40,000 at HeavenFest

Fans con­verge at Heav­en­Fest at North­ern Hills Chris­t­ian Church in Brighton on Sat­ur­day. Offi­cial num­bers will not known until lat­er this week. Pho­to by Eliza Marie Somers

Heav­en­Fest in Brighton drew close to 40,000 fans this week­end, accord­ing to a Brighton police offi­cer at the site. The Chris­t­ian music fes­ti­val at North­ern Hills Chris­t­ian Church exceed­ed orga­niz­ers’ expec­ta­tions so much so they enlist­ed the help of a neigh­bor­ing farmer, who allowed over­flow park­ing on his land. If not for his kind­ness orga­niz­ers said they would have had to turn away fans.