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Maple Sugar Festival / Festival Du Sucre D'Érable


  • Beban Park Social Centre 2300 Bowen Road Nanaimo, BC, V9T 3K7 Canada (map)

25th Anniversary Festival Poster for the Maple Sugar Festival.

Tickets: Free — $13 via their website.
Doors: Open at 4:00 PM and shows throughout the days of the festival!

The Maple Sugar Festival returns to celebrate 25 years of music magic! Join in the festival for an unforgettable winter celebration filled with local talent, incredible performances, and the warmest community vibes in Nanaimo!

From a sugar shack, to festival fun, don’t miss out on this affordable, delightfully sweet family friendly multi-day festival!

The event features music and artists spanning multiple genres, and both features francophones and anglophones! Many artists are also hosting free workshops!

Artists

  • Mélisande Électrotrad

  • Alpha Yaya Diallo

  • Missy D

  • Bagatelle

  • Beni and Vazah

  • Fiddelium

  • Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres and Danielle Enblom

  • V’ni DansiJoshua Holloway “Celeste” drag show, with Nico Rhodes

  • André Thériault

  • Isabelle Cliche

  • Keep Right Jazz Quartet and Friends

  • Phillipe le magicien

  • Vincent Dlo

There’s also food, with a buffet of traditional French Canadian dishes, maple-toffy-on-snow, as well as plenty of tasty treats and food trucks! There’s something delicious for everyone!

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