Event Details

The Stewart Park Festival is an outdoor festival that includes performances by some of Canada’s top musical artists plus an artisan’s market, children’s activities and adult workshops. The Stewart Park Festival’s mandate is to promote professional Canadian musical artists who offer primarily original music that create a cultural experience providing enrichment and entertainment to all income levels and to partner with local businesses, community groups, artists and artisans, as well as food vendors to strengthen the festival and increase tourism to the Town of Perth and area.

This application is for the "35th Anniversary of the Stewart Park Festival,” taking place from July 17 to 19, 2026 at Stewart Park in Perth. The Stewart Park Festival plans to celebrate and build on its 35-year reputation as a family friendly community music festival in 2026 by adding a third stage and promoting an expanded and enhanced festival program. Programming includes: (1) Main Stage programming focuses on musical acts and will feature headliners, with no headliners confirmed at this time, but previous headliners including Danny Michel, Matt Andersen, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy & Family, Kathleen Edwards, and most recently Joel Plaskett and Great Lake Swimmers; and (2) Daytime programming on the Crystal Palace and newly reintroduced Wendy Laut Stage will feature a mix of musical acts and workshop-style performances.