivalseason!<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><em>Where:<\/em><\/strong> The Stage at Lake Sara just outside of Effingham, Illinois.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><em>When:<\/em><\/strong> Early Friday afternoon, Fri., Sep. 11 thru Sunday evening, Sep. 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Summer Sundown Music Festival is produced in partnership with Poss Music Works, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s Lineup:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46035 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SSMF26_Friday_sq-850-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"46032","image":false,"all_day":true,"start_date":"2026-09-11 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"11","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-09-13 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"13","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2026-09-11 05:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"11","hour":"05","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-09-14 04:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"14","hour":"04","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Community Calendar","slug":"community-calendar","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":2569,"filter":"raw","id":40,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/40","collection":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Summer Sundown 2026","description":"&lt;p&gt;Summer Sundown Music Festival is about bringing together music lovers and artists of the eclectic music scenes across Illinois and the greater Midwest (and beyond) to help foster an even [&hellip;]&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/46032-46032\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-09-11T00:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2026-09-13T23:59:59-05:00","performer":"Organization"}}