Faith Fest 2024

Back in September I traveled to Wilkesboro, NC, with my mom and two of our dear friends from church to attend Faith Fest. For some reason, this post has been sitting in my drafts for a while.

For those who’ve never heard of this event, Faith Fest is a multi-day outdoor concert. There is also the presentation of the gospel by a speaker in the middle of things. They manage to get some pretty big names, and Jason Crabb ( a two time Grammy award winner and Christian artist) is often closely associated with the event and performs.

As great as it was to be at a Christian concert, I’m reminded of the difficulty and downsides of such events. For day 2, my mom and I got to sit under a tent. However, we were almost at the back, and was hard to hear over the noise.

Parking was difficult, too.  We had to explain to multiple parking attendants that I’m in a motorized wheelchair and need to be able to park our van somewhere we can get out, and that I can’t transfer to a golf cart or similar.

On the plus side, the music was great. Matthew West, Ben Fuller, Rend Collective, Jason Crabb, Riley Clemmons, Josh Baldwin. . . and that’s just by the middle of Day 2!

One of the big difficulties with things like this is that there are no indoor facilities — the concert takes place in a giant field with a stage. It makes things like bathroom trips difficult. Usually I’m okay, but this time, we ran into issues.

Thankfully, they did have accessible porta potties available, but even then, I required assistance to take care of my clothing. We were assisted by some emergency personnel who were on hand, and I was able to take care of it, despite a bit of uneasiness.

If you are able to come to Wilkesboro for Faith Fest 2025, I highly encourage you to do so.