Canada Day weekend is often one of the busiest weekends of the year as we have teams covering events and festivals across Canada. We’re proudly based in the 1000 Islands region of Ontario so when an event comes around in our home territory we are sure to attend and help spread the word. This summer the annual 1000 Islands Regatta promised an all-star entertainment lineup with headliners Platinum Blonde, Jason Blaine and the Northern Pikes hitting the stage over the weekend with loud and fast hydro-plane racing skimming the water on the St. Lawrence River during the day.
Canada Celebrates Year 152 on Parliament Hill
The weather gods atoned for the past two years on Monday by delivering a sunny warm day filled with good cheer, good music, and patriotism.
Jess Moskaluke and USS highlight the second half of Dragon Boat Festival 2019
Tim Horton’s Dragon Boat Festival is an acclaimed sporting and family-friendly event held annually in Ottawa.The Dragon Boat races are the largest in North America, and coupled with the free concerts and activities hosted each day, Mooney’s Bay Park sees an influx of locals and visitors to enjoy the event. This year, the Festival was held June 20th to 23rd, and talent from across Canada were slotted to play four evenings on the Hillside stage.
Half Moon Run and Alan Doyle lead in first half of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2019
For more than a quarter century, the month of June brings the Tim Horton’s Dragon Boat Festival to Ottawa.This year’s event takes place from June 20th through 23rd. The annual event hosts 200 teams from across North America who participate in the community, corporate, and competitive races. As the sun sets music fills the air and this summer the first half of the fest was kicked off with Half Moon Run and Alan Doyle.
Despite delivering heavy rain on Saturday Mother Nature failed to dampen the spirits of fans at Festival Country de Lotbinière
After managing to avoid a washout on Friday night Mother Nature struck again with force on Saturday. With moderate to heavy rain much of the day the question that was on everyone’s mind was would country fans in Quebec still come out in the rain…?
Country Music prevailed over Mother Nature for night 1 of Festival Country de Lotbinière
It’s been quite a week for festival organizers going from losing a headliner to the very real threat that severe weather could silence the music at the fifth anniversary of Festival Country de Lotbinière.
Festival Country Lotbinière Preview – When he was needed most Dallas Smith jumped right in!
When planning a festival it’s easy to take for granted that everything will go as planned and that the entertainment and logistics will all fall into place. Booking a festival is already a difficult task, that task becomes even more difficult when something doesn’t go as planned. For the organizers of Festival Country Lotbinière the worst case scenario happened this year when tragedy struck for their headliner just a week before the crowds were set to arrive.
Festival Country Lotbinière Preview – Cold Creek County to bring the Beer Weather to Quebec this weekend!
Reigning CCMA Group of the Year Cold Creek County are no strangers to the summer festival circuit. From coast to coast to coast Cold Creek County have performed at some of the biggest stages in the country and have toured and performed with acts like Old Dominion and Dallas Smith.
Photo Review: Bunbury Music Festival Cincinnati Ohio May 31st-June 2nd, 2019
The Bunbury Music Festival was held in Cincinnati, Ohio at Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman’s Cove on the banks of the Ohio River. The crowds were treated to beautiful weather over the weekend with only a brief period of light rain on opening day. Over 50 acts performed on 4 stages with an eclectic mix of music ranging from pop and indie to hip hop and rock. The headliners were Fall Out Boy on Friday, Greta Van Fleet on Saturday and The 1975 on Sunday. It was also a great weekend to check out lesser-known touring bands and regional acts.
