GALLERY: Hot night at Countryfest

Thousands of country music fans have flocked to Dauphin this weekend to take in Canada's longest running music festival.

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Thousands of country music fans have flocked to Dauphin this weekend to take in Canada’s longest running music festival.

Dauphin’s Countryfest, which takes place on festival grounds just north of Riding Mountain National Park, began back in 1990, and has been a popular kickoff for Manitoba’s summer break ever since.

Friday’s hot and sunny weather prompted festival goers to find ways to cool off in the heat of the day, before giving way to an impressive lineup of country music artists.

Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Here’s a selection of images by Brandon Sun photographer Tim Smith, who spent the first day of the three-day festival with his camera in tow.

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Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
John Helgeson of Stonewall reads in the doorway of his camper as the moon rises at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
John Helgeson of Stonewall reads in the doorway of his camper as the moon rises at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The moon rises behind country music fans watching Walker Hayes perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The moon rises behind country music fans watching Walker Hayes perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Mike Lee holds his niece Brooklyn Pernarowski on his shoulders while watching Walker Hayes perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Mike Lee holds his niece Brooklyn Pernarowski on his shoulders while watching Walker Hayes perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Walker Hayes headlines the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Julianna Herman and Alexis Marlow dance and cheer as Tim Hicks performs on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Julianna Herman and Alexis Marlow dance and cheer as Tim Hicks performs on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
A large crowd watches Tim Hicks perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
A large crowd watches Tim Hicks perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Payton Daciuk and Jackson Aldcroft cook hotdogs and burgers at their campsite during Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Payton Daciuk and Jackson Aldcroft cook hotdogs and burgers at their campsite during Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
A woman watches Tim Hicks perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
A woman watches Tim Hicks perform on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Tim Hicks performs for a large crowd on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fans watch as Robyn Ottolini performs on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)(Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fans watch as Robyn Ottolini performs on the main stage at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday evening. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)(Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Kadence Loring and Hailey Bird dance as Emma Peterson performs at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday afternoon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Kadence Loring and Hailey Bird dance as Emma Peterson performs at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday afternoon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Festival-goers party at the creek near the campground at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday afternoon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Festival-goers party at the creek near the campground at Dauphin’s Countryfest 2023 on a hot Friday afternoon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
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