Press Release

Driftwood At Doheny State Beach

Country Music, Craft Beer & BBQ Festival

Returns To Doheny State Beach In Orange County, CA

Expands To Two Days During Veterans Day Weekend

Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12

Festival Produced By SGE & Brew Ha Ha Productions

Features Craft Beer Tasting, Top Regional BBQ & Music From
Chase Rice, Kip Moore, Frankie Ballard, Dan + Shay, Maddie and Tae & More

Country Music • Craft Beer • BBQ

After a successful first year in 2016, Driftwood at Doheny State Beach expands to two days for Veterans Day Weekend 2017 in Orange County, CA. Driftwood will feature country music, California-focused craft beer, and top notch BBQ at the scenic Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12, with performances from Chase Rice, Kip Moore, Frankie Ballard, Dan + Shay, Maddie and Tae and more.

Produced by premier music festival production company Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE) and Orange County, California’s most successful and respected craft beer festival producer Brew Ha Ha Productions, Driftwood at Doheny State Beach will feature over 100 craft beers and some of the best BBQ in the region, along with music from top country music artists.

Chase Rice explains, “We love sharing the new music with our fans at festivals like Driftwood because the energy [of the crowd while on stage] is exactly why we got into music in the first place. A lot of the creativity that went into this new album was inspired by our fans and moments like those we have on stage…we can’t wait to share that experience with such an incredible setting. Craft beer and Country music, it doesn’t get any better.”

Cameron Collins, Co-Founder & Director of Events at Brew Ha Ha Productions said, “Driftwood was so well received last year that we’re bringing it back this Veterans Day weekend for two days of the best craft beer, country music and BBQ ever to hit the Pacific coastline!”

Driftwood at Doheny State Beach kicks off at 1:00 PM each day, with VIP early entry beginning at Noon. Festival attendees will choose from over 100 craft beers to taste until 4:00 PM (for those 21 and up), and will have the chance to enjoy the best of California’s BBQ. Three hours of unlimited craft beer tastings are included with admission. After 4:00 PM, fans under 21 years old are welcome. Music lasts until 9:30 PM on Saturday and 9:00 PM on Sunday. Craft beer, wine and cocktails will be available for those 21 and up to purchase throughout both days.

Festival attendees will be able to roam throughout the lush grass areas of Doheny State Beach, right off the shore of the Pacific Ocean, touching the sand.

The initial list of participating breweries includes: Chapman Crafted, Noble Ale Works, Bottle Logic Brewing, Modern Times, Pizza Port, and Beachwood Brewing, with many more to be announced.

The daily music lineup for Driftwood at Doheny State Beach is as follows:

  • Saturday, November 11:

    Chase Rice, Frankie Ballard, A Thousand Horses, Cassadee Pope, Lit, Caroline Jones

  • Sunday, November 12:

    Kip Moore, Dan + Shay, Maddie and Tae, Canaan Smith, RaeLynn

General Admission and VIP tickets are available for purchase at www.DriftwoodFest.com.  All tickets include craft beer tasting and access to view the music stage.

Parking at Driftwood at Doheny State Beach will be extremely limited, so attendees are strongly encouraged to carpool and ride-share.

Shuttle passes are available for only $10 per person, round-trip. Parking is available (first come, first served) at the shuttle pick up at the Outlets at San Clemente (101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, CA 92672). Shuttles will run every thirty minutes from 11:30 AM — 10:00 PM between Outlets at San Clemente and Doheny State Beach. The shuttle will be free for active and retired military with ID. Visit www.DriftwoodFest.com for details. Free bike parking will also be available at Doheny State Beach.

A portion of the proceeds from Driftwood at Doheny State Beach will be donated to the San Onofre Parks Foundation—a California non-profit that cooperatively works with the California State Parks to develop, preserve and enhance the recreation and experience of California’s unique and beautiful coastal parks—and the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association (DSBIA), the non-profit cooperating association of Doheny State Beach, dedicated to the protection of the park’s beaches, facilities, marine refuge and its historical, cultural and social stories.

Doheny State Beach is easily accessible by car from Los Angeles County, San Diego County, the Inland Empire, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, the San Joaquin Valley, and via flights to Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.

The festival producers encourage attendees to drink responsibly.

Sponsors for Driftwood at Doheny State Beach include Pacifico, Ballast Point, Deep Eddy, Rockstar Energy Drink, Musicians Institute, Cosmic Fog, Weinerschnitzel, Krave, Bark Thins, and more.

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