Grade A Festivals
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DIY Spring Festival
DIY Spring Festival (Ottawa, ON) June 5, promotes, supports and celebrates the work of emerging Black, Indigenous and racialized artists in the Ottawa area through an annual music and arts festival.
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Lawnya Vawnya
Lawnya Vawnya (St. John’s, NL) May 27-30 is a good time by the sea; a not-for-profit music and art festival that merges some of the province's strongest artistic talent with national and international acts.
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Ottawa Grassroots Festival
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (Ottawa, ON) April 23-26, is a family-friendly, volunteer run, not-for-profit music festival - a joyful celebration that will launch you into Spring!
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FLOURISH Festival
FLOURISH Fest (Fredericton, NB) is an annual music and art festival presenting music, art, theatre, installations, pop-up events, workshops and more across the city.
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Winter Folk Camp
Winter Folk Camp (Haliburton, ON) is 6 amazing performers/instructors, 3 days of music workshops, 3 nights of song circles and jam sessions, 2 concerts, 1 site with great food, and outdoor activities
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Block Heater
Block Heater February 20-22, 2020WebsiteFacebookInstagram Calgary Folk Music Festival presents the fifth annual Block Heater (Calgary, AB) February 20-22, in the heart of Calgary’s Inglewood and East Village. Over thirty artists — from the homegrown to the far-flung — perform in concerts and collaborative sessions at five uniquely Calgary venues: the Central Library, Festival Hall, Gorilla Whale, Ironwood, King Eddy, and Studio Bell. Cure your winter cabin fever and wander from stage to stage featuring everything from the truest folk to the newest hip hop! Visit their website for tickets and lineup info!
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Wavelength Winter Festival
Wavelength Winter Festival has received an ‘A’ on the Canadian Festival Report Card for the past three years. Visit their website for tickets and lineup info for 2020!
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CWWIM changes to Secret Frequency
It’s time for a change that reflects our expanded goals, and while we will continue to advocate for women in the Canadian music industry, we feel that our mandate should be much broader and allow us to advocate for under-represented people in the music industry as a whole. So we’re changing our name, from Canadian Women Working in Music to Secret Frequency – it will reduce confusion with other advocacy groups in Canada, and ensure that you find us when you look for us. Secret Frequency has existed in some form or another for nearly twenty years, as the online home for Candace Shaw and the artists she has worked…
