Thousands of country music fans are expected to fill Tuttle Creek State Park later this afternoon for the 20th Annual Kicker Country Stampede.

This years opening line up for night one of the four day country music festival includes Sarah McVeigh taking the stage at 4 p.m. followed by Country Road 5 at 5 p.m., Old Dominion at 6:30 p.m. Dallas Smith at 8 p.m. and tonight’s headliner Thomas Rhett at 9:30 p.m..

Following Rhett’s performance the Country Stampede will celebrate it’s 20th Anniversary according to Wayne Rouse, President of the country music festival.

“We have fireworks for our 20th anniversary, we have a 20th anniversary theme going on out here,” said Rouse.

Rouse is hoping for between 35,000 and 40,000 festival goes each night.

Gates will open at 1 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Other headliners include Florida Georgia Line Friday, Blake Shelton Saturday and Travis Tritt Sunday.