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Frequently Asked Questions
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The California Country Music Festival™ (CCMF) IS Country
Music. REAL Country!
The concept behind the CCMF is Country Music, from Western, to the Classics, to Bluegrass,
and even some Modern Country Music. The CCMF is all about enjoying REAL Country
and Western
Music in a peaceful country atmosphere. Good, wholesome entertainment, food and
fun for the ENTIRE family, for a good value.
Basically, it all about just having a great
time!
If you have not done so already, sign up to get on our
email
list. This is a great way to get updated information sent to you.
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At this moment we are in contact with some of the Top Names in Country
and Western Music. Take a look at our
Current
Talent Lineup...
Monday, May 26, 2008 Memorial Day will be a
special day at the California Country Music Festival when the men and
women of the United States Military are honored with special performances
and a spectacular "Grand Finale" show Monday night.
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The site for the annual California Country Music Festival™ is slated to be
held at Kearney Park, at Fresno,
California. Kearney is perfectly suited to host the event with its picturesque,
rolling grassland and tree-lined landscape. Access to the site via car, RV, and
bus is accomplished via 4 major highways in the region (Attached
Map). AMTRAK service to
Fresno allows transportation to the sight
from all points in California. Air service into Fresno via Fresno / Yosemite
Airport affords access from several major airports.
With approximately 500 RV sites available on-site,
and a total of 10,000 room nights within an hour’s drive, the CCMF is capable
of accommodating several thousand persons who choose to spend all 3 days at the
festival.
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Pricing at this point has not been 100% determined (these prices could
go up or down before they are actually posted), but basically the prices
are as follows:
3-day VIP: Approx $450 (includes reserved seat, VIP parking, meals,
beverages)
3-day Reserved: Approx $225 (includes reserved seat and reserved
parking)
3-day General Admission: Approx $90 Adults / $25 Kids (7 yr-12 yr)
1-day General Admission: Approx $40 Adults / $15 Kids
NOTE: Kids 6 and under are FREE with an adult admission.
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Tickets will be available via this website and by mail as early as October
2004, but check back often for updates!
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We do plan on offering special packages and promotions. Please check back
later this year! Better yet, get on our mailing
list!
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Trains, planes and automobiles! Access the festival via car, RV, and bus via 4 major highways in the region
(Attached
Map). AMTRAK service to Fresno
allows transportation to the sight from all points in California. Air service into Fresno
via Fresno / Yosemite Airport is available.
Fresno Airport is the nearest 'major airport'.
There will also be bus shuttle services from several locations throughout Fresno
and surrounding communities.
Fresno Airport
Modesto Airport
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The California Country Music Festival™ will be offering limited-quantity,
on-site camping and RV spaces. We even are planning on offering some RV rentals
to make it REAL easy.
If you would like to stay with us during the
festival make sure you put your reservations in early! Check back to this
website often for updates or get on the mailing list.
For those with other needs or requirements, please check with the
Fresno Convention and
Visitors Bureau. They have extensive resources and information on local and
regional lodging and camp sites.
You can also search on the web at such places as Travelocity
or Expedia.
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Listed below is a sampling of the main festival elements as well as various
attractions that are currently planned for CCMF 2008:
 | Memorial Day celebrations honoring the men and women of the United
States Military |
| All-Star, Headliner Country and Western Music Stars in Classic, Bluegrass, and
Contemporary genres |
| Special, Surprise, Top-Name Artists |
| Local-Talent Musicians |
| Children's Cowboy Theatre, Poetry and Music |
| RV Camping |
| On-Site Convenience Stores |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Racing Display and Autograph Tent |
| Motorcycle Display Tent |
| "Motorcycle-a-Day" Give-Away |
| Western Fine Art Exhibit (Judged) |
| 'Sanctioned' Chili Cook-Off |
| Daily 'BBQ feed' |
| Sponsor Demo Trailers |
| Kid Zone |
| Outdoor "Play Land" for Kids (Supervised) |
| Merchandise Row (T-Shirts, Caps, Jackets, Banners, CD's of
Performers) |
| Art's & Crafts Booths |
| V.I.P. and Reserved Seating and Hospitality |
| Traveling Museum/History of Country Music (or similar) |
| On-Site RV Rentals Available for Campers |
| Nightly Fireworks and Multimedia Show |
| Guinness Record of the World's Largest Line-Dance (Current record
holder is Tamworth, Australia) |
| Dance Contests and Lessons |
| Military Jet Fly-Overs |
| Festival Video Production |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation "Meet the Stars" Program |
| "Country Cans For Kids" Food Drive |
| Other Entertainment TBD |
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This is going to be one of the great things about the festival... beside the
excellent musical entertainment. Chuck Wagon cooking! Delicious food such as BBQ, Chili, Home-made
cornbread and peach cobbler, are just a few of the mouth-watering items that
will be served.
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Fresno
is the only city in the United States with 3 national parks in its backyard:
Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite. What can you do in Fresno? A lot! From
snow skiing to water skiing and from horseback riding to hiking. Fresno has
a lot to offer!
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(Yes, that actually has been a question!)
Prior to the festival:
As with any concert, there will be a certain amount of 'noise' associated with
the production. During the period prior to the show date there will be
several trucks coming in and out of the site making deliveries that range from
forklifts, office trailers, RV's, water, Port-a-Potty's, dumpsters, stage/sound/light equipment and so
on. The majority of these deliveries will take place during normal business
hours, Monday-Friday. We will limit any after-hours deliveries as best we
can.
Show Time:
The show itself will obviously generate it's own brand of 'noise' - namely
the best sounding country music Fresno or Central California has ever heard!
Yeah!! But seriously,
the sound levels will range from 100 - 120 decibels. We will have a strict
policy on "quiet time" for all campers (around 1 am during the
weekend) and will not tolerate drunk and disorderly conduct on the site (at any
time!).
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Well hang on to your heart, 'cause you are going to LOVE this festival! Music
and Fun for Everyone!!
If you will be RV camping, of course bring what you will need to camp. We will
not be allowing any open fires or charcoal cooking, in the festival area,
however campfires contained in portable fireplaces and charcoal BBQ units will
be allowed in the RV camp only.
A basic list might contain;
| A Cooler with drinks (In camping areas only!). No coolers will
be allowed in the actual festival area. Please do not bring glass
containers. And… "Give a Hoot. Don't pollute". |
| Definitely a lawn chair for general admission seating (low back or
low profile lawn chairs only so you don't block anyone's
view) Sorry – no blanket seating allowed in the main festival
seating area! |
| Sunglasses |
| Sunscreen |
| A wide-brimmed hat and some cool clothes (The days can get hot!) |
| Umbrellas are nice, but they can interfere with peoples
line-of-site. Sorry, no umbrellas will be allowed in the
main festival
seating area. |
| Warm clothes (The evenings can get pretty cool) |
| Comfortable shoes |
| A Spray bottle (to cool down with) |
| Moist towelettes |
| Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc. |
| Beach towels |
| Camera (for the memories) |
| Batteries |
| Film |
We expect to have convenience stores and an ATM or two on the festival grounds, but come
prepared anyway.
Restrooms will be be plentiful. And there will be showers located in the RV
camp. Cooling tents and first aid stations will be available throughout
the festival.
Lots of additional information will be posted as the event draws near. So be
sure to bookmark our homepage and check back often.
Also, if you have not done so already, sign up to get on our
email
list. This is a great way to get updated information sent to you.
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As we are planning on having an "Arts & Crafts" area,
there should be plenty of booths available for local companies to show off
their wares and services.
In addition, Largo Vista will be looking for many types of services for
the festival that include merchandising, VIP catering, general public food
and beverage vendors, volunteer crowd control and information staff,
janitorial, waste management/recycling and so on.
In honoring our pledge to the community of Fresno to use local
services whenever possible, we will give first priority for local
companies when making final decisions on those services. Obviously we want
Fresno to benefit from the event in as many ways as possible.
However, until the final program is laid out and we establish our
vending policies we cannot confirm which type of services and vending will
be available. We expect to begin this process around October-November of
this year.
For those persons interested in exhibiting, vending, volunteering etc.,
please fill out our Participation Form on
this website. Please type in the
services you would like to provide. We will keep these records and contact
each person or company to discuss their involvement in detail.
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