KEMPENFEST.
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU.

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KoolFM Family Stage

Pratt Homes Community Stage

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Kempenfest is for kids too, and that definitely includes music! It’s a weekend of diverse, family-friendly programming to celebrate the diverse community that Barrie now proudly embraces. Go ahead – be a kid at Kempenfest!

Pratt Homes Community Stage Concerts

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Bollywood Live at Kempenfest 2025!

All Ages | Free Admission | August 1st
Presented by Barrie Indian Association

All Female-Fronted Lineup at Kempenfest 2025

All Ages | Free Admission | August 2–3
Featuring Dayna Reid, Jules Is Dead & more

Friday, August 1

Free Admission! All Ages.

8:30PM
DJ Meeta
6:00PM
DJ Vishal
5:00PM
CLub Commander / El Trono Team / DHOL

Saturday, August 2

All Female-fronted Country Concert

8:30PM
DAYNA REID
7:30PM
Alexa Goldie
6:40PM
Bree Taylor
5:50PM
Rebekah Hawker
5:00PM
Jessica Sole

Matinee Performances

4:00PM
Infinity Performing Arts Studio Showcase
3:00PM
Crast
1:00PM
Uplift Presents:
Emmm, Bianca Bridge, Lil Iggxz, Sauga City Out Cast, Jon Spirit, Shadrack Jackman, Ali Star
12:00PM
The Empower Demo Team
10:00AM
Cairo’s Jewels Belly Dance

Sunday, August 3

All Female-fronted Rock Concert

8:30PM
JULES IS DEAD
7:30PM
Not The I Care
6:40PM
Madison Meuller
5:50PM
Brigitte Eve
5:00PM
Briar Summers

Matinee Performances

4:00PM
Butterfly Reggae Band
3:00PM
Gabe Salem
2:00PM
Northern Jewels Cloggers
1:00PM
Salsa Beats
12:00PM
Lasya – Poetry of Footsteps Dance School
11:00AM
Jukebox

 Monday, August 4

Kool FM & Rock 95 Community Stage

12:00PM – 4:00PM
Barrie Music School Showcase
(30+ Youth Performing Artists)
10:00AM
Vita Lesiuk

Kids Arts Programming by MacLaren Art Centre

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Saturday, August 2

10:00AM–1:00PM
MacLaren Art Centre – Watercolour Art
12:00PM–3:00PM
MacLaren Art Centre – Watercolour Art
3:00PM–6:00PM
The Gilbert Centre

Sunday, August 3

10:00AM–1:00PM
Jill Price, Beauty and The Beach – Cyanotype Printmaking
12:00PM–3:00PM
MacLaren Art Centre – Watercolour Art
3:00PM–6:00PM
New Path Youth and Family Services

Monday, August 4

10:00AM–1:00PM
MacLaren Art Centre – Watercolour Art
12:00PM–3:00PM
MacLaren Art Centre – Watercolour Art

Kids Arts! Presented by the MacLaren Arts Centre.

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MacLaren Art Centre is the regional public art gallery serving the residents of Barrie, the County of Simcoe, and the surrounding area. The Gallery has a permanent collection of contemporary Canadian art held in trust for the public and presents a year-round programme of world-class exhibitions, education activities and special events.
Instagram: @maclarenart

The Gilbert Centre is a community-based, not-for-profit, charitable organization that has been providing programs and services as the AIDS Committee of Simcoe County since 1995. In 2015, in part to recognize the reality of people with HIV not developing AIDS and living healthy lives with HIV, the organization changed its name from the AIDS Committee of Simcoe County to the Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services. The Gilbert Centre, named after our founder Ed Gilbert, not only reflects the changes in understanding and managing HIV, but also embraces the expansion of our programming to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals and families in the Simcoe Muskoka area.
Instagram: @gilbert_centre

Dr. Jill Price is a local interdisciplinary artist and educator grateful to be living on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations in Barrie, Ontario. Inspired by years spent playing on the beach as a child and competitive beach volleyball player, Price has been conducting beach cleans to help protect the sandy shores and bodies of water she has come to love. Currently exhibiting at the MacLaren Art Centre with her exhibit Between Here and There: Walking for Tomorrow, stop by the MacLaren to view other artworks that document how she works to care for the environment while creating an exhibition.
Instagram: @jillpricestudios

New Path Youth and Family Services offers a free range of child and youth mental health services in-person, by-phone or online. Through leadership and partnerships, we ensure that children and youth have integrated, accessible, and inclusive mental health services when and where they need them. New Path was formed in 2000 as a result of an amalgamation of four child and youth mental health service providers across Simcoe County. The original vision of the amalgamation remains as true today as it did in the late 90’s and is reflected in New Path’s current vision of healthy, thriving and connected communities that support personal growth and well-being.
Instagram: @newpathyfs

 

Jill Price’s Workshop

Beauty and the Beach: Cyanotype Printmaking with Jill Price
Sunday, August 3
Drop by between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Come be a kid again and create your very own Cyanotype with local artist Jill Price. Using different objects Price has collected during a series of local beach cleans, visitors will be invited to create playful prints on handmade paper that Price has created. As an eco-friendly alternative to traditional photo-processing techniques, stick around to see how the sun exposes images and watch how the water further develops what you dreamed up!

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