City on the Hill Music Festival 2025

This past weekend, Stella Maris Academy joined the celebration at the 2025 City on the Hill Music Festival at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. The annual Christian music festival, featuring headliners Jeremy Camp and Matthew West, brought together believers from across the region for two days of worship, music, and community.

The festival, which ran from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, provided the perfect opportunity for Stella Maris Academy to connect with families who share similar values. Our booth offered information about our faith-based education options while distributing mini frisbees to visitors. Our academy views the festival as an important outreach opportunity, particularly for connecting with young families with children.

The festival's family-friendly atmosphere, complete with a dedicated kids' zone where children could play, made it an ideal venue for our academy to showcase itself as an outstanding option for families seeking faith-based education in a central Duluth location.

For next year's festival, SMA is already considering improvements to their presence, including positioning their booth closer to the kids' zone to better connect with their target audience of families with young children.

Founded in 2015 on the shores of Lake Superior, City on the Hill Music Festival continues to be a highlight of the summer for Christian communities throughout the region, and Stella Maris Academy is proud to be part of this joyful celebration of faith and music.