Kempenfest

Kempenfest is Barrie’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years this year.

Sprawled across two-kilometers of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront, the annual event is one of Ontario’s largest waterfront festivals and features 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, youth village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music!

Musical Line-Up

• Friday Aug 1st SHAWN DESMAN, w/ Con The Artist, Puma June, and Painted Sky
• Saturday Aug 2nd COLIN JAMES, w/ Face The Lion, Lyric Dubee, Cudbear, and Lifted
• Sunday Aug 3rd THE WASHBOARD UNION, w/ Sully Burrows, Brian John Harwood, Andy Colonico, and Tim Ronan. 
• Monday Aug 4th THE PRACTICALLY HIP, w/ Cam Brown, and Shake Your Money Maker. 

Early-Bird Concert Tickets go on sale Friday Apr 25, 2025 at 10am! General Admission to Kempenfest concerts are all-ages, VIP is 19+ 

For tickets and more information, visit kempenfest.com