Lifest is an annual Christian music festival

Christian music festival

A Christian music festival is a music festival held by the Christian community, in support of performers of Christian music...

 that takes place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...

 at the Sunnyview Expo fairgrounds. Lifest started in 1999, and became five days long for the first time in 2006. It is held on or around the second weekend of July. In 2005, Lifest had approximately 74,000 attendees http://www.lifest.com/multimedia/Lifest%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf. Lifest currently features around 150 artists http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060325/APC0101/60325006&located=RSS on 7 stages. The festival is a member of the Christian Festival Association

Christian Festival Association

The Christian Festival Association was formed in September 2006. The group consists of members representing major Christian music festivals held in the United States. Collectively, this group represents over 1.5 million attendees, and are held between April and December, with most held during the...

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Musically, Lifest has featured a wide range of groups such as Cycledown, Stellar Kart, Remedy Drive, Casting Crown, Skillet, Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, Newsboys, Kutless, Downhere, Jonny Diaz, Seventh Day Slumber, Todd Agnew, Tenth Avenue North, Fireflight, Abandon, FM Static, Sanctus Real, Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK), Superchick, Chasen, Matt Redman, Willet, Reilly, A City Alive, Esterlyn, The Letter Black, Manic Drive, The Wedding, Vota, Needtobreathe, John Reuben, Jimmy Needham and many more.

Lifest also has speakers and seminars as an integral part of the festival. Speakers have included Bob Lenz, Tiffany Thompson, Tony Campolo

Tony Campolo

Dr. Anthony "Tony" Campolo is an American pastor, author, sociologist, and public speaker known for challenging evangelical Christians by illustrating how their faith can offer solutions in a world of complexity. With his liberal political and social attitudes, he has been a major proponent for...

, Bob Smiley

Bob Smiley

Bob Smiley is an American Christian comedian and author who lives near Houston, Texas. He has been a stand-up comedian for more than 10 years all over the United States, Canada, England, Wales and East Kentucky. He performed in front of 60,000 people while opening up for Switchfoot. He also was the...

, Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer

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, Ken Davis

Ken Davis

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, and many more.

Lifest has camping available, as well as many vendors. Lifest is run by Life! Promotions, and requires over 1,600 volunteers http://www.lifest.com/multimedia/Lifest%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf.

On July 14, 2007, a 16 year old girl, Elizabeth Mohl, fell to her death on a swing type ride at the festival.

External links

• Lifest.com - Official site
• LifePromotions.com - Official site of Life! Promotions
• myspace.com/lifestofficial - Official myspace page of Lifest