Getting back to the land while enjoying some live music is the impetus behind an event in Tiny Township Saturday.
Called the Georgian Bay Festival, the day-long event features a wide range of music that’s sure to please every taste.
Event manager Michael Mead said the festival that’s located on a working farm at 4230 Crossland Rd. should help people unwind and “forget about a stressful week.”
Last year’s inaugural offering, which went ahead as many other events were cancelled due to COVID-19, drew close to 2,000 people enjoying the live music and about 80 marketplace vendors.
This time around, Mead said they’re expected to attract a crowd of about 4,000, who will come out to enjoy checking out close to 160 vendors, a variety of food trucks along with live music throughout, beginning at 11 a.m. and continuing until 9:30 p.m.
Mead said the stage features a perfect backdrop that looks like a movie set, thanks to an old barn, weeping willows and a pond, something that will be even more evident as the sun begins to set.
Las Vegas Productions is handling the wide array of music. Slated to perform on the are: Neil Diamond tribute artist Marcel Courville, Dylan Locke, Midland Pipe & Drums, Elvis impersonator Bruno Nesci, Carl Rundoon Band and Barstool Confession with headliner Texas King taking the stage at 8 p.m.
Other onsite offerings include inflatables for the kids, a paintball shooting gallery, hot-air balloon rides and the chance to learn more about agriculture, food, environmental stewardship, the importance of pollinators, soil and protecting the beauty that nature offers.
Event tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children six to 12 and free for those five and under.
And while for this particular day, the farm becomes a popular venue to check out artisans and live music, it remains a working crop-producing farm all-year long.
“We’re hoping a lot of people will be coming because you get to stand on a real farm,” said Mead, noting not everyone fully appreciates the work that goes into producing something as simple as a bag of potatoes one purchases at a grocery store.
“Some might get more of an idea where their food comes from. Farming makes a huge contribution to our daily lives. We wanted to recognize that.”
Mead said there are also hopes to hold other events in the future such as a Highland Games and a classical music spectacle.
But added Mead: “We have no interest in becoming a Burl’s Creek.”
Several of the principles behind the festival are also involved with the Georgian Bay RV Park, which Mead describes as a high-end park with sites nestled in a former 100-acre tree lot.
“It’s a beautiful idyllic setting overlooking the Nottawasaga Ridge,” Mead said.
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