2023 Stage Schedule of Performers
2023 map
Want to Volunteer at Thumbfest? Contact thumbfestvolunteer@bluewaterfolk.org
Village of Lexington
Eastern Michigan Bank
Village Pub
Virginia McNabb/Town & Country Realty
Grant Smith Agency
Change your Life/Aarow Signs
A & W Lakeside
McGovern Agency
Northgate Ford
Sanilac Community Foundation
Foley's Market
Town Shoppe
Lexington Gardens
Troy Smith Memorial
Premier Properties
Woman's Life
City of Croswell
The Gyspy Sailor
Ember Health & Wellness Center
Support your community and the music! Sponsorship opportunities are available! Click here for information
Contact: thumbfestsales@bluewaterfolk.org
Want to be a Vendor at Thumbfest?
We are currently accepting vendors of hand-crafted items for Thumbfest 2023 !!
We only accept one vendor for each product type, and we only have space for a very limited number of vendors. Over 5,000 people visit Thumbfest each year for this one-day event and they'd love to see your products!
All vendors are located at the harbor, where our main stage is located, and where a steady stream of shoppers is shuttled all day long!
Please be in touch with our Thumbfest Vendor Director, for an application and more information at thumbfestvending@bluewaterfolk.org
Thumbfest Commitee 2023
Director - Marty Malek
Artistic Director - Tom Schlichting
Site Director - Johnny Johnston
Vendor Director - John Putt
Volunteer Co-Directors - Sheila and Christopher Behler
Publicity Director - Dawn Malek
Sponsor Coordinators - Sandy Jones and Jennifer Leader
Media Director - Mike Mercatante
Finance Director - Barry Cronin
Transportation Coordinator - Ginny McNabb
Please visit our contact page https://www.bluewaterfolk.org/contactus.php to reach any of the Festival Committee Members
About Thumbfest
Thumbfest: the Blue Water area’s premier acoustic music event! The festival spotlights acoustic music including Traditional Folk, New Orleans brass, Celtic, PanWorld, Blues, Eastern European and Americana to name a few.
Throughout the quaint Village of Lexington are unque stage settings where perfomers and audience members can engage. In addition to the stages there are workshops, jam sites, children's area as well as craft and food vendors. Be sure to bring your instrument, lawn chairs and your singing voice to participate!. There truly is something for everyone!
Thumbfest depends on business sponsorships, grants, fundraisers, and donations on the day of the event. There is no fee to attend so bring the family and enjoy a wonderful day filled with great music and all the amenites the quaint vollage of Lexington has to offer!
The festival provides handicap access, parking and a shuttle service.
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Let’s hear it for the volunteers! Everyone who brings Thumbfest to you is a volunteer - including the director, the person who books the music, and all the people who help music-lovers find the music they love. It’s a wonderful way to make the world a better place, and if you’d like to be a part of that, click here.
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