Wolfe Island Music Festival
Some festivals are big. Some are flashy. And then there’s the Wolfe Island Music Festival… where friends asked friends to play on a dock, and suddenly poof, you’ve got one of Canada’s most celebrated music festivals.
Nestled in the village of Marysville on Wolfe Island, just a scenic ferry ride from Kingston, this two-day festival comes with all the perks you didn’t know you needed: overnight camping, intimate venues, smaller crowds, tasty food, and a lineup full of local and independent acts that make you feel like you actually know them before they’re famous.
Kingston legend Virginia Clark, the mastermind behind The Grad Club and FlyingV productions, teamed up with local organizer Sarah McDermott to turn dockside parties into a full-blown festival. When McDermott stepped down, Clark swooped in like a musical superhero and kept the magic alive.
If you think managing a club and running a festival is impressive, you’re barely scratching the surface of Virginia Clark. She practically invented cool in Kingston. She’s a fairy godmother and all-around badass. Seriously, dive into this Vice article about her and try not to be obsessed.
Praised by CBC Radio 3 as one of Canada’s top summer festivals, Wolfe Island Music Festival proves that big magic can happen in small, ferry-accessible packages. This poster collection, featuring gems from 2003-2005, 2009, 2012-2015, and 2017-2018, is a visual mix-tape of island magic. Pure, unadulterated beauty, ready for your eyeballs.
Drop anchor at the bottom of the page and click the tags to discover more on the artists who rocked Wolfe Island.
Artists featured in this collection: $100, 1990Future, 47 Teeth, Always, Andy Stochansky, Aok, Apostle of Hustle, Aroara, Attack in Black, The Attic Kids, Baby Eagle and The Proud Mothers, Bahamas, Beef, Beliefs, Betablokka, Bidini Band & The Billie Hollies, Bolu, Born Ruffians, Boyhood, Brendan Philip, Bry Webb and The Providers, Buck 65, Buck Jones, The Buzz, Busdriver, By Divine Right, Charlotte Day Wilson, Cherry Chapstick, Chris Brown, Citizen’s Band, Constantines, Cousins, Cuff the Duke, D-Sisive, Daniel Romano and The Trilliums, Deux Trois, The D’Urbervilles, Diana, DIlly Dally, Donovan Woods, Eight and a Half, The Elwins, El Skibo, Elliott Brood, Elsa, Emilie Steele, The Franklin Electric, Folly and The Hunter, The Gertrudes, Grey Kingdom, Grey Lands, The Harbour Sharks, Hannah Georgas, Harlan Pepper, Hayden, Highs, Hollerado, Holy F**k, The Huaraches, Jill Barber, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Julie Fader, Julia FInnegan, July Talk, Justin Bird, Justin Rutledge, K-os, Kasador, Kate Boothman, Kate Fenner, The Kents, The Kodeines, Kopecky Family Band, Land of Talk, Leif Vollebekk, Limblifter, Little Scream, Lost Cousins, Lou Canon, Lowell, The Luyas, Luther Wright, Major Love, Mappe Of, Marine Dreams, Matt Barber & The Union Dues, Megan Hamilton, Michael C Duguay, Mike O’Neill & The Pinecones, Mo Kennedy, Moonface, Mozarts Sister, Nap Eyes, Nefe, New Swears, Nick Ferrio and His Feelings, Nightbox, Oakridge Ave, The Old Soul, Ohbijou, The O’Pears, Operators, Parlova, Partner, Pelt, Peter Elkas, Plants and Animals, PS I Love You, Pup, R.W.I Band, Rich Aucon, Riff Raft, The Rhythm Haints, The Rheostatics, Rocky Roberts, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Sadies, Said the Whale, Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer, The Seams, Sean Leon, Shad, Shade, Spencer Burton, Sweet Jets, Taylor Knox, Thus Owls, Tomate Potate, Tony Scherr, Tops, Two Hours Traffic, Un Blonde, Wax Mannequin, The Weather Station, Weaves, WIldlife, WIll Hunter Band, Wilderness of Manitoba, WIntergloves, Woodhands, Yukon Blonde, Young Galaxy, Your Boy, Zeus and Zerbin.
