Organizers say the inaugural event will bring family-friendly activities and a slate of homegrown entertainment – with no wristband required – to North Bay’s downtown and waterfront today through Sunday.
The three-day festival is a grassroots, not-for-profit event run by a collective of community groups, including Tourism North Bay, North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce, Downtown North Bay (formally DIA) and Creative Industries.
Friday – North Bay Museum
- 10:00am: Dionne Quints Museum – Free Admission
- 10:30am: Ablaze: Firefighting in North Bay – Exhibit
- 4:00pm: Heritage Railway and Carousel
Friday – Trinity Church
- 12:00pm: Art Merge
Friday – Kiwanis Bandshell
- 4:00pm: Don and Friends
- 5:00pm: Josh Dimmel Band
- 6:00pm: Jennifer Plummer
- 7:00pm: Terror Birds
- 8:00pm: Cory Marks
Saturday – Main Street
9:00am
- Downtown North Bay: Garage and Sidewalk Sale
- D&J Custom Woodcrafts
- Martial Arts Demonstration
- The AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area Information Booth
- Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure
- Canadore College
- Clean, Green, Beautiful
- Pinty’s Grand Slam Curling
- Ontario Power Boat Racing Association
- Northern Axperts Summer Mobile
12:00pm
- Cheapskates Mayhem on Main 7
Saturday – Capitol Centre
- 9:00am: 4th Annual Children’s Festival – tickets available here
Saturday – North Bay Museum
- 8:30am: North Bay Farmers’ Market
- 9:00am: Charity Car Show with Pascoe Playland ($15 wrist band or $2 per ticket)
10:00am
- North Bay Museum – Free Admission sponsored by Redpath Canada Limited and Rebuilt Resources
- Dionne Quints Museum – Free Admission
- Heritage Railway and Carousel
1:00pm
- Heritage Railway and Carousel – Unveiling of new train
Saturday – Trinity Church
- 10:00am: Art Merge
Saturday – Waterfront
- 10:00am: Helicopters Canada – Helicopter rides
Saturday – Kiwanis Bandshell
- 3:00pm: North Bay Pipes and Drums
- 4:00pm: The Rodents: Tragically Hip Tribute
- 5:30pm: North Facing Folk
- 6:30pm: Manchester Creek
- 7:30pm: Jake and the Fundamentals
Sunday – Marathon Beach
Family Day at the Beach: Sponsored by HGS in support of the North Bay Food bank accepting non perishable items for donation)
- 8:00am: Sandcastle contest
- 9:30am: Inflatable park
- 10:00am: Gold panning with the Rock and Gem club, Sungazing with the North Bay Astronomy Club, face painting and so much more
- 11:00am: Treasure Hunt, Prizes
- 12:30pm: North Bay Pipe & Drums
1:00pm
- North Bay Ukulele Band
- Emergency Services Display
- Northern Axperts
- Ultimate Frisbee
Sunday – Waterfront
- 10:00am: Helicopters Canada – Helicopter rides
Sunday – Kiwanis Bandshell
- 8:00pm: Silent Dance Party in support of the North Bay Museum (all ages)