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Nov 16, 2025 Coquitlam, BC – A beloved holiday tradition returns as Lights at Lafarge transforms Coquitlam’s Town Centre into a glowing winter wonderland, Nov 28, 2025 – Feb 16, 2026. Lights At Lafarge is Metro Vancouver’s largest free outdoor winter lights display, featuring over one-million seasonal…
Barrie, ON – Barrie’s largest summer festival, Kempenfest presented by TD, returns for its 53rd annual celebration of art, community, and music, taking place August 1-4, 2025, along two kilometres of Barrie, Ontario’s beautiful Waterfront. The event features 300 arts…
Barrie, Ontario: April 21, 2025 Kempenfest’s MainStage Lineup for 2025 announced! Barrie, ON – Barrie Ontario’s largest summer festival, Kempenfest presented by TD, has announced its MainStage concert lineup for August 1-4, 2025 at Barrie’s waterfront. The recently announced OLG…
Barrie, ON – Festival & Events Ontario (FEO) has again recognized Kempenfest within their Provincial “Top-100” Festivals and Events, during FEO’s “Synergy” Conference Awards Gala held on February 26, 2025, in Kitchener, ON. Kempenfest Board of Directors Chair, Paul Markle…
Six-time JUNO award-winning artist Sam Roberts Band will perform at the Wasaga Stars Arena, Feb 8, 2025 “Wasaga Beach is a special community, and not just because it has the longest, most incredible, sandy beach in the world. The beach…
Canadian Country Star Tim Hicks Set to perform Wasaga Beach on February 7, 2025 “The Town of Wasaga Beach is thrilled to welcome Canadian country star, Tim Hicks, back to Wasaga Beach on February 7,” said Mayor Brian Smith. “Wasaga…
Barrie, Ontario: Apr 25, 2024 Organizers of Barrie’s largest summer festival have announced their concert headliners performing at this year’s Kempenfest, taking place August 2-5, 2024 at Barrie’s waterfront. The announcement coincides with the unveiling of a festival rebranding effort,…
BARRIE ONTARIO, March 15, 2023 Organizers of Barrie’s largest festival have announced their headliner concert series for this year’s annual Kempenfest – which takes place August 4-7, 2023 at Barrie’s waterfront. The announcement coincided with the festival being named to…
BARRIE ONTARIO, February 6, 2023 Organizers of Barrie’s largest festival have put out a call for local bands and performers for this year’s annual Kempenfest – which takes place August 4-7, 2023 at Barrie’s waterfront. Kempenfest is looking for local bands…
The big rig hauling the Drop Zone pulled into the Barrie Marina parking lot shortly beforemidnight this past Sunday. Soon after that it was the trailers with the next-to-impossible ringtoss and water canon games. By early Monday morning the giant…
Long-time friend of Admiral Live, Grant Boyer makes a relatable yet breakable promise on Fun, Grungy New Single “Alarm Bells (Never Drinking Again)” – Available Now!Listen on Spotify! Foggy brain; pounding head; the flashbacks of what might or might not…
Barrie ON, March 25, 2021 – Kempenfest 2021 has been canceled due to COVID‐19 and will be moving its 50th-anniversary celebration to 2022. This marks only the second time in its history that the festival has been canceled, with the first…
Barrie, ON – Admiral Group has launched a new digital marketing division, Admiral Creative, offering Digital Marketing Services including, Web Design, Web Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Ad Management, Content Creation, and Social Media Marketing. “A digital marketing division that can serve brands of any industry is something…
Barrie ON – The Kempenfest leadership team has been meeting with municipal, provincial and federal governments on a regular basis to monitor the COVID-19 crisis. Following the strict guidelines from the Health Minister and health professionals, it has been decided to move…
Sudbury Poutine Fest received the Best New Single Sponsorship Achievement Award at the annual Festivals & Events Ontario Awards 2020. Thornloe Cheese became the presenting sponsor of the third-annual Sudbury Poutine Fest in 2019, the results of which overall produced…
One of Sudbury Ontario’s biggest annual events is returning to Bell Park, August 23-25 2019. Organizers of the 3rd annual Sudbury Poutine Fest are expecting over 25,000 attendees across the three-day festival. Festival organizers say that two years of highly…
Sudbury Frost Fest, a brand new two-day winter-themed concert featuring both country and rock artists at Caruso Club, will offer patrons a unique winter-concert experience with both indoor and outdoor programming. The inaugural Sudbury Frost Fest includes two days of…
The 11th annual Budweiser New Music Fest recently announced its preliminary line-up, consisting of Juno Award-winning co-headliners The Sheepdogs, Monster Truck & James Barker Band with Juno Nominee and CMAO winners Cold Creek County. The festival takes place September 14-15,…
Some of Sudbury’s biggest summer events are being held at Bell Park this year, including Feast Fest, Sudbury Poutine Fest, and Budweiser New Music Fest, which are now accepting artist and vendor application submissions for 2018.Feast Fest (June 15-17) and…
The French-Canadian classic dish was a huge hit at last years’ (2017) inaugural Sudbury Poutine Fest, which drew over 21,000 people over the festival weekend. Organizers have expanded programming efforts for their second annual Poutine Fest, while moving the event…
Feast Fest is returning to Midland, Ontario for its second year taking place July 20-22, which organizers promise a much bigger overall festival program, including more food options, vendors, and family-friendly programming. Feast Fest 2018 will offer patrons an array…
Updated: June 9, 2022. In an ever-changing landscape of event security, here are our Top 3 Tips for enhancing your event security measures and vigilance in 2022. 1) “When you see something, say something”. Recent studies suggest that a vast…
The inaugural Feast Fest London will bring an array of food vendors, beverages, music, and entertainment programming to Victoria Park, downtown London, September 22-24. The three-day event offers free admission for all ages including free evening concerts, with Friday night…
The 1st annual Sudbury Poutine Fest took place August 25-27, 2018, attracting over 21,000 people to downtown Sudbury, Ontario.The French Canadian classic dish was a huge hit this weekend as event organizers were hosts to massive waves of attendees all…
Now that the World’s Largest Rubber Duck has flown on from Midland, organizers of Feast Fest and the Ontario 150 Tour are taking a look at the immense impact the festival has had on the region and its local businesses,…
The 1st annual Feast Fest is bringing an array of food, beverages, music, and entertainment programming this weekend to Bell Park, 900 Paris St, Sudbury. The three-day event offers free admission for all ages with free parking and free evening…
The 10th annual Budweiser New Music Fest will be held at Bell Park, Sudbury, Sept 15-16. The 2017 festival lineup features performances by Aaron Pritchett, Finger Eleven, The Glorious Sons, River Town Saints with more to be announced. New Music…
Feast Fest has just announced the festival’s Friday night headliner, Jojo Mason. Canadian country artist Jojo Mason will be performing a free concert at Feast Fest in Sudbury Ontario on Friday, June 23, 2017. This announcement comes one week following…
Feast Fest has announced the festivals Saturday night rock headliners Honeymoon Suite. Multi-platinum Canadian recording artists Honeymoon Suite, with over a million cd’s sold worldwide over their 25-year career will be performing at Feast Fest 2017 in Sudbury (June 24), Midland…
Feast Fest, a brand new multi-faceted festival will visit Sudbury, Midland & London Ontario this summer featuring a mixture of food, art & entertainment programming. The first annual Feast Fest will offer patrons free entry all weekend long, where you…
The first annual Sudbury Poutine Fest is scheduled for Aug 25-27, 2017, taking place in downtown Sudbury, ON. The festival will offer patrons free entry all weekend long where they can experience an array of Poutine-related food vendors of both…
927 Rock (formerly Q92 FM) presents their Mid-Summer Bash featuring Big Sugar with Attica Riots on, Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Caruso Club, Sudbury. Early-bird tickets are on sale now. General Admission and VIP tickets available at AdmiralLive.ca A portion of…
The 9th annual Budweiser New Music Fest has just announced their 2016 lineup, which features MOTHER MOTHER, USS, AA Wallace, Golden Gate Graves & more. Budweiser New Music Fest 2016 will take place at Grace Hartman Amphitheatre (Bell Park), 900…
Festival organizers have just announced that both nights of the Budweiser New Music Fest are onto their final block of tickets. New Music Fest presented by Bevé will be visiting Sudbury on August 28-29, with performances by Tim Hicks, Big…
Budweiser New Music Fest will be visiting Barrie, ON (July 17-18) and Sudbury, ON (August 28-29), with performances by over 50 artists. Early-bird tickets are on sale now, available at www.newmusicfest.ca New Music Fest Barrie (July 17-18) will feature performances by Big…
CCMA Award-winning country star Aaron Pritchett will be making an appearance in Oshawa on his Cross Canada ‘Outlaws & Outsiders’ tour, touching down Saturday, June 13th at Oshawa Music Hall. Joining him are special guests Cory Marquardt, King & Cash,…
Budweiser New Music Fest is now accepting artist submissions for Barrie & Sudbury, ON. Deadline for artists to submit to both festival cities is April 30th. Full artist submission details are available at www.newmusicfest.ca New Music Fest 2015 is scheduled for…
One of the most awarded Canadian Country Acts returns to Oshawa on their Cross Canada Tilt-A-Whirl Tour touching down Saturday, April 18th at Oshawa Music Hall. Emerson Drive will be performing alongside support acts Jordan McIntosh and Heather Longstaffe.In its…
Festival headliner Classified will be performing live at Heritage Park on Saturday, July 19th, with performances by July Talk, One Bad Son, illScarlett, Indian Handcrafts, and Golden Gate Graves as part of the Budweiser New Music Fest Barrie 2014, powered…
Theory of a Deadman live at Sound Empire had recently been postponed as singer Tyler Connolly had been battling complications due to laryngitis, leaving him unable to perform Friday, June 6th. Their local Barrie concert, which has already nearly sold…
The third annual Budweiser New Music Fest Sudbury headliner concert is nearing a sell-out, taking place Saturday, June 7th at Grace Hartman Amphitheatre. The bill includes, Big Wreck (recently added), Monster Truck, The Glorious Sons, Gentlemen Husbands, Golden Gate Graves…
Theory of a Deadman will be performing live at Grace Hartman Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 7th, with guests Monster Truck, The Glorious Sons, Gentlemen Husbands, and Golden Gate Graves as part of the Budweiser New Music Fest Sudbury 2014. The…
CASBY Award-winning artists Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) will be returning to Barrie, as part of their Cross-Canada “Advanced Basics Tour” with a now sold-out show at Sound Empire, Friday, Feb 28th.Their last two Barrie performances had also sold out, including…
Juno Award-winning rockers Monster Truck, return to Barrie with a now sold-out show at Sound Empire, downtown Barrie on Friday, March 7th.Hailing from Hamilton, ON, Monster Truck has been hitting radio waves with their rock n’ roll, described as aggressive,…
Juno Award-winning rockers Monster Truck, return to Barrie with their “Furiousity” tour, stopping at Sound Empire, downtown Barrie on Friday, March 7th. Hailing from Hamilton, ON, Monster Truck has been hitting radio waves with their rock n’ roll, described as…
CASBY Award-winning artists Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) will be returning to Barrie, as part of their Cross-Canada “Advanced Basics Tour” coming to Sound Empire, Friday, Feb 28th. Their last two Barrie concerts have sold out, including the New Music Fest…
The first annual Budweiser New Music Fest London is a two-day live music festival, originating in Barrie, ON in 2008 and has since grown to include Sudbury and London Ontario, on separate weekends. The New Music Fest celebrates the culture…
Original members, singer Greg Godovitz, guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Doug Inglis of Goddo will be performing live at Sound Empire downtown Barrie, Friday, October 4th as part of the band’s 35th Anniversary Reunion Tour. Tickets to the concert are…
VIP Festival Packages for the Budweiser New Music Fest Barrie are now sold out! Festival VIP Packages include a Hotel Room and a Pair of Tickets to the July 20th Headliner Concert with Limo Service. The 6th annual Budweiser New…
To complement the festival’s ticketed headliner concert featuring Big Wreck, USS, Crash Karma, The Reason, Young Empires & more, the 2013 New Music Fest Barrie will be hosting a free concert on Friday, July 19 featuring Die Mannequin & Courage…
The 6th annual Budweiser New Music Fest Barrie powered by Mady was heard across the city this past weekend (July 19 & 20) with over 50 performances at multiple venues. The Festival Headliner Concert sold out attracting over 1,700 people…
Big Wreck will be performing live at Heritage Park on downtown Barrie’s waterfront on Saturday, July 20th, with guests USS, Crash Karma, The Reason, Young Empires, Golden Gate Graves, and Autumns Cannon, a festival production that has pushed the New…
Downtown Barrie will have a new nightclub to offer this coming weekend as new management takes over what was once known as The Roxy Theatre & The Roxx Nightclub. Sound Empire’s Grand Opening weekend will consist of an EDM concert…
CASBY Award-winning artists Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) will be returning to Barrie on Thursday, January 31, 2013, as a follow-up to their explosive performance at the New Music Fest Barrie, Lakeshore Concert this past summer. Tickets are on sale now,…
The Mansion Nightclub recently announced the return of live music events with a long-term concert series, in partnership with Admiral Live. The first of these live events to return to The Mansion, will feature Vancouver-based recording and touring act The…
The Mady New Music Fest Barrie was awarded the Best Tourism Marketing Campaign at Tourism Barrie’s annual Toast To Tourism event, an award gala held on Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at the South Shore Centre. This award certainly marks a…
Live music is returning to The Mansion Nightclub (formerly known as The Foundation) as Admiral Live announces a long-term commitment to the venue and their latest show announcement featuring Hollerado, performing Dec 20, 2012. “We’re absolutely thrilled to be a…
New Music Fest is a three-day live music festival, which originated in Barrie ON in 2008 and has since grown to include Sudbury and London ON, on separate weekends. The New Music Fest celebrates the culture and development of new…