Shelter Valley Folk Festival This Weekend

The Shelter Valley Folk Festival has been the long-time dream of many local residents and local songwriter/Artistic Director Aengus Finnan. A volunteer committee formed around a kitchen table in the summer of 2003 and began work on the first festival which was brought to fruition for the inaugural year in September 2004.
Located in the hills of Northumberland County on the rustic farm of Arnie and Tracy Henkel (just an hour east of Toronto), with a spectacular rolling view of Lake Ontario, the festival strives to offers county residents and visitors alike the finest selection of Folk Roots & Blues performers throughout the Labour Day weekend.
In addition to acoustic concerts and workshops on a series of daytime stages and an evening Main Stage, the festival includes an artisans' village (which showcases local potters, painters, photographers and one-of-a-kind crafts), culinary vendors (with international and regional cuisine), wellness practitioners and lifestyles booths (with interactive displays ranging from massage and aromatherapy to wind power and organic gardening) and a family and children's area complete with performers, interactive arts workshops, and a parade.
There is also open field camping for tents and tent trailers. The Family area of the camping field is designated "quiet after 11pm", while the music area has communal fire pits for festival goers who bring along their guitars to join in the "starlight song circles