We need your help!

WHO WE ARE

For the last 8 years, the Santa Clarita Festival has presented the LA SummerFEST, an eclectic, free summer cultural festival of music, theatre, and community events.  The festival includes the free Shakespeare in the Park performances (this year’s production is OTHELLO), the Blues FEST in cooperation with the SCV Blues Society, JAZZ at Rivendale, a Broadway review concert, a Singer Songwriter Concert, and an evening of Praise music with local churches.  The free festival reaches thousands of audience members with free performances and events, and brings together hundreds of performers, musicians, and technical professionals that make it possible.

WHAT WE DO

Presented each year in Towsly Canyon, we bring in staging, lights, sound, porta-potties and power for the five weeks of the festival.  This is the 8th year for the free summer festival, and the Shakespeare in the Park is a tradition in our community the reaches back nearly 30 years.

WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSITANCE

We need your help! We usually cover our expanses through pass the hat donations at the performances.  This year we received a 75% increase to our expenses for power, audience facilities, and equipment rentals. The increase is more than $7,500, almost twice our festival budget.  While we expected and planned for an increase each year, these increases are more than expected and much more than we can cover with pass the hat donations.

WHERE WILL MY SUPPORT GO?

Your support will go directly to the increased physical costs for the festival:  Power, staging, port-potties, and fencing.  It isn’t glamourous, but these are essential costs for the festival, and our largest costs.

What you Receive

When you support us, you will the undying gratitude and thanks of the THOUSANDS of people that attend the festival. Everyone that adds their support will be included on our mailing list amd receive information about auditions, performances, and special events. In addition you will receive:

•  A Shout Out in our Social Media
•  Listing in our Newsletter and Website
•  THIS year we have perks for everyone that donates.  Simple tokens of our appreciation
•  AND we are a 501(c)3 public benefit organization so you receive a TAX Deduction for your support
•  IF you make a $250 donation before July 10th, you will receive 2 tickets to our festival Opening Gala, Induction to the Court of the Lord Chamberlain.  This is a special event dinner in recognition of the local arts patrons in our community.  This year the recipient of this award is Dr. Marc Winger, retired Superintendent of the Newhall School District.  

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Levels of Support

Groundlings - up to $10 - will receive a sticker and a thank you shout out on our social media
Friends - $25 - will receive an LA SummerFest logo fan to keep you cool
Supporters - $50 - will receive an LA SummerFest water bottle
Sustainers - $100 - will receive a Santa Clarita Shakespeare picnic blanket
Patron - $250 - will receive 2 tickets to a VIP experience (your choice: Gala, Broadway, or Valentine's Event)
Benefactor - $500 - will receive a Perk Pack (sticker, fan, water bottle, blanket, & 2 VIP tickets)