The Hills Alive Festival, held every year at Memorial Park in Rapid City, S.D. On this festival an estimated 40,000 attendants, wrapped up this past weekend.Organizers run the festival every year and Nearly a dozen bands played every year’s on this event.

Some of the top performers included Rebbecca St. James, Mercy Me, and Salvador are performed in this festival. It is the way to reach out to the community and show the vibrant side to living a Christian life. There are many activities besides the concert included like a late-night coffeehouse concert and a mother-daughter after hours hosted by St. James.

In its 22nd year, the two-day festival had both days at temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit as part of a long term heat wave running through the region and expected throughout the week. There seems to be a real stigma about Christianity, that it’s not fun or God is only a very serious thing.