Troubadour Festival 2023

Troubadour Festival takes place on Sat June 24. It is a free event for the public and takes place in the heart of downtown Barrie. The main thoroughfare (Dunlop St) will be closed to traffic for the entire day.

Meridian Place Amphitheatre

Recent Grammy winner (Best Latin Pop Album) Alex Cuba headlines the Meridian Place stage in downtown Barrie. He’ll take the stage at 8:00pm. Main stage performances begin at 5:00pm.

8:00pm – Alex Cuba

7:00pm – Logan Staats

6:00pm – Delyn Gray

5:00pm – Sammy and Band

Lemmon Stage at Homestead Cafe

Live Music gets underway at 9:00am with a performance by HarpAcash on the Lemmon X Troubadour Showcase stage at Homestead Bakery & Café – 80 Dunlop St E, Barrie

Acoustic performances by a music artist every hour until 4:00pm.

At 4:00pm is the Songwriter’s Workshop, presented by the City of Barrie, featuring veteran singer/songwriters Danny Michel & Lindy Vopnfjard and hosted by Chas Hay (The Songwriter Series). Also performing at Homestead Café will be Julianna Jones, Michael Costantini, JD Crosstown, James Gray, Zachary Lucky and Josh Bogert.

Beer Garden

Various local artists, including Rebekah Hawker and B Knox, will be performing throughout the day in the Muskoka Brewery Beer Garden located at the top of Meridian Place.

“We are so excited to once again be presenting Troubadour Festival,” says organizer Ryan Andersen. “This year, for the first time, all our events will be free to the public. We have so many amazing artists performing including the incredible Alex Cuba on our mainstage on Saturday night. Make sure to mark June 24th on your calendar and come to downtown Barrie for a fantastic day of live music.”

The 5th Annual Troubadour Festival will be presented in downtown Barrie, ON. This multi-genre music festival is a carefully curated mix of music artists and bands from various genres (singer/songwriter, latin, soul, blues, roots, indie rock, rock ‘n roll) performing on multiple stages in various venues. The festival has always featured local and regional, as well as nationally recognized, music artists. Past performers include Joel Plaskett, Hollerado, Cowboy Junkies, Matt Anderson, Dwayne Gretzky, Natalie MacMaster, and Whitehorse.

For more info and schedules please visit troubadourfestival.ca.