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Roots North Music Festival

A Festival to Remember

Roots music can refer to several styles or genres in music, but to us it’s music that is firmly rooted in a place of honest expression and emotion. It’s music that travels, shares, and connects, while honouring the past and bravely moving forward. It’s our mission to bring together a wide range of artists and people who share this vision for a weekend of great live music.

Our Venues

Historic Downtown Orillia, Ontario, Canada serves as the backdrop for the music festival. Our headline shows will take place at the beautifully restored. 

St. Pauls Centre at 62 Peter Street North. 

Artists perform on Friday and Saturday evening in our comfortable soft-seat theatre. 

Before each performance, and during intermissions, we encourage our guests to explore the on-site art market. A selection of merchandise from our performing artists is also available in addition to one of a kind 

Roots North Music Festival logo’d memorabilia, some of which you get the opportunity to design and create on-site as part of our dedication to the arts. 

More Music Throughout The Downtown & Beyond

Music, shopping and entertainment surround you as you explore during the Roots North Music Festival in Orillia.

In addition to our ticketed main event performances, several businesses along Mississaga Street, and beyond, have teamed up to provide FREE live music shows within their shops and restaurants. ​Be sure to explore and join us.

Our ever expanding list of performance venues have included Alleycats Music & Art, Picnic, Lot 88 Kitchen & Bar, Eclectic Cafe, Rustica Pizza Vino, Kenzington Burger Bar, Mark IV Brothers, Lone Wolf Cafe, Orillia Music Centre, Apple Annie’s Cafe & Shop, Knightvision Media Studios, Hog N’ Penny, Hibernation Arts, Couchiching Craft Brewing Co., Brewery Bay Food Co., and Bakes By The Lake. 2023 venues and performing artists will be announced soon. 

2023 Main Stage Performers

Tommy Youngsteen – Friday April 21st

Michael Kaeshammer – Saturday April 22nd

Ronnie Douglas Band – Friday April 21st

Kellie Loder – Saturday April 22nd

Meredith Moon – Saturday April 22nd

For more information, visit Roots North Website

Couchiching Craft Brewing Co – Boards & Beer

Join Couchiching Craft Brewing Co. in support of our local Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) Foundation and support healthcare in our Community!
From now through March, if you purchase a, one-of-a-kind, beautiful CCBC branded cutting board (made by Dennis Lee) you’ll receive a $25.00 gift certificate to the Brewery *and* a VIP invite to a special tour and tasting hosted by our Management Team on Sunday March 26, 2023.
The private tasting will take place in our 2nd Floor Event Space with our award-winning craft beers paired with snacks by Chef Brandon.

Boards & Beer Packages can be bought online: https://www.couchichingbrewing.com/…/boards-beer…/578

OR in our Brewery’s Retail Store & Bottle Shop at 162 Mississaga St. E Orillia ON L3V 1V9. Questions or more information on this event? Call us @ 705-558-2337

Cards & Coasters – March Puzzle Building

March Puzzle building sign up is live!
Cards and Coasters has sold out their tournament 2 months in a row!
Here is the sign up for next month:
Cost: $40 a team
Team Size: 1-4
Time: March 26th 3pm.
Prize: $80 gift card!
Rules: You have 3 hours to complete a 1000 piece puzzle! Only the pieces connected to your main build count. The Puzzle is yours to keep!
We cant wait to do this again! Thanks Orillia!

Orillia Opera House – Artist Life Stories: Susan Aglukark Canada’s Arctic Rose

Truly one of Canada’s most significant cultural treasures. Apart from being a beautiful singer and powerful songwriter, she provides a significant view to the culture of our northern communities. A musician whose blend of Folk music traditions with Country music and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. Her most successful single is “O Siem”, which reached No. 1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995. Overall, she has released seven studio albums and has won three Juno Awards. In addition, she recently received the 2022 Special Humanitarian Juno award presented by Music Canada! Great conversations with a live band of Canada’s most significant cultural treasures. Apart from being a beautiful singer and powerful songwriter, she provides a significant view to the culture of our northern communities. A musician whose blend of Folk music traditions with Country music and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. Her most successful single is “O_Siem”, which reached No. 1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995. Overall, she has released seven studio albums and has won three Juno Awards. In addition, she recently received the 2022 Special Humanitarian Juno award presented by Music Canada! Great conversations with a live band!

Price: $60.00

Orillia Public Library – Makerspace Grand Opening

Makerspace Grand Opening!

The Orillia Public Library invites you to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Makerspace on Saturday, February 25th between 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.! Ribbon cutting will take place at 10:30 a.m., followed by cake and light refreshments. Learn what the Makerspace has to offer, including a 3D printing station, sewing machine, vinyl cutter, laser cutter, VHS conversion station, and so much more!  Also enjoy free giveaways and try out some of our equipment.  Plus, the first 15 people to arrive will receive a free tote bag full of Library swag! Hope to see you there!

CDC Workshop – Practical and Actionable Hiring Strategies for your Business

Join the Orillia CDC on Wednesday, March 22 for an interactive training session will provide practical and actionable interviewing and hiring strategies for local businesses.
Hiring the right staff is both a challenge and an opportunity. Some of the topics we will cover include how to create a job posting and how to interview.

Register HERE

Arts Orillia – Theatre & Cross Creativity 2023

Join Arts Orillia for the second edition of Theatre & Cross Creativity – a theatre project for intergenerational community sharing.

We are seeking 20 players – 10 members from the Senior community (over 65) – and 10 members from the Youth community (under 25), to engage in a creative theatre and storytelling process leading to a community performance at the Orillia Opera House Studio Theatre. This is an accessible space. You will collaborate with Iain Moggach, Artistic Director from Theatre by the Bay and Clara McBride, Faculty at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Acting program and the Theatre Arts Coordinator of Act II Studio for Programs 50+ at the Chang School of Continuing Education.

To view the whole Flyer, click HERE.

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day banners are up in Downtown Orillia. The Downtown Orillia office has a map of the veteran banners that are displayed on the lamp posts, so if you are inquiring about a certain banner, please click here, or contact the office by emailing office@downtownorillia.ca and we will let you know where the banners are.

Remembrance Day Banners Locations