The Wander Down Music Festival

01/01/2022

It is with deep sadness that Poss Music Works announces that we will no longer be promoting the Wander Down Music Festival. By mutual agreement, the name of the festival remains with the Way Down Wanderers and may rise again at a time and place of their choosing. We wish them all the best with whatever direction they decide to take it.
Poss Music Works is working with Touch of Nature to build a family friendly, retreat-style festival called the Little Grassy Get Down on the second weekend in October. More details will be forthcoming!

09/17/2021

This is two weeks from tonight in Effingham, IL. They were coming for WDMF. This is an outdoor show with plenty of room to spread out. Limited tickets.
https://www.facebook.com/100460794737535/posts/563761561740787/

Effingham, we are heading back your way Friday, October 1st for Chain Station at A1 Liquors with High Test String Band. Come join us for this outdoor show, tickets are $20 and you can grab 'em now to get down with us in a Midwest town! Alex loves playing for his hometown crew, we hope to see a bunch of ya there! 🎫tinyurl.com/59n5vhcs

Keep on truckin' Saturday down to Olney for 2nd Annual Oktoberfest for more ! 🍻

📸 Homefield Productions

09/14/2021

🗣Attention WDMF friends:

Our team has started the challenging task of issuing refunds. All ticket holders have been issued a refund or have received an email from Bill requesting more information to help facilitate a refund. Some refunds will take a few days via PayPal and some people will be receiving a refunded check. If anyone feels that their refund does not match up with their money spent, please contact Bill at [email protected] as we just want to make sure everyone is made whole. We thank you for your ongoing support and hope to see you soon! 🤘🤘🤘

09/09/2021

🚨Attention current ticket holders and future WDMF guests🚨
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✌️Peace out 2021🤞Fingers crossed for 2022
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It is with great sadness that Poss Music Works and Touch of Nature have come to the unpleasant conclusion that we are canceling the 2021 Wander Down Music Festival. The situation with Covid has gotten dramatically worse in our area and there are lots of unknowns with regard to the Delta variant, mask efficacy, vaccine efficacy, etc. We are no longer confident that we can provide a safe atmosphere for all.

(ticket holders will be receiving an email from Poss Music Works about options for refunds/transfer)

If you have made reservations with our host site Touch of Nature, their staff will be calling the phone listed on your reservation starting next week.

09/02/2021

Calling all artists & vendors. WDMF is looking to add some magic to our event by seeking artists & vendors! This family friendly, experience based music festival is located in Makanda, Illinois on Little Grassy Lake on the breathtaking property of Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Please DM us for application link as spacing is limited.

08/30/2021

Can’t wait to see Chain Station and Kyle Tuttle Band at WDMF

08/13/2021

After considerable consultation, discussion and debate, the Wander Down Music Festival has developed its rules with regard to Covid-19 mitigation.

All attendees 12 and over must either show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of arriving at the festival site. We will be using the free and easy Clear App for verifying vaccination status. Anyone not fully vaccinated will need to provide a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of your arrival at the festival.

Masks will be required when indoors (unless you are in your own lodge room) and when interacting/talking with people outside your familial group. Because of the tightness of the seating at the Lake Stage, we are asking people to wear masks when attending shows there.

We are also encouraging patrons to spread out and be mindful of other people’s space.

WDMF and TON will be providing hand sanitizer for our patrons to use. Please use it! Please bring a mask, and if you need a disposable mask, we will have some for sale at a very low cost. We want everyone to be safe and stay healthy. We also feel an obligation to keep our artists and staff safe. We hope you will join us in this effort. We reserve the right to expel anyone refusing to abide by our mitigation efforts.

Patrons who are not willing/able to comply with our Covid protocol can request a refund of their tickets by emailing Bill Poss at [email protected] by Aug. 27th.

07/05/2021

On the road again…! I cannot wait to hit a few of these shows

💥We’re hitting the road!💥
More dates TBA SOON! ticket link in comments. See y’all soon 🤗

7.09 • Buchanan, MI
Acorn Theater
7.10 • Rock Island, IL
Dawn And On Music Festival
7.23 • Chicago, IL
City Winery Chicago
7.30 • Peoria, IL
Peoria RiverFront Events / CEFCU Center Stage @ The Landing
8.07 • McHenry, IL
Mackey's Hideout
8.21 • Green Lake, WI
Thrasher Opera House
9.02 • Golden, CO
New Terrain Brewing Co
9.03 • Pagosa Springs, CO
Four Corners Folk Festival
9.10 • Monticello, IL
TBA
9.17 • Thomas, WV
The Purple Fiddle
9.18 • Richmond, VA
The Tin Pan
9.19 • Vienna, VA
Jammin' Java
9.21 • Winston-SaleM, NC
The Ramkat
9.25 • Harmony, NC
Carolina Jubilee
10.02 • Saratoga Springs, NY
TBA
10.03 • Truro, MA
TBA
10.08-10.10 • Makanda, IL
The Wander Down Music Festival

07/02/2021

You guys! We can barely contain our excitement for this year's music, health and outdoor education, Wander Down Workshops! Stay tuned...

*All workshops included in purchase of festival ticket OCTOBER 8-10th 2021

06/01/2021

We’re pleased to welcome Leftover Salmon to this October! Get your tickets here >> https://bit.ly/34BURWH

05/31/2021

one. more. day.
Tune in tomorrow at 12 pm CST to see your headliner!

05/27/2021

Our headliner announcement is just 4 DAYS away! Until then we’ve got a fresh Spotify playlist full of great tunes from this year’s artists! Follow the link in below!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XwrQSTCL69vzdUSxDaFqP?si=6mJ2UHSbRMWea95QK4cmMg