How To Enjoy The Festival In Two Steps

1. Be here

2. Repeat step one

Of the nearly 600 performances, most shows will be FREE and open to all festival-goers (as capacity and age restrictions allow). Plus, there are NO COVER CHARGES to enter venues.

Our Mission

Mile of Music celebrates original artistry and makes Americana music more accessible to everyone in Downtown Appleton. Furthermore, a portion of proceeds will go to the Mile of Music Education Fund, to support music education in Appleton public schools, and the Creative Downtown Fund, to provide seed money for projects that will boost our downtown’s creative economy.

To achieve this mission, our VIPs, sponsors, and partners have made it possible for us to make most events FREE. We want you to be here to enjoy the music! All non-VIP Priority Access venues are open to all age-appropriate festival goers (21+ or at the discretion of each venue), as capacity allows, on a first-come-first-serve basis. If capacity allows, VIP Priority Access venues will be open at showtime for non-VIPs until capacity is reached.

Interested in being a VIP? Read on.

You Can Have The Complete Mile 2 Experience

The Mile of Music Festival comes only once a year. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make Mile 2 the highlight of your summer. The VIP Priority Access Pass is the best way to experience AND support the festival.

What You Give

$150, including all convenience and handling fees
Support for the Mile of Music Education Fund, to give a boost to music education programs for children in Appleton public schools and support for the Creative Downtown Fund, to provide seed money for projects that help color our creative economy and keep our Downtown Appleton strong, vibrant and creative
Support for the festival, to help put Mile of Music on the map as one of the leading original, Americana music festivals in the country

What You Get

Priority Access to 14 Lead Band Venues
Access to VIP-Exclusive shows
Access to the Artist / VIP Lounge, sponsored by Trilliant Food, Beverage, & Nutrition
A special lanyard and pass
And more, unannounced events!

Get In Before The Show ‘Sells Out’

Mile 2 VIPs receive Priority Access to 14 Lead Band Venues, including two Lawrence Memorial Chapel shows NOT TO BE MISSED:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Seating in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel is limited; to secure a seat, VIPs must arrive at the venue no later than 15 minutes BEFORE showtime. At all other venues, VIPs will be permitted to enter venues between set changes until showtime.

Doors at Priority Venues will be open to the public (non-VIPs) at showtime, until capacity is reached.

Priority Access Venues

Visit the Schedule page to see the lineup of Priority Access shows.

Hang Out With Mile 2 Artists

VIPs get exclusive access to our Artist/VIP Lounge, located in the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, where they’ll be able to enjoy light food and the official Mile of Music Beer by Stone Arch, and hang out with Mile 2 artists before and between shows.

The Mile 2 Artist/VIP Lounge is made possible by Trilliant Food, Beverage, and Nutrition.

Experience Mile 2 From Beginning to End

As a SPECIAL GIFT for supporting the festival, VIPs will also receive Exclusive Access to this VIP-ONLY kickoff show:

Women Shine – Bonus Kickoff Concert (2 Tickets per VIP Pass!)
Wilfret & Miss, The Traveling Suitcase, Hillary Reynolds, Jordin Baas, Caroline Smith
August 6th, 7:30 PM at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

… Exclusive Access to:

Mile of Music Jam (VIP-Only)
A Songwriter Salute to Tom Petty
August 7th, 9:30 PM at the Radisson Grand Ballroom

… and Priority Access to:

Song Before We Go – Closing Event (VIP-Priority)
August 10th, 4:00 PM at the Lawrence Memorial Chapel

Click here for more information on the VIP Priority Access Pass.

Purchase Your VIP Priority Access Pass

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