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Fans watch Joshua James and his band perform at Fork Fest 2023.

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In this undated photo, Fork Fest attendees lounge in the Hammock Hangout area.

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In this undated photo, Fork Fest attendees gather on the grass to listen to music.

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Returning for its seventh year, one of Utah County’s biggest music festivals is taking place June 7-8. Fork Fest is an annual showcase of Utah bands presented by the Harrington Center for the Arts and Velour Live Music Gallery.

Started by Velour owner Corey Fox and singer-songwriter Joshua James back in 2010, the Harrington Center for the Arts helped revive the festival in 2019 and it has been an annual summer event since.

Fork Fest takes place at Art Dye Park in American Fork and brings thousands of patrons. It consists of three stages: two stages side by side and one a little further away, the Forest Stage. Fork Fest will feature lots of food trucks, vendors, a foam pit, a hammock hangout and murals spread across the festival grounds.

This year will include a Firelight Kickoff on June 7 at the Forest Stage, which is created every year by Boxcar Studios and features more intimate performances from singer-songwriter artists, while the two main stages feature larger bands. The artists highlighted at the kickoff event this year will include Libbie Linton (of Mideau), John Allred, Flannel Graph, Joshua James and Julianne Brough, and headlining the evening will be Book on Tape Worm.

June 8 will feature a wide variety of artists including I Don’t Know How But They Found Me (iDKHOW), which is coming back to headline, with additional local favorites including The Moth and The Flame, Cardinal Bloom, Beeson and many more.

Coming back for its seventh year, this festival has continued to grow increasingly, highlighting not only the vast music community that Utah has to offer but also the numerous talented artists and craftsmen who are vendors at the festival. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on their website at ForkFest.org.

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