VanFest

This article is about the Pacific Northwest music festival VanFest. For the bus and van festival previously known as Vanfest, see Busfest.
VanFest
Genre Rock, punk rock, pop, alternative rock, hip hop
Dates August
Location(s) Maple Valley, Washington, United States
Years active 2011–present
Founded by Van Wolfe
Website
vanfestnw.org

VanFest is an annual music festival which takes place in Maple Valley, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2011 as a grassroots project by namesake Van Wolfe,[1] who was a student at Tahoma Senior High School at the time and described in The Stranger as a "superhuman".[2] The event series, featuring largely Pacific Northwest local bands, benefits the Maple Valley food bank.[3][4][5] VanFest Five, held in 2015, boasted four stages and 36 bands performing.[1][6] VanFest 2016 featured three stages along with a hip hop tent.[7]

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