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The 10th Kingsville Music Festival was blessed with great weather and even greater performances on the August 9-11 weekend at Mettawas Park overlooking the Kingsville Harbour.
The Kingsville Music Society and their volunteers gathered several top-notch musical acts from across Canada (and some from the United States) to entertain at this year’s event, as part of their ongoing fundraising for the MAY fund (Music and Arts for Youth).
The festival kicked off Friday evening with an opening ceremony, followed by local musicians Fresh Breath on the Main Stage and continued throughout the night with Niagara-based My Son The Hurricane energizing the crowd as the headliner at 10 pm.
Up top, there were three other stages — Harbourview, Lighthouse and Grovedale — each put into use all throughout the day on Saturday, as many acts performed.
An artisan village was also present with many vendors offering their wares to those in attendance.
Saturday afternoon’s performances offered free entry and included songwriter’s workshops and collaborations inside the Grovedale and entertaining acts outside.
Saturday evening, the night began with the annual presentation of the MAY Fund’s scholarships, given to Cardinal Carter graduate Malia Afonso and Walkerville graduate Abigail Capeling, all done on the main stage at the bottom of the hill.
Local artists Slim Pickerel then took to the stage and provided their fun, energetic and locally flavoured rock and roll, followed by several acts leading up to an encore performance by My Son The Hurricane.
Sunday afternoon’s entertainment featured many of the artists performing on the main stage in shorter sets, with free admission to all.
The dates have already been set for next year’s festival and Michele Law, Executive Director of the Kingsville Music Society, said the weekend was a great success.
“It was a beautiful weekend of music and weather,” she said. “A big thank you to our volunteers who helped make it a success. See you August 8-10, 2025.”
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