The Fair

The Dew Lounge

A place for the teen crowd to hang out and chill. Something is happening every night!

Break Shop will perform nightly at 5 p.m., lawn games, North Whatcom County Martial Arts, Dave's Sport Shop and much, much more! Make arrangements to meet your friends at The Dew Lounge. Located by the carnival entrance.

At 8:30 p.m. you can rock and roll with bands such as A Current Affair, A City Not Forsaken, Theories Of Gabriella, The Classic Crime, and BellaMaine at Haggens Stage by Gate 1.

Theories Of Gabriela, a compellingly relevant rock/worship band with a passion to see the lives of this generation changed through the gift of Jesus Christ. Lead singer Ryan Spiker sings at the top of his lungs with a full heart and a style all his own.  Spiker is accompanied by guitarist Tim Rockwell, bassist Brian Kent, and drummer Rick Norris. Theories Of Gabriela leads you to the throne of God in a style that is loud yet harmonious, energetic yet heartfelt, and is leading this generation to Jesus Christ with songs of deliverance from iniquity and victory over transgression.

A Current Affair - Fresno, CA based rock band A Current Affair consists of vocalist Jordan Feliz, guitarists Josh Mendoza and James Isaak, and bassist Joey Rotella. A Current Affair formed in the summer of 2006 after the band found Jordan on Myspace and recruited him as their new frontman. In 2007, the band self-released their first EP, Life in an Hourglass. The 7-song disc, which compared them to many of the acts in the screamo genre, managed to land them on tour with bands like The Wedding, Wavorly, The Fold, and Run Kid Run. During this time, Life in an Hourglass sold over 3,000 copies without any distribution. In 2009, the band went back into the studio, this time with producer Josh Auer, to record the follow up to Life in an Hourglass, entitled The Real Devastation. For the new EP, the band chose to trade in the screaming for a more melodic rock sound. The Real Devastation, which was released in August 2009, was called "...an outstanding CD and one of the best I've heard so far this year." by a review by Indie Vision Music.

BellaMaine - If you head out to Lynden Washington this summer you may find BellaMaine in their studio; surrounded on three sides by blooming raspberries and a field of cows on the other.  They will be tucked up next to Sumas mountain crafting songs for any human who will lend an ear, preparing for the world stage. BellaMaine is a team effort sparked by the rhythmic creativity of Justin Scott (Drums/Vocals) and Jordan Nielsen (Bass Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica/Maraca), and led by the melodious songwriting of the husband and wife duo Julianne (Vocals/Keys/Tambourine) and Nick Thompson (Vocals/Guitars).  With comparisons to Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, The Format, and The Beatles, they work on taking something uniquely internal and turning it into something external.  

The Classic Crime isn't limited to scenes, trends or even genres -- at least not to anything more specifically than "rock" (like say U2 or the Foo Fighters). They may hail from the rich music scene of Seattle, but they aren't hipsters and they don't play grunge. With giant infectious melodies and occasional dalliances with prog-math and a newfound sense of whimsy, The Classic Crime is for everybody.

A City Not Forsaken - Christian group who play hardcore rock music and have written, composed and produced all of their own songs. Jared Bailey is lead vocalist/drummer and is also the Everson Youth Director for North County Christ the King.  Dakota Buttrey is lead guitarist/vocalist, and Willard Wilder is the bass player.