Conroe lives and breathes live music every day of the year, but this May, the stage is being elevated to a new level. Big As Texas, a Country and Americana music festival, is set to have its star-studded inaugural event.
Being located along the corridors to Houston, Austin, and Dallas makes Conroe easy to get to and an appealing destination for musicians. The city was also designated as a music-friendly community by the governor in 2018. For all of these reasons, the independent event producers behind Big As Texas knew that Conroe was the only place to host its outdoor festival from Friday, May 10th through Sunday, May 12th.
“The Big As Texas festival was staged to be in Conroe from the early concept to make a musical impact and contribute to the health of the community,” said Steve Said, one of three partners for the event along with Trey Diller, producer of Inspire Productions, and Robert Marling, Chairman of Woodforest Financial Group.
“When I was approached about getting involved in the event, I did not think twice about it," said Marling, who is also President of the Woodforest Charitable Foundation. "We are hoping to make an impact with the festival and create a staple event in Montgomery County.”
Steve Said, the Owner of Dosey Does Big Barn, a one-of-a-kind multilevel intimate music venue for musicians across the country, has relationships with many musical acts, so it made perfect sense for him to be involved. Trey Diller, the producer of over 70 festivals, has dreamed of doing this massive event in his own county for years.
Now Diller and Said are estimating that this event will be the largest country music festival in Texas, possibly in the country, with over 100,000 attendees. More than 40 musical artists are set to perform on two stages over the three days. There will also be VIP seating, concierge service, and climate-controlled areas, all located in our own backyard on the more than 15 acres of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
In addition to the top musicians, including Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bently, Dwight Yoakum, Clay Walker, Los Lobos, Tracey Byrd, Billy Strings, and Morgan Walker, will be local artists Kate Watson, Midland, and Trent Cowie. The list goes on, and you should check their website for your favorite artist.
This family event offers more than just music with pig races, an equestrian area, a culinary and car show area, food trucks, an artist’s area with a chainsaw carver, muralist, hatmaker, stitcher crafter, and a shooting range simulator.
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As an extra bonus to enjoying all this great music, ten percent of the proceeds from the Big As Texas festival will go to local nonprofits that work in our community to provide education and help for those dealing with mental health issues. The three partners, Marling, Said, and Diller, are hopeful that equates to one million dollars divided between 38 nonprofits this year alone!
This is on top of the monetary impact the three-day event will have through lodging, transportation, food, and retail, which will bring in another estimated $1.3 million into the community, with about 20,000 attendees per day and over 630 jobs provided.
The nonprofits will have booths on-site throughout the festival to highlight their programs.
