March 1, 2014
News
Canadian Country Summer Music Festivals
Music festival season is finally upon us, signalling a busy time for festival organizers, promoters and artists. Of course, there's no better feeling for an artist than to perform in front of a large crowd of committed fans, or potential new fans. And as organizers, there's certainly a feeling of accomplishment in having a crowd at capacity, revelling to their favourite artists and discovering new up-and-coming talent. As our genre, and our audience, continues to evolve, the importance of quality, well-executed music festivals will certainly prevail. We tip our hats to our festival partners, who, throughout the summer, will engage country music listeners, and profile our vast Canadian country music talent. To our Member artists, enjoy the unique experience of performing at a Canadian country music festival - seize the opportunity. And to the promoters, booking agents and everyone working behind the scenes, you are the link that brings this puzzle together. Thank you for getting boots on the ground.
Engaging audiences, and creating awareness for events is no easy feat. The CCMA thanks our festival partners for promoting the CCMA Awards Broadcast via video reels during their live events this summer. If you have a country festival affiliation not listed below, and want to develop a partnership with the CCMA, please be in touch with Sonya Koson at or 416-947-1331 x210.
We hope you're able to make it out to one of the great Canadian country music festivals below this summer!
Dauphin's Countryfest
Dauphin, Manitoba
June 26 – 29
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
July 4 – 6
Calgary Stampede
Calgary, Alberta
July 4 – 13
Craven Country Jamboree
Craven, Saskatchewan
July 10 – 13
Big Valley Jamboree
Camrose, Alberta
July 31 – August 3
Boots And Hearts Festival
Bowmanville, Ontario
July 31 – August 3
Manitoulin Country Fest
Little Current, Ontario
August 7 – 10
Havelock Country Jamboree
Havelock, Ontario
August 14 – 17