FireFest NW

About FireFest NW

Since 2004, this multi-day Christian music festival has taken place at the Skamania County Fairgrounds in the beautiful Columbia Gorge every Labor Day weekend. Many have come and immersed their souls in the music of dozens of bands and music artists, taking in many music genres too numerous to count on two hands. This is a setting where one can make new friends in an informal, cozy environment, even with the musicians themselves. It's no wonder that many past attendees and performers think of this gathering as their FireFest family.

Since our beginning days, we have provided all attendees and musicians with delicious free meals served cafeteria style. Part of the special atmosphere comes from tent/RV camping under the stars next to the Columbia River. As many have discovered at FireFest over the years, you never know what valuable gems you may take away from this unique experience... a new friend, a CD that you end up listening to until you wear it out, a favorite t-shirt that reminds you of this special weekend, a photo that is now indelibly burned into your memory. Attendance is free. The concerts are free. The meals are free. Camping is affordable. Make plans to join us in 2027!

During the 2026 Festival, we experienced one of those rare rainy weather spells over Labor Day weekend. Instead of our usual outdoor stage perched in the middle of tent and RV campers in the main field, we moved this stage to a covered amphitheater behind the horse arena/corral, and everyone loved it, most especially the musicians. This setup not only ensured that we would never have to worry about the weather, but it also provided attendees with bench seating, which our traditional outdoor stage has never had. Along with excellent sound isolation from the rest of the fairgrounds, this make-lemonade-out-of-lemons experience was a huge win-win for all of us at FireFest NW.

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Highlights

- 45+ Christian Music Artists
- Community Meals (Free)
- Tent and RV Camping
- Worship Sessions
- Jam Sessions
- Inspirational Speakers
- Workshops
- Arts & Crafts
- Kids Activities
- Jewish Dancing, Shabbat Dinner
- Dance Party
- Night Time Fire Pit

See the Activities Page

The Bands

We host a number of Northwest Christian bands. A few others come from around the country. Across more than 4 dozen bands, the variety of music genres that you can hear includes: Praise and Worship, Rock, Rap, Hip Hop, Metal, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Jazz, Pop, Ska, Reggae, Goth, Hardcore, Messianic Jewish, Celtic, Electronic, and more. Friday night we have Jewish dancing. Later that evening, we host an all-ages Electronica dance party. For FireFest NW 2026, here are a few but not all of our favorite musicians who returned to us this year.

- The Israelites - Jamaican Ska, Reggae
- Chasing Ebenezer - World Folk-Rock
- Good God Father - Heavy Industrial
- The Lumbrosos - Messianic Jewish
- Deathbreaker - Metallic Hardcore
- FIYA & YaBoy JDub - Hip Hop
- The Tuesday Theory - Rock
- DJazzmasters - Gypsy Jazz
- Insomniac Folklore - Doom Folk
- Imari Tones - Heavy Metal (from Japan)
- Jotham David Parker - Children's
- Lectronin - Electronica

Go to the Bands Page

What Is The Best Way To Enjoy FireFest?

Your best FireFest experience begins with Online Registration. When you register online, it helps us plan ahead for food and activities. We have suggestions for how best to enjoy this free Christian music festival. Here is a summary. For a full description, click the button below.
1. Register Online
2. Choose Your Lodging
3. Traveling to FireFest
4. What to Bring
5. Our Community Meals
6. Taking in the Music
7. Not Just Music!

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Make a Donation

FireFest NW is a faith endeavor of Tree of Life Church and is strictly nonprofit in nature and operation. We depend on our faithful God to supply us with bands, volunteers, and donors each year in order to host a Christian music festival which is virtually free to all attendees (RV camping registration cost is paid to Skamania County).

Bless Stevenson

Since 2004, we have been very privileged to exclusively occupy the Skamania County Fairgrounds every Labor Day weekend. This takes place in the town of Stevenson, Washington, a small modest community on the Columbia River. As God highly blesses us every year with fantastic music, food, and fellowship, one of our aims is to be a blessing to the Stevenson community itself. One way we do this is by frequenting Stevenson businesses, especially restaurants and markets. Even though we provide all our attendees with appetizing, nourishing meals twice a day, some people take pleasure in going into town for a coffee or meal, or to stock up on snacks or breakfast food. If you are up to it, you can even just walk into town to do this. It's about a half mile on foot. As good guests and as God's children on this earth, let's bless Stevenson!

Want to Perform at FireFest?

Are you a performing musician and/or part of a music band and would like to be considered for the FireFest NW lineup this year or in the future? Please use the contact form (on the About page) and provide us with your name, stage name, music genre, number of band members, online links if any (including your website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Soundcloud), where you reside (city and state), and whether and when you previously attended FireFest, XFEST, or TOMFest. As for music genre, don't worry about being exact, but do list any and all genres or influences that you think describe the music that you would intend to play at FireFest (view the Bands page for live examples).

Once we receive your information, we will be in contact with you shortly. Please remember that all our musicians play on a purely voluntary basis. Will you be attending FireFest NW 2026? Just ask a staff person or volunteer about this while you are there, and we can jumpstart the process in person.

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