Take your Johnson, your Mercury, your Evinrude or your camp chairs and your lawn blankets and get to Kinzua Beach this Labor Day weekend, because Kinzua is gonna rock the wake.

From noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31 and noon until early evening Labor Day, Sept. 1, championship water ski teams, extreme jet ski stunts and flyboarding acrobatics will amaze on the water, while food trucks, craft breweries and local musicians hit the beach for three exciting days of Kinzua Rocks the Wake.

Organizers at the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau (ANFVB) called the event “A bold new celebration of summer’s last big weekend … with wild water stunts, chart-topping tribute bands and forest-framed adventure.

Wisconsin’s Ski Extreme freestyle athletes will flip, spin and more on jet skis and flyboards.

“Experience championship waterskiing and jet ski daredevils by day, then dance under the stars to legendary sounds by night,” the bureau’s press release states.

The Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team, one of Ohio’s championship teams known for jaw-dropping tricks, stunts and synchronized pyramids, and Wisconsin’s Ski Extreme freestyle athletes will turn flips, spins and airborne acrobatics approximately every other daylight hour.

Saturday night’s headliner, The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute featuring Shawn Gerhard will bring all Brooks’ hits to the beach. Sunday night The Classic Rock Experience will take over, merging anthems from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Styx and more into “one unforgettable theatrical concert,” organizers said.

“The water shows alone are worth the drive,” ANFVB Executive Director Rustin Lippincott said. “Festivalgoers can catch multiple high-energy performances,” and then, “as the sun sets, the music cranks up.”

Local acoustic acts will wind things down Monday, the unofficial last day of summer. Any acoustic performers interested in being a part of the festivities should contact the ANFVB at (800) 473-9370.

Lippincott explained that funding for the three-day event was secured through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Big Stage Events Co-Op Grant Program, part of Pennsylvania’s effort to boost tourism by supporting large-scale events that attract overnight visitors.

The closure of the Kinzua Skywalk — McKean County’s top tourist attraction — for maintenance was a leading factor in the development of this new event, as the visitors bureau regrouped and refocused on other ways to promote the area’s resources.

Significant collaboration was required from a number of local groups and organizations, Lippincott said. The ANFVB has partnered with Allegheny Site Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Warren County Visitors’ Bureau and U.S. Forest Service to organize the destination tourism event.

Aquatic acrobatics will awe visitors to Kinzua Rocks the Wake this Labor Day weekend.

“This has never been done, so we’re all in this together and they’ve been great partners,” he stated, adding that anyone interested in volunteering to assist organizers leading up to, during and after the event should reach out to the bureau at its toll-free number.

Lippincott noted the festival will be held rain or shine. If the weather is less than ideal, some adjustments will be made.

“One of the things that makes this festival really cool is you’ll be able to see it from both the land and the water. The Kinzua Beach grass area is like an amphitheater and everything’s going to happen right out in the reservoir.”

Food trucks from McKean and Warren counties will be on site all weekend “with festival favorites, sweet treats and creative eats,” the organizers said. Bent Run Brewing of Warren County and Bradford Brew Station of McKean County will pour up craft beers throughout. Other family friendly activities are also planned, making the free event a draw for all ages.

For more information, visit KinzuaRocksTheWake.com.