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Barrie Waterfront Festival floats into town this coming weekend

Several bands lined up for event at Centennial Park, including Boneyard and The Bomb on Friday night
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Young Ryder Jerschaeve was clearly having the time of his life while at the top of the Ferris wheel at the Barrie Waterfront Festival in this file photo. | Kevin Lamb/BarrieToday

The Barrie Waterfront Festival returns to Centennial Park this coming weekend, bringing live music, food trucks, vendors, a beer garden, a midway, and other attractions to the city's lakeshore.

Admission is free for the event, which runs May 24 to 26.

The music kicks off on Friday evening at 7 p.m., with Boneyard playing classic rock, followed by The Bomb dishing out '80s songs at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday's live entertainment begins at noon with classic rock outfit Crooked Zebras, leading into Jukebox Heroes, a tribute to Foreigner, at 2 p.m., Pearl Jam tribute Pearl Jamming at 4 p.m., Led Zeppelin tribute Zepology at 6 p.m., and Queen tribute Sheer Heart Attack at 8 p.m.

On Sunday, party band The Philcos hit the stage at noon, with Tragically Hip tribute band The Hip Experience taking the stage at 2:30 p.m., rock outfit Goodnight Sunrise at 4 p.m., and then The AC/DC Show Canada, another tribute act, to close out the day at 5:30 p.m.

Festival hours run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

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