|PIC1|The 28th Annual Creation Festival, officially the largest outdoor Christian music festival in the world, will take place June 28th – July 1st (Northeast) and July 26–29 (Northwest), 2006.

Creation Northwest will be held at the Agape Farm in the mountain ranges of Mount Union, PA, while Creation Northwest will be at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA July 26th – 29th.

This year’s festival will feature the most popular acts in Christian music, as well as highlighting up-and-coming artists and introducing young audiences to some of the foundational artists who have Christian music what it is today. For Creation Northwest, a line-up of top artists includes Third Day, TobyMac, Newsboys, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, Audio Adrenaline, Hillsong United, and David Crowder.

|AD|Acclaimed speakers from across the nation will take the stage throughout the event to challenge and encourage listeners. This year’s featured speakers are Mark Matlock, Compassion International founder Wess Stafford, Jan & Laura Laffon, Bob Lenz, Reggie Dabbs and Teen Mania Ministries’ founder Ron Luce.

For the first time, the Creation Festival is partnering with WorshipTogether.com, bringing its online resources to life with a training conference for worship leaders, musicians and writers in the afternoon Worship Tent.

Additional highlights at the festival include the Candlelight Service and Late Night Café.

For more information on Creation Festivals, go to www.creationfest.com.