Hamilton County RISE Fest

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Hamilton County RISE Fest Hamilton County RISE Fest began as an idea during the pandemic. With everything coming to a halt, bands and musicians were not playing live shows. It worked.

All day free music festival with 100% of proceeds and donations to benefit selected Hamilton County non-profits

Saturday October 10th
Noon-930p
Spencer Farm W**ery
Noblesville

Silent Auction
50/50 Raffle
Food Trucks
B**r & W**e

9 bands We asked ourselves what if we put an event together as an excuse to play live without a crowd or a limited crowd and stream it......and make it benefit local non-profits through donations. The idea was born. Most local bands liked and supported the idea. Like any event, it takes plannning. The soonest we could get it scheduled was September 2021. But something changed....things were opening up and bands are now playing live again. Many of the bands involved in the original idea were not available on September 18th due to paid bookings. We had to pivot and find bands that were not booked that date or booked later in the evening and could play during the day. What does RISE mean? We wanted to name the event since it was to be an all day music fest. Since all bands playing for free with proceeds and donatoins going to local non-profits, we wanted the name to tie into this theme. RISE was born...Rockers Impacting and Serving Everyone. Finally, what non-profits should benefit? How many? We decided we would choose one non-profit form each of the major Hamilton County cities: Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield. Which ones? Well, the committee picked non-profits that they had personal experineces with that had impacted their lives. We had the who, what, when, why but where? After brainstorming, we decided this event should be outdoors. We needed a partner. It came down to two possible locations. We found out one of the locations was experiencing complaints from local residents when having bands play due to the noise. The other location was more remote – Spencer Farm W**ery. We reached out to Mark Spencer who embraced the idea and the plan was in place. The vision for RISE Fest is to become an annual showcase. The non-profits that will benefit will change each year but they will always be Hamilton County based. Thanks for taking time to read our story. We hope to see you at Spencer Farm W**ery on September 17th!

10/11/2026
Thank you to the hundreds who showed up yesterday at Spencer Farm W**ery! The event was a success. (The rain stayed awa...
10/11/2026

Thank you to the hundreds who showed up yesterday at Spencer Farm W**ery! The event was a success. (The rain stayed away this year)

Big thank you to all the bands, musicians, sponsors, and volunteers who made it possible. In the end, the money raised will go to help support those who need it in Hamilton County.

We will be announcing next year's date in the coming days.

10/10/2026

We are live at Spencer Farm W**ery!

Beautiful day.....nice cool autumn day.

The very talented Jett Haddix is on stage doing what he does best.

Come out ..... bands playing all day until 930.

Special thanks to Rise Fest performers Jett Haddix, Curt Cannabis, and Kate Ross for performing today on our Indy Now TV...
10/08/2026

Special thanks to Rise Fest performers Jett Haddix, Curt Cannabis, and Kate Ross for performing today on our Indy Now TV segment.

We will see you on Saturday at Spencer Farm W**ery!

An Exclusive Performance & Interview Previewing the 2026 Hamilton C...

Two more silent auction items......Signed Purdue Matt Painter 8x10Signed IU "The Shot" by Keith Smart 8x10We will see wh...
10/04/2026

Two more silent auction items......

Signed Purdue Matt Painter 8x10

Signed IU "The Shot" by Keith Smart 8x10

We will see which fan base shows out this Saturday! Which item will sell for more?

Both 8x10 come with registered Certificate of Authenticity.

See you this Saturday at Spencer Farm W**ery!

A special thanks to the Indianapolis Colts for donating this signed Quenton Nelson signed football for our silent auctio...
10/03/2026

A special thanks to the Indianapolis Colts for donating this signed Quenton Nelson signed football for our silent auction.

See you Oct 10th at Spencer Farm W**ery!

Be sure to watch our appearance on Indy Now on Thursday October 8th at 10am on Fox59. One RISE Fest viewer will be elig...
10/02/2026

Be sure to watch our appearance on Indy Now on Thursday October 8th at 10am on Fox59. One RISE Fest viewer will be eligible to win a prize we will announce during the segment.

See you October 10th at Spencer Farm W**ery!

We are a month away from the 6th annual RISE Fest. We are excited to share this silent auction item....a custom made Str...
09/10/2026

We are a month away from the 6th annual RISE Fest.

We are excited to share this silent auction item....a custom made Stratocaster crafted by Indiana born singer/songwriter John Prince.

The guitar has been signed by several Colts players including Tyler Warren. You can bid on the item at the event.

We will see you October 10th at Spencer Farm W**ery!

Congratulations to our 2026 Rise Fest / Dale Miller memorial scholarship recipient Nolan Hayes (pictured here with Rise ...
08/11/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Rise Fest / Dale Miller memorial scholarship recipient Nolan Hayes (pictured here with Rise Fest performers The Remedy Club and Jett Haddix plus Rise Fest board members Jim Vitou and Matt MacBeth).

Nolan is a 2026 graduate of Indiana Connections Academy and resides in Noblesville. Nolan will attend Berklee College of Music in Boston this fall.

Nolan is a very talented guitarist and performed at the 2024 Rise Fest at age 16 with his band Awooga.

We wish Nolan success in his next chapter!

Congratulations to our RISE Fest performers Naptown Hepcats. Well deserved!
01/25/2026

Congratulations to our RISE Fest performers Naptown Hepcats. Well deserved!

We were honored to recieve this freaking AMAZING award last night at our show at the Melody Inn for Punk Rock Night Indianapolis 2025 rockabilly band of the year!

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7015 E 161st Street
Noblesville, IN
46062

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