Walk the Beat White Lake Area Music Festival Returns for Its Fourth Music Festival on July 19
Whitehall, MI. The Walk the Beat free outdoor music festival returns to the White Lake Area July 19, 2025. In the heart of the downtown areas of Whitehall and Montague, music will pulsate through the streets thanks to the enduring spirit of community and the support of local businesses, organizations, and volunteers. Walk the Beat White Lake Area Director Sara Kane-Smart encourages everyone to visit the White Lake Area and experience a wide range of musical groups and genres that will captivate audiences of all ages.
This year’s July 19 Walk the Beat White Lake Area music festival will feature more than $2,500 in free door prizes and 20 musical acts at 10 different venues. Musical acts will take place from 1-5 pm and the event will be capped off by an after party featuring Post Fontaine Live starting at 5:30. The raffle drawing will be at 7:00 pm at the North Mears Promenade (behind Fetch) with prizes totaling $5000. 2025 Walk the Beat White Lake Area tee shirts will be for sale at the Information Booth located in Whitehall. Food Trucks will be available again this year and most venues are located in the social districts of Whitehall and Montague.
Walk the Beat is a volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to music for all and builds communities through musical events. It began eleven years ago in Grand Haven, and then expanded into Albion and the White Lake Area. It raises funds through donations, sponsorships, and event raffles which also support local non-profit organizations. White Lake Area youth musicians receive great benefit in the form of scholarships, music lessons and instruments from the previous year’s festival proceeds. We seek instrument donations from the community throughout the year.
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