Islands Folk Festival Ready to Celebrate
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he Cowichan Valley’s longest running folk music festival is primed and ready go with a one-day event at Providence Farm from 10:00 AM – 12:00 midnight on Saturday, July 23. One of Vancouver Island’s most popular family friendly music events, this year’s festival offers a full single day’s event with a range of musical styles and a stellar line-up of performers. “It’s going to be a dynamite day,” said festival Artistic Director Bruce Gerrish. “We’ve put together a fantastic line-up of performers including Grammy award winner Alex Cuba, Harry Manx, Jim Byrnes, Shari Ulrich and many more exciting acts. The festival has always been focused on music fans, families and fun and I think we have all the ingredients for an incredible day.”
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for nearly 40 years. The final stages for hosting the event are now in full swing. The festival has camping onsite starting Friday, July 22 and will feature a variety of food vendors and a beverage garden and a “Wee Folks” kids zone. There is limited parking on-site and a free shuttle will ferry passengers fromDuncan to the festival site throughout the day and evening. For a full line up of this year’s performers, festival location, ticket and camping information, and volunteer opportunities visit the festival website at: www. islandsfolkfestival.ca. Advance tickets for the oneday event are $90 for an adult (youth are half-price and kids under 12 free). They are now on sale through the festival’s website.
The festival site, Providence Farm, is an idyllic 400-acre property situated in the Cowichan Valley.
The Islands Folk Festival is produced by the Cowichan Folk Guild a Vancouver Island-based nonprofit society.
The farm is located at 1843 Tzouhalem Rd. in Duncan. It has been home to the festival
Image above; Grammy award winner Alex Cuba Band will be performing at Islands Folk Festival
