This is your sign to get antsy for summertime and the abundance of music festivals the Chippewa Valley has to offer! Volume One readers voted Blue Ox Music Festival as the Best Music Festival of 2025, where St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Margo Price graced us with many sing-along tunes. In second place, Rock Fest continues its hardcore spirit as a rock and metal festival in Cadott; 2025’s iteration welcomed Rob Zombie and Five Finger Death Punch to the Valley. Country Jam rounds out the category; 2025 featured artists including Cole Swindell and Bailey Zimmerman. —Evelyn Nelson