| Heartland Stampede Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Country music Classic rock |
| Dates | July 14-16, 2022 |
| Location(s) | Topeka, KS (2019–present) Manhattan, KS (1996–2018) Sparta, KY (2003–2004) |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Founders | Wayne Rouse[1] |
| Website | countrystampede.com |
The Country Stampede Music Festival is an outdoor country music and camping festival held at Heartland Motorsports Park, south of Topeka, Kansas. The festival has been held annually since 1996, historically on the last weekend in June (except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic).[2]
The festival was held at Tuttle Creek State Park outside Manhattan, Kansas, from its founding in 1996 to 2018.[1] The 2019 festival was moved to Topeka, initially due to potential flood conditions at Tuttle Creek Lake.[3][4] Organizers announced the move would be permanent on June 20, 2019.[5][6] Organizers also announced the name of the festival was changed to Heartland Stampede in advance of the 2020 festival. Like many large scale events, the festival was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the festival would once again be named Country Stampede and had a successful 3-day event despite poor weather. Organizers announced on October 19, 2021, that the 2022 festival would be moved to the month of July to attempt to avoid the history of severe weather during the event.
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- ^ "14th Annual County Stampede Lineup Announced". The Manhattan Mercury. November 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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- ^ "Country Stampede festival moves to Topeka over flooding concerns". KSHB-TV. May 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Garrett, Dan (June 20, 2019). "Officials announce Country Stampede to move to Topeka for next three years". KSNT. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Viviani, Nick (June 20, 2019). "Country Stampede officially moving - and changing its name". WIBW-TV. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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