Kempenfest runs at the Barrie Waterfront July 31st - August 3rd, 2026.
Friday, July 31st JAMIE FINE, w/ Nicole Haber, Sydney Riley, and Madison Mueller.
Saturday, August 1st BIG WRECK, w/ Grant Boyer, Mirrage, Nick Marinac, Feura, Unlocked, and The Sandra Good Band.
Sunday, August 2nd HIGH VALLEY, w/ Elyse Saunders, Bree Taylor, Graham Trude, Tyler Lorette, Badland, and The Bareback Riders. Presented by Pure Country 106
Monday, August 3rd THE PRACTICALLY HIP, w. Gabe Salem, and 93 North Band.
Early-Bird Concert Tickets go on sale Friday, February 13th at 10 am, available at http://kempenfest.com. General Admission concert tickets are All-Ages. VIP Concert tickets are 19+.
Celebrating 54 years! Kempenfest, is Barrie, Ontario's signature festival event, Simcoe County's largest festival by attendance (100,000+), and one of Ontario's largest waterfront festivals spanning 1.5 km of festival programming. Kempenfest features 300 arts & crafts vendors, 30 food vendors, a midway with over rides & games, 30 antique dealers, face painters, buskers, a poutine village, and 3 stages of live music with over 75 live performances. The event is recognized within FEO's Top-100 Festival & Events Ontario