Countryfest is a not-for-profit organization and is Canada's longest running country music festival, held every July long weekend. The festival is held on 3 stages, over 4 days, 5 nights, and hosts over 50 acts from Manitoba to Nashville. Country, Roots, Bluegrass, Blues, and Rock n' Roll make Countryfest Manitoba's largest and most popular outdoor music festival hosting 14,000 patrons daily. This years' 23rd annual festival is June 28 to July 1, 2012. This year's acts include Reba, Zac Brown Band, Ronnie Dunn, Chris Cagle, Jerrod Niemann, Aaron Pritchett, Kim Mitchell and many more.