Vancouver Folk Festival (Vancouver)
July 16-18
This is probably one of the best line-ups I have ever seen. So many Village 900 artists!
Who's Playing?
- Alex Cuba
- Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
- The Avett Brothers
- Crooked Still
- Babe Gurr
- Elisapie Isaac
- Jon and Roy
- Connie Kaldor
- Nathan Rogers
- Po' Girl
- Sarazino
- Timbre Timbre
Island Folk Festival (Cowichan)
July 23-25
The Cowichan Folk Guild is putting this festival on so people can share some good times, great food and even better music!
Who's Playing?
- David Francey
- The Mark Atkinson Trio
- Suzie Vinnick
- Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
- Puzzleroot
(and so many more!!)
Filberg Festival (Comox)
July 30-Aug 2
This is a juried arts and crafts festival, so only the best of the best artisans are allowed to showcase their uniquely hand crafted arts... which means bring some dollars, and maybe a trailer. Oh, and to top it off, there is live entertainment on two stages all throughout the weekend!
Who's Playing?
- Babe Gurr
- Suzie Vinnick
- 4 Men and a Dog
- Connie Kaldor
- Fred Eaglesmith
- The Ginn Sisters
(and so many more!!) including some incredible local artists... (I'm not biased, I swear.)
But, I will be at the Filberg Festival broadcasting live from 12-4pm on Saturday July 31st. Tune in to Village 900, stream us live, or get your butt up to Comox and enjoy the festival first hand!
Great Canadian Beer Festival (Victoria)
Sept 10-11
An international beer festival = 100% awesome.
Mark your calendars! Tickets go on sale July 24th... sales are online only.
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