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🛏️Hodag Country Festival 2027 accommodation: hotels near Rhinelander & camping
Hodag Country Festival 2027 takes place in Rhinelander from July 8 to July 11. Arrival night: July 8. The map below is prefilled for the nights of July 8 to 11 (check-out July 12) and shows how far each hotel, apartment or rental is from the site.
Camping at Hodag Country Festival
Hodag Country Festival 2027 also offers on-site camping: the most affordable and social way to sleep right at the festival.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Rhinelander.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
✈️How to get to Hodag Country Festival 2027
Planning your trip to Hodag Country Festival 2027? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI), about 6 km from the venue.
- Allow about 8 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Rhinelander or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🌤️Hodag Country Festival 2027 weather
Weather in Rhinelander in July 2027?
Actual weather at the 2026 edition
From July 9 to July 12, 2026: up to 30°, low of 15°, 1.8 mm of rain in total.
- Thu, Jul 9Rain26° / 17° 0.9 mm
- Fri, Jul 10Light drizzle26° / 15° 0.2 mm
- Sat, Jul 11Light drizzle28° / 16° 0.7 mm
- Sun, Jul 12Overcast30° / 18° 0 mmHot
Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 42% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 25° / 15° | 2 rainy days |
| 2024 | Rain | 27° / 17° | 2 rainy days |
| 2023 | Overcast | 23° / 13° | 1 rainy day |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
Hour by hour
Tap a day to see how temperature and rain changed across 24 hours.
Same week in 2025: Thu July 10 → Sun July 13 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).
🗺️Things to do near Hodag Country Festival 2027
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Hodag Country Festival 2027. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Rhinelander and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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Previous edition
2026 edition (finished)
The 2026 edition of Hodag Country Festival ran from July 9, 2026 to July 12, 2026, with 17 artists on the bill.
2026 headliners: Old Dominion · Nate Smith · Brothers Osborne · Russell Dickerson · Neal McCoy · Lanie Gardner · Jo Dee Messina · Brett Westgrove · ERNEST · Garrett Thorn
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📋About
Hodag Country Festival 2027: a 49th edition and its lawn-chair ritual in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Founded in 1978 in northern Wisconsin, the Hodag Country Festival reaches its 49th edition from Thursday, July 8 to Sunday, July 11, 2027, on its own grounds at 4270 River Road in Rhinelander (United States). Shows unfold in an open-air natural amphitheater with giant video screens, and the music goes on whatever the weather does.
The week starts long before the first chord. Campers can move in from Saturday, July 3 at 6 a.m. Between July 3 and 6, each group of 9-day ticket holders sends one person to spin a wheel, and the color it lands on fixes the group's time slot on Wednesday, July 7 to set lawn chairs out in front of the stage. East of that stage, the Pavilion books a band every day from July 3 to 11, pours the alcohol, sells the official merch and stays open until 2 a.m. A karaoke contest runs daily up to its final on Thursday, July 8, and the Wisconsin country band championship, held since 1981, crowns its winner on Friday, July 9 (Tennessee Whiskey Revival took the 2026 title).
The 2027 bill is still to come. Recent editions point to mainstream country: Old Dominion, LeAnn Rimes, Brothers Osborne and Nate Smith in 2026; Jordan Davis, Carly Pearce and Three Dog Night in 2025; and Neal McCoy, back every single year since 2021.
Sales open Monday, November 2, 2026, online, by phone or by mail. A single day costs $110; the 9-day ticket is $180 through May 31, 2027, then $200, and $220 at the gate, while kids' tickets (ages 6 to 11) are only sold on site. Camping requires that 9-day ticket plus a separately priced site: $140 without power, $230 with it, $250 in the VIP zone. Car parking runs $15 a day or $35 for the weekend. Coolers go under your chair, glass and drones are banned; showers, restrooms, food stands and an accessible seating area are on the grounds, and an interfaith service takes place Sunday at 9 a.m.
Rhinelander, July 2027, with the 2028 edition already set for July 6 to 9: tickets and camping on the official Hodag Country Festival site.
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