KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Pops’ 14th annual festival of music dazzled the crowds in the shadow of the Western Maine mountains Saturday evening.

This year, at least 2,200 tickets were sold, according to Donald Tranten, a long-serving director on the board that organizes the event each summer.

When gates opened under a hot summer afternoon sky, concert-goers brought coolers, pop-up tents and gourmet picnic baskets on the field at the Kennedy farm outside town.

By 7 p.m., Rolling Fatties food truck was sold out of snack food, and the Kennebec Creamery ice cream truck next door sold ice cream cones and cups as fast as they could scoop them.

Several groups, including The Fogcutters and The Ghost of Paul Revere, warmed up the crowd. Dave Mallett received a welcoming roar from the crowd when he took the stage to play some old favorites and new cuts from his latest release.

He introduced his sons, the Mallett Brothers, who got people on their feet to dance to their eclectic mix of distinctive rock ‘n’ roll. The evening finished with the traditional Bangor Symphony Orchestra renditions of patriotic hits, classic favorites and a blaze of fireworks.

“Playing at the Kingfield Pops tonight is a great way to end the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 120th season,” said Sarah McCarthy, director of development for the symphony.

The Kingfield Pops began in 2003 as a project of the Mount Abram Economic Development Association to bring tourists to the area and boost the local economy.

Other activities include a craft fair and an art walk through town. Visitors come from all over the United States to hear Maine-based musicians play their best music on stage, with a backdrop of majestic mountains and the setting sun.