![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Awarded “Best Music Festival of 2010″ in St. Louis by Riverfront Times, LouFest is back for another year.
“We are excited to have year two now under way,” festival organizer Brian Cohen said. “In our first year I think we exceeded expectations. We’re hoping to do the same with our sophomore effort by bringing in bigger national headliners and booking artists from a wider range of genres,” he added.
“We’re also adding more restaurants, more retail, a bigger kids village and throwing in a few other surprises we’ll announce as the Festival gets closer. And this year, we’re offering a limited number of pre sale tickets at a deep discount,” Cohen said.
The second annual LouFest is to take place Aug. 27 and 28, in Forest Park. Pre-sale tickets are already available for $49 for two day passes, which is $15 less than the regular two day passes.
The band lineup has not been announced, but the new website for LouFest is up at loufest.com. Updates will also be posted on lhsimage.com.