The 11th annual Acoustic Roots Festival showcases some of Atlantic Canada’s most popular folk, country, Celtic, bluegrass, and blues artists. Workshops are also provided at the event. The park where the festival is held is a 500 acre site offering a variety of activities for festival goers including campgrounds with serviced sites, showers, laundry facilities, walking trails, petting zoo, canteens, swimming, Wifi, and much more!
Friday, August 30 (7-10pm)
Darrell Keigan (7pm) / Brenda Stubbert (8pm) / Robert Bouchard (9pm)
Saturday, August 31 (10:30am-10pm)
Square Dance Workshop (10:30-11:30am) / MacArthur Dancers (noon) / Donnie Campbell & Jinks O’Neill (1pm) / Dara Smith-MacDonald & Beverly MacLean (2pm) / Mary Beth Carty, Bradley Murphy & Donnie Calabrese (3pm) / 2nd Generation (4pm) / supper break / Cassidy Riley (6pm) / Turnbull Brothers (7pm) / Jon Hines (8pm) / Matt Minglewood (9pm)
Sunday, September 1 (10:30am-10pm)
Story Time: Growing Up on the Mira with moderators Warren and Marilynn Zisserson (10:30am) / Joe Gillis & Marcel Lefort (noon) / Hearts of Kin (1pm) / Buddy MacDonald (2pm) / Dawn and Margie Beaton (3pm) / Songwriters Circle: Jason MacDonald, Buddy MacDonald, John Donovan, Hearts of Kin (4pm) / supper break / John Donovan (6pm) / Kimberley Fraser, Mac Morin & Jason MacDonald (7pm) / Tide & Timbre (8pm) / Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys (9pm)
Day Pass $20 | 3-Day Pass $45 (discounts for students and seniors)
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