The annual Summer Stomp and Burnout will be swinging into Sicamous to celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend.
The event, organized by the Summer Stomp Committee in partnership with the District of Sicamous, will feature burnout competitions, music, bull riding, stunt bikers and much more over the course of the weekend. All-ages events will take place on Main Street and adults-only activities will take place at the Stomp Grounds, which are located at the district’s dog park.
Summer Stomp Committee’s Steve Hammer says that he expects there will be around 2,000 people attending the Main Street events, with even more showing up at the Stomp grounds for camping.
“There’s going to be a lot of action going on,” said Hammer, who describes the event as a outdoor music and show and shine festival. “It’s an absolutely amazing event – there’s something for everyone.”
The Stomp grounds will open for campers on Wednesday, but the official gates will open on Thursday at 4 p.m. The Junk Yard Dogs will play a set at 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s festivities will kick off on Main Street with a parade put on by the Vintage Car Club at 10:15 a.m., followed by stunt riders and jumpers performing at 10:30 and 3:15 p.m.
Kids will get a chance to hop on their pedal bikes and zig-zag through a street-cross course put on by the RCMP at noon, and at 1 p.m. the streets will get smoky as the burnout competition begins.
Music will kick off at 11:30 with Sister Sabbath, Baracudda at 1:14 p.m., Junk Yard Dogs at 4:15, and Shoe Swap at 6:30.
The Stomp Grounds will hold the evening’s activities with a bull-riding competition at 6 p.m. Baracudda takes the ground’s stage at 7 p.m., and headliners Kenny Shields and Streetheart will play at 8:45. Totally Tom and The Women of Rock will take the stage at 11 and Sister Sabbath will wrap up the night at 12:45 a.m. The grounds will shut down by 2:45 a.m.
The legion will start things off on Main Street on Saturday with a Pancake Breakfast at 8 a.m. The adventurous will be able to hunt for the perfect hand during the poker run, which will start at the Shell Station on Main Street at 11 a.m. Registration is at 10:30. Stunt riders will also be back to perform at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Junk Yard Dogs will return to the Main Street stage at 11 a.m., followed by ZZ Top tribute band LegZZ at 1:45. Shoe Swap will return at 2:45 p.m. and AC/DC tribute band, High Voltage, will perform at 4:30.
Main Street activities will wind down by 6 p.m.
The party continues at the Stomp Grounds with bike rodeo games at 5:45. Music for the evening kicks off with Totally Tom and The Women of Rock at 8:30 p.m., LegZZ at 10:30 and High Voltage at 1 a.m. The night ends with Dreams, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band.
Tickets for the event can be purchased online and cost $100 for the whole weekend, or $60 for Saturday only. Money raised at the event will go towards a number of non-profit organizations in the Shuswap.