Free LakeFest Weekend 2025

The 38th annual Free LakeFest Weekend returns to the Downtown Columbia Lakefront, June 20-22, 2025! Produced by the Merriweather Arts and Culture Center in collaboration with the Columbia Festival of the Arts, this FREE three-day extravaganza features live music, an Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show with more than 50 artists, kids’ entertainment and crafts, food trucks, a beer & wine garden, participatory workshops, and a variety of activities for all ages. This year’s performer lineup is made up of dynamic, genre-bending artists from around the world, including 2024 Grammy-winning singer-songwriter GABY MORENO, Afro-Peruvian NOVALIMA, and Sudanese American artist SINKANE. Event Hours are: Friday, June 20: 5 pm - 10:30 pm; Saturday, June 21: 11 am - 10:30 pm; Sunday, June 22: 11 am - 7 pm. Visit columbiafestival.org for more details and a complete festival schedule.