Kempenfest 2025 presented by TD | Barrie, ON

Kempenfest presented by TD, is Barrie Ontario’s signature festival event, celebrating 53 years Aug 1-4, 2025, located across two-kilometres of Barrie’s beautiful waterfront.

The annual Barrie event is one of Ontario’s largest waterfront festivals, featuring 300 arts & crafts vendors, a midway, community village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, a poutine village, and two stages of live music!

Kempenfest attracts over 100,000 patrons per year, and generates over $7,500,000 in Tourism Induced Economic Impact for the City of Barrie. Kempenfest is also recognized in Ontario’s Top-100 Festivals & Events, as per the FEO Awards 2025.

The long-weekend event offers free entry for all-ages, to all areas of the festival, with the exception of the MainStage concerts being ticketed events between 4pm-10pm on Friday-Sunday, and 12pm-6pm on the long-weekend Monday.

OLG MAINSTAGE CONCERTS, powered by Osborne Goddard Team.

Early-Bird Concert Tickets go on sale Friday April 25th at 10am, available at kempenfest.com. General Admission to Kempenfest concerts are all-ages, VIP is 19+.

Friday Aug 1st
SHAWN DESMAN w/ Con The Artist, Puma June, and Painted Sky.
Presented by RESCON & 107.5 Kool FM

Saturday Aug 2nd
COLIN JAMES w/ Face The Lion, Lyric Dubee, Cudbear, and Lifted.
Presented by Rock 95

Sunday Aug 3rd
THE WASHBOARD UNION w/ Sully Burrows, Brian John Harwood, Andy Colonico, and Tim Ronan.
Presented by Mattamy Homes & Pure Country 106

Monday Aug 4th
PRACTICALLY HIP w/ Cam Brown, and Shake Your Money Maker
Presented by Rock 95

For more festival info visit: www.kempenfest.com

All Ages / Licensed.