KEMPENFEST 2026
Schedule
Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 03 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie, ON, Canada, Ontario | Barrie, ON
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Kempenfest is celebrating 54 years, July 31 - Aug 3, 2026!Kempenfest, presented by TD, 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’s of festival programming.
The annual event features 300 arts & crafts vendors, 30 food vendors, a midway with over 30 rides & games, 30 antique dealers, face painters, buskers, a poutine village, and 2 stages of live music with over 75 live performances.
Kempenfest attracts a diverse, multi-cultural audience of over 100,000 unique attendees annually (across 4-days) and generates an estimated $9,500,000 in tourism-induced economic impact for the City of Barrie. The event is recognized within FEO’s Top-100 Festival & Events Ontario.
OLG MAINSTAGE CONCERTS, powered by Osborne Goddard Team.
Early-Bird Concert Tickets on sale Friday Feb 13th, 10am!
https://kempenfest.com/olg-main-stage/
Friday Jul 31
JAMIE FINE, w/ Nicole Haber, Sydney Riley, and Madison Mueller.
Presented by 107.5 Kool FM
Saturday Aug 1
BIG WRECK, w/ Grant Boyer, Mirrage, Nick Marinac, Feura, Unlocked, and The Sandra Good Band.
Presented by Rock 95
Sunday Aug 2
HIGH VALLEY, w/ Elyse Saunders, Bree Taylor, Graham Trude, Tyler Lorette, Badland and The Bareback Riders.
Presented by Mattamy Homes & Pure Country 106
Monday Aug 3
THE PRACTICALLY HIP, w/ Gabe Salem and 93 North Band.
Presented by Rock 95
Kempenfest's OLG MainStage concerts:
• General Admission is All Ages
• VIP concert section is 19+
• Licensed Event
Festival info-> www.kempenfest.com
MainStage Concert Tickets-> https://kempenfest.com/olg-main-stage/
Brand Partner & Sponsorship Application-> https://kempenfest.com/become-a-sponsor/
Live Performance Application-> https://kempenfest.com/perform-at-kempenfest/
Arts Vendor Application -> https://kempenfest.com/become-an-exhibitor/
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205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie, ON, Canada, OntarioEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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