Soon, school will be out and festival season will be in! The Mariposa Folk Festival, running July 4-6, 2025, is Orillia’s annual celebration of music, food and art and it’s the perfect spot to meet up with friends and make memories to last a lifetime! With Youth Passes for ages 13-18 and Young Adult passes […]
Roots North Music Festival, one of central Ontario’s most anticipated signs of spring, proudly kicks off the music festival lineup, every April. Each year, Roots brings an impressively large variety of well-known Canadian musicians to perform across both paid and free stages, in Downtown Orillia and beyond. The festival’s roots remain in celebrating homegrown talents, […]
It’s hard to believe that just three months ago we were soaking up the sun at the 2023 Mariposa Folk Festival, with a sold-out weekend of world-class musicians, artists and storytellers. As the colours of the leaves start to change from vibrant green to the warm hues of red, orange and yellow, we don’t have […]
Canada’s troubadour, singer-songwriter, and international folk legend, Gordon Lightfoot once called Orillia home and never forgot those humble beginnings. Lightfoot often returned to Orillia to perform at the Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia Opera House, community events and fundraisers, or just to stop by for a visit. He never forgot his hometown, and it never forgot […]