Driftwood Festival Draws Thousands to Doheny State Beach, San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Over the weekend the first annual KFRG presents Driftwood at Doheny State Beach, featuring country music, craft beer, artisan wine and top notch BBQ took place at Doheny State Beach.

Driftwood at Doheny State Beach featured over 100 craft beers and artisan wines, some of the best BBQ in the region, as well as a full day of eclectic music ranging from country to Americana and mariachi rock, with co-headlining performances from Nashville hitmakers Jerrod Niemann and Rodney Atkins, as well as Thompson Square, Parmalee, The White Buffalo, Mariachi El Bronx, and Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot) in his first-ever outlaw country solo performance. Festival attendees roamed throughout lush grass and sandy areas of Doheny State Beach, right off the shore of the Pacific Ocean.

Festival attendees enjoyed a full afternoon and evening of music, including closing performances from co-headliners Jerrod Niemann and Rodney Atkins.

Atkins was joined onstage by wife and singer/songwriter Rose Falcon for a duet and a performance of the #1 country hit “Friday Night,” which she co-wrote.

“A party broke out at the beach today," festival producer John Reese of Synergy Global Entertainment, commented, following the event. "The first ever country music, craft beer, wine and BBQ festival at Doheny State Beach was a magical experience and we’re looking forward to next year.”

Driftwood at Doheny State Beach received positive feedback from breweries, wine vendors and the media.

According to Sari Cohen of AXS.com, the event was “…the perfect environment provided festival-goers with the ultimate country music experience… From warm ocean breezes, to hammocks in the trees, to people dancing in the sand, the festival was full of love - love for music, love for country and love for each other. There was a tangible spirit of goodness in the air, of kindness and of joy. One that spread throughout and created a message of unity…If this year's Driftwood is any sign of what you will have to look forward to for next year's festival season, you're going to want to mark this occasion on your calendar for one not to miss.”

“What do you get when country music embraces craft beer and wine? A rollicking good time!...I can honestly say that I enjoyed every single beer of the very many that I tried…The nicest throng of festival attendees I have ever met populated the Driftwood Country Music Festival," he said. "Everyone I met was engaging and genuinely friendly. On this day, Doheny State Park took the title of ‘the happiest place on earth’.”

A portion of the proceeds from Driftwood at Doheny State Beach will be donated to the San Onofre Parks Foundation--a California non-profit that cooperatively works with the California State Parks to develop, preserve and enhance the recreation and experience of California's unique and beautiful coastal parks--and the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association (DSBIA), the non-profit cooperating association of Doheny State Beach, dedicated to the protection of the park’s beaches, facilities, marine refuge and its historical, cultural and social stories.

Driftwood at Doheny State Beach also featured the Country Strong veteran appreciation area for non-profits that support and create awareness for veterans’ causes. In partnership with Metal of Honor, Country Strong aims to raise financial support and awareness for military non-profits, providing information on the services offered by these foundations to military patrons, while also showing gratitude and an extra special time for our military men and women and their families in attendance.

Some of the participating breweries at Driftwood included: AleSmith, Artifex Brewing Company, Barley Forge, Bootleggers, Bottle Logic Brewing, Chapman Crafted, Coronado Brewing Co., Firestone Walker, Left Coast Brewing, Mother Earth Brewing Co., Ritual Brewing Co., Sierra Nevada, Telegraph Brewing, and more.

Some of the wines that were available for tasting were: Chateau Souverain (Sauv Blanc), Chronic Cellars (Purple Paradise), J Lohr (Bay Mist Riesling), Story Point (Chardonnay), and William Hill (Cabernet Sauvignon).

KFRG presents Driftwood at Doheny State Beach was produced by premier music festival production company Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE), Orange County, California’s most successful and respected craft beer festival producer Brew Ha Ha Productions, and California’s new country KFRG-FM (K-Frog).

Sponsors for KFRG presents Driftwood at Doheny State Beach included: Audi Of Mission Viejo, Snickers Crisper, Krave Jerky, Deep Eddy Vodka, Tom Gore Wines, Cosmic Fog and Lyft.