They won’t be expecting 500,000 youth, but organizers of the annual Chase Cornstock are promising — tongue in cheek — that the music will be better than it was at Woodstock back in ’69.

The annual festival is set for Aug. 21-22, when entertainers from across the region converge at Chase Memorial Beach for a weekend of celebrating music and the corn harvest.

With a mandate to promote emerging artists in the province, the Chase Festival Society has assembled a lineup sure to appeal to a range of musical taste. Last year’s festival featured Kelowna’s Andrew Allen, who has since received wider acclaim across Canada and the U.K.

“We like to brag that his appearance in Chase helped launch his successful career,” notes organizer Diana Endean

Performances begin at 3 p.m. daily in the Joyce Dunn Amphitheatre in Memorial Park overlooking Little Shuswap Lake.

Saturday’s lineup includes headliner Leah West, an indie rock/pop artist from Kelowna known for her high-energy pipes and diverse repertoire. Suzie and Bill Rawn, the daughter-father acoustic duo open the show at 3 p.m. followed by the Turtle Valley Band.

The Infectuals, the Kamloops-based rock/funk/soul band, headline Sunday’s entertainment. As well, Melissa Endean, originally from Kamloops, performs with pianist Leah Mertz in the duo Meliah, blending jazz, indie, country and hip-hop. Country artist Art Pruce returns to the festival for his second year.

Family activities at the park begin around noon with concessions, vendors, a farmers market and children’s activities. The local Lions club hosts a pancake breakfast Sunday, 8-11 a.m., at Chase Community Hall.

In addition to corn on the cob from Pete Murray’s Corn Farm, festival-goers can chow down on salmon, bannock, burgers and hot-dogs at the park.