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The Blue Skies Music Festival is an annual folk music festival held in Clarendon, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1973[1] and is held on the first weekend of August, which is a holiday long weekend in Ontario.
Description
[edit]The festival is run by a volunteer organization and is held on private land in the rural location of Clarendon. The festival allows a limited number of campers for the full three days of performances, and day passes are allowed. The festival has one main stage and also has workshops and activities for all ages. Tickets are available at a limited number of locations at affiliated stores in Kingston, Ottawa and Perth.
The organization also promotes outreach to the communities around the site. It holds annual summer arts camps, has several volunteer musical groups, an instrument bank, a music library and sponsors musical bursaries.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Music Festivals". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Skies in the Community". Blue Skies In The Community. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
External links
[edit]Category:Music festivals in Ontario