Cloggeroo

Cloggeroo is gearing up for another PEI festival weekend, August 14–16, with over 50 musicians arriving in Three Rivers. The festival lives up to its community-minded approach, with plans for both ticketed and family-friendly, pay-what-you-can events. This year, the festival puts a spotlight on Holland College School of Performing Arts (SoPA), featuring new and former graduates from PEI, across Canada, and other countries.

Friday night kicks off with a reunion show at Kings Playhouse featuring Garrett Mason, Keith Hallett, Chuck Bucket, and Rhéo Rochon Jr., with Mama’s Broke opening. Saturday night turns up the rock with Adam Baldwin and the Jenny Wren, Joce Reyome, and Out From Under.

Wrapping up the weekend, the always-popular Sunday Boggeroo Blues Tent comes alive with Steve Marriner and his band, fresh off recent JUNO and Canadian Blues Awards wins, along with PEI’s Got Blues Band, Jon Hines (NS), and Frank Sultana (Australia).

Everyone is invited to Saturday afternoon’s Family Day, a pay-what-you-can event with three bands on stage (Charlie A’Court, Steve Somers, Hello Mischief), guitar and hand-drumming workshops, the famous tie-dye table, the Kids’ Zone, and snacks supplied by Inclusions East and other local vendors.

The Friday and Saturday late-afternoon sessions at Drifter’s floating Tiki Bar on the Montague River serve as warm-ups to the evening shows.

Visit cloggeroo.com for information on artists, volunteering, schedules, and tickets. All venues are accessible.