A mix of performers from different music genres will perform at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall from June 25 through July 10.
Freedom 250 took to social media Wednesday to share the big news. The performers expected to participate in celebrating America’s 250th birthday include Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice.
Other performers include country music star Martina McBride and “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” singers C+C Music Factory.
“JUST ANNOUNCED: The lineup for The Great American State Fair is here — and it’s bringing the hits. 🇺🇸🎶” Freedom 250 wrote on X.
JUST ANNOUNCED: The lineup for The Great American State Fair is here — and it’s bringing the hits. 🇺🇸🎶
Martina McBride, Young MC, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Morris Day & The Time, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels …and many more.
16 days. 56 states… pic.twitter.com/DJdypWJl3P
— Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) May 27, 2026
McBride will be the featured performer on June 25, Fox5DC reported. Rocker Bret Michaels will perform July 3.
Other performers include funk band the Commodores, rapper Young MC and Milli Vanilli.
R&B fans will be treated to performances by Morris Day and The Time, and additional artists are expected to be announced.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 16: Vanilla Ice performs during halftime between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 16, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
“The Great American State Fair will bring together people from all 56 states and territories to celebrate the traditions, innovation, music, military heritage, freedom and entrepreneurial spirit that define our nation,” Freedom 250 CEO Keith Krach said in a statement, according to The Hill.
Singers Fab Morvan (right) and Rob Pilatus (1965 – 1998) of Franco-German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, Gun Wharves, Wapping, London, 27th September 1988. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
“The performers, innovators, military heroes, and everyday Americans showcased here represent the very best of who we are, and the boundless opportunity ahead,” Krach continued. (RELATED: Tony Hinchcliffe Calls Chelsea Handler A ‘C*nt’ For Inaccurate Jokes During ‘The Roast Of Kevin Hart’)
He referred to the 16-days worth of festivities as “a moment for America to come together.”