For the third year in a row, Muncie Music Fest is expected to offer a variety of genres and entertainment for people of all ages.
Muncie Music Fest starts at 6 p.m. Saturday on Walnut, Jackson and Charles streets.
Sixty bands are performing on 12 stages, four of which are outside. Venues participating include Doc's Music Hall, the Fickle Peach, the Living Room and the Heorot.
Walnut and Adams streets will be closed at 10 a.m. Saturday and will remain closed until Sunday morning.
Cheryl Crowder, director of Muncie Music Fest, said she expects good weather and more than 2,000 people to attend the event.
"It's only our third year, but we've had a good turnout in the past years," she said. "Last year we had 2,000 people, and because we have more music this year, we expect more people to come."
Twenty more bands are performing than in the past two years. This year 108 bands submitted applications to participate. Crowder said the event is reaching out to other places and more bands seem interested. She said about 50 percent of the bands are from outside Muncie.
Profits from the event will go back to Downtown Development and Heart of the City. It also will help as funding for next year's festival.
Zachary Gore, lead guitarist for the band Eight Stories High, said the band is looking forward to participating in Muncie Music Fest.
"Any gig we can get is a good gig," he said. "We played last year, so we expect that tomorrow the weather will be nice and that there will be a good turnout."
Gore said downtown Muncie has done a good job promoting local artists. He said Muncie Music Fest is also a good way to meet and interact with other bands.
Food and merchandise tables for the bands will be available, Crowder said. However, she said, it will be "all about the music."
Crowder said the participation of Ball State students has been important in the process of organizing the event.
"It's been great working with a committee in which 80 percent of them are Ball State students," she said. "They've helped in so many ways."
A trolley will be available from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and will run from downtown Muncie to Ball State. Transportation is free.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Ball State students pay $5 with a student ID. In addition, the Muncie Sanitary District will accept unused cell phones at the entrance for discounted tickets.
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