Summer Sundown Music Festival

05/20/2026

🔔 FEST INFO! Join us Sunday of Memorial Day weekend for the Time to Kill Campout 2026 -- hosted by Summer Sundown Music Festival and Poss Music Works. This lakeside soiree showcases local artists and kicks off the Poss Music Works outdoor season!

WHERE?
The Stage @ Lake Sara
8724 E. Marine Drive, Effingham, IL

WHEN?
Sunday, May 24, 2026
2pm-9:00pm

TICKETS:
$15 advance / $20 at the door / kids 15 and under FREE
Buy now at www.possmusicworks.com

LINEUP
2:00pm Bathtub H***h (Effingjam, IL)
3:30pm Spatch (outer space)
5:00pm Jacob Kuhns Experience (Edgewood, IL)
6:30pm Hunter Peebles & the Moonlighters (STL)
8:00pm Taylor Steele & The Love Preachers (Effingham, IL)
9:00pm Time To Kill Family Jam
..plus Songwriter Showcases on the Tweener Stage between bands!

CAMPING
Free primitive camping on-site. Paid RV camping and tent camping with electricity, firepit, and picnic table across the street at Lake Sara Campground. Free RV Camping (no hookups) available in the main parking lot.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
The Rusty Reel bar will be open onsite. The Hunger Void food truck will be slinging food. Plus, you and your family can enjoy yard games throughout the day, and the night owls can join around the campfire at night!

The Poss Music Works booth will be offering discounted tickets to our other festivals, lunch items and baked goods for sale, & the return of the Possie Awards 👀

Pinky's, The Rusty Reel, and the brand new Lake Sara Beach are all right next door!

Bring your crew, a lawn chair, and a fun-loving attitude. Let's have a great day!

05/19/2026

Taylor Steele & The Love Preachers take blues, country, & soul and put their own stamp of funk on it. Led by powerhouse vocalist, Taylor Steele, the band backing her add an incredible mix to the show.

But wait, there's more!

The Rusty Reel bar will be open onsite. The Hunger Void food truck will be slinging food. Plus, you and your family can enjoy yard games throughout the day, and the night owls can join around the campfire at night!

The Poss Music Works booth will be offering discounted tickets to our other festivals, lunch items and baked goods for sale, & the return of the Possie Awards 👀

Pinky's, The Rusty Reel, and the brand new Lake Sara Beach are all right next door!

It’s all going down at The Stage at Lake Sara on May 24th, starting at 2pm as part of Time to Kill Campout 2026 presented by Summer Sundown Music Festival

Tickets are $15 adv / $20 dos and can be purchased at possmusicworks.com.

Join us!

05/18/2026

Jacob Kuhns Experience packs grunge, funk, and a whole lotta Edgewood into every set they play.

We're kicking off festival season *This Weekend* at Lake Sara and all the cool people will be there.

Come out to Time to Kill Campout 2026 and join us for a Sunday of games, food, drinks, and so much great music!

05/14/2026

These fellas are coming to rock Time To Kill Campout 2026 on Sunday, May 24! Get those tickets to our first outdoor show of the year for Poss Music Works and we will see you there!

05/14/2026

Coming right up! It’s our big outdoor kickoff. Join us!

🚨 BIG SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Join us Sunday of Memorial Day weekend for the Time to Kill Campout 2026 -- hosted by Summer Sundown Music Festival and Poss Music Works. This lakeside soiree showcases local artists and kicks off the Poss Music Works outdoor season!

Sunday, May 24, 2026
2pm-9:00pm

Tickets: $15 advance / $20 at the door
🎟️ BUY NOW: https://www.simpletix.com/e/time-to-kill-campout-2026-tickets-271588

2026 LINEUP (set times TBD)
Hunter Peebles & the Moonlighters (STL)
Taylor Steele & The Love Preachers (Effingham, IL)
Bathtub H***h (Effingjam, IL)
Jacob Kuhns Experience (Edgewood, IL)
Spatch (outer space)..plus Songwriter Showcases

CAMPING
Free primitive camping on-site. Paid RV camping and tent camping with electricity, firepit, and picnic table across the street at Lake Sara Campground. Free RV Camping (no hookups) available in the main parking lot.

OTHER INFO
Music starts at 2pm and goes 'til we're done! Bonfire jams to follow...

Yard games all day.

We will also be hosting the 2nd annual Possie Awards throughout the afternoon -- nominate anyone in attendance for any award you'd like to give them -- all for a good cause!

Food and drinks will be for sale. The Hunger Void food truck and the Rusty Reel bar with both be on-site.

Bring your crew, a lawn chair, and a fun-loving attitude. Let's have a great day!

05/06/2026

First outdoor show of the year!

05/01/2026

🚨 Lineup Drop: Summer Sundown 2026 🚨

This is gonna be a doozy, folks.

🎟️ Get your tickets at: SummerSundownFest.com

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ABOUT SSMF
Poss Music Works is thrilled to announce this eclectic lineup of artists from Illinois (and beyond!) for Summer Sundown Music Festival 2026.

Our mission is simple: help define, celebrate, and grow the sound of Illinois music. This year’s artists represent a cross-section of Central and Southern Illinois, alongside select regional and national acts that elevate the bill and bring fresh energy into the scene.

We’re not focused on genre. We’re focused on connection, discovery, and community.

For one late-summer lakeside weekend, we bring artists and music lovers of all ages together for original music, workshops, connection, and relaxation. Our goal is to connect regional music scenes and build lasting relationships.

If you believe in supporting live, original music, we hope you’ll join us for the 7th annual Summer Sundown Music Festival.

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

We're dropping the 🌊 FINAL WAVE announcement at 10AM tomorrow morning (May 1st!) and our weekend pass pricing will go up at midnight!

Grab your passes today to save $10 plus fees & take a chance on the rest of the lineup (you’re gonna like it).

Join us at the lake and we'll 🤘🌅🎸

02/13/2026

We love to see (and hear!) 2025 headliner Taylor Hunnicutt making amazing music with MCF 2025 headliner John Moreland

Out NOW! Thank you ❤️ Artwork by 🐬Yall go CRANK IT UP!

12/30/2025

Help Poss Music Works hit our $30k goal! Taking donations until 12/31/25 at 11:59pm. ➡️ www.PossMusicWorks.com/Donate