"Hold the Line" Festival

Hold the Line is a small 'nonprofit-that-could' made up of artists, community builders, sustainability advocates, and Waterloo Region enthusiasts. We love the farms, towns, and natural spaces that make up our countryside, and the walkable shops and restaurants that make our downtown cores exciting places to work and play.

Our goal is to plan fun events and engagement opportunities that shift the needle towards sustainable development in Waterloo Region.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

6:00 pm — Gates open / Casual campfire jams

7:00 pm — The Oldest Man I Know campfire performance

9:00 pm — Onion Honey campfire performance

10:00 pm — Campfire folk jam into the night...

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

10:00 am — Song & story sharing circle

11:00 am — Blue Sky Singers song & drum workshop

12:30 pm — Songs in the round

2:00 pm — Welcome & Sing-Along with Richard Garvey

2:30 pm — Blue Sky Singers

3:00 pm — Cascabel

4:00 pm — Anwar Khurshid Trio

5:00 pm — No Discernible Key

6:00 pm — Jack Garton

7:00 pm — Ekhaya

8:00 pm — Janice Lee

9:00 pm — Folk song sing-a-long with Richard Garvey & Friends

10:00 pm — Groovy throwdown with Janice Lee & Friends

CYCLING SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

7:30 am — KWC route check-in & coffee

8:00 am — KWC route cyclists depart

10:30 am — Wellesley route check-in & coffee

11:00 am — Wellesley route cyclists depart

see cycling page for information on routes

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

10:00am – Queen Street Yoga session, or guided nature walk with Dianne Watkins

11:00am – Blue Sky Singers Indigenous culture workshop

12:00pm – Friends of the Floor contact dance jam

1:30pm – KW Poetry Slam interactive performance

2:30pm – Queen Street Yoga session, or guided nature walk with Dianne Watkins

3:00pm – Sofar Sounds sound tech workshop

4:00pm – Berlin Bicycle Cafe bike repair workshop

5:00pm – Sofar Sounds sound tech workshop