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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada – October 10, 2010) – The judges have spoken – Karli Purcell, 18, of Listowel, was named the 2010 Oktoberfest Idol winner today at Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. Karli Purcell has also won the Northern Ontario Open Country Singing Contest and the Harvest Star Search, as well as being a finalist in [...]

A forgotten piece of history from Stratford’s past and an acclaimed documentary on the life of pianist Glenn Gould are on the bill as DocFest Stratford launches its third annual documentary film festival on Thursday October 14th. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, pierces through the myths to profile this enigmatic musical poet [...]

Roll Out the Barrel – Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is Here!

(Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada – October 8, 2010) – Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest opened to fanfare, friends and flowing beer this morning, kicking off the 42nd edition of Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival!

The Official Opening Ceremonies and keg tapping took place at Kitchener’s Civic Square this morning as thousands of chicken-dancing spectators celebrated the return of the nine-day festival. Newly crowned Miss Oktoberfest …

The Ford Plant located at 1 King Street in Brantford has announced that they are closing their doors after one more huge party to be remembered by. Later this month the Murdered City Music Festival (MCMF) will wrap up 8 years of providing Brantford with memorable performances, as well as being a huge promoter of [...]

You’re probably wondering what KOI Music Festival is exactly… well KOI is a massive music festival that focuses on community. You’re likely also wondering how to pronounce it. It’s just like the fish, KOI and not K.O.I.

KOI will take place on Saturday September 18th, 2010 throughout downtown Kitchener in 10 indoor venues and on one outdoor stage. Roughly 140 bands will be performing throughout downtown Kitchener.

Late into the summer when some towns are winding things down for the year, Stratford is celebrating the last weekend of the summer by hosting two festivals. Saturday, September 18, 2010 will see the Stratford Rotary Dragon Boat Festival taking place at Lake Victoria while the Stratford Garlic Festival will be at the Old Stratford [...]

It may be the last official weekend of the summer for 2010, and in St. Thomas the summer is going out with a BANG! Summer Blast 2 was originally planned in the middle of the summer, however now it is aiming to be the festival of the year that reminds us what a summer party is all about!

Originally planned for June 25th to the 27th, Summer Blast 2 changed the date but not the venue…

This year the Kitchener Blues Festival was another solid success that thousands of people were in attendance for. It has been called the most successful one yet, and we were there to catch it for you. Just after the Festival we posted our Interview with David Wilcox which you can find by clicking on David’s [...]

The 5th Annual West Coast Bluesfest will provide an awesome way to spend the last official long weekend of the summer, Labour Day Weekend. The population in Goderich this weekend is going to swell to accommodate this annual festival, but amenities are not going to be a problem. This is a well planned event that [...]