The Tottenham Bluegrass Festival is an annual event which has been held in the community of
Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Wal ...
,
Ontario
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since 1983.
The Tottenham Bluegrass Festival presents a three-day stage show featuring well-known
bluegrass bands from around Canada and the
United States
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.
[History of Bluegrass Music]
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In addition to the main stage entertainment, the
festival
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival ...
also includes a children's
talent show
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather ...
, instrument-specific workshops, new band showcases, an artisan's village, a
barbeque
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supper, and campfire
picking.
Contributing to the 30-year success of this festival is its location, the Tottenham Conservation Area, with shady
camping
Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home, either without shelter or using basic shelter such as a tent, or a recreational vehicle. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more na ...
for hundreds of trailers and tents and a natural
amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
overlooking a small lake.
"Tottenham Bluegrass Festival 2013"
, Tottenham Chamber of Commerce
Gallery
File:Tottenham camping.jpg, Camping in the Tottenham Conservation Area
File:Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on stage at the 2015 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Ontario, Canada.jpg, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on stage at the 2015 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Ontario, Canada
See also
*List of bluegrass music festivals
This is a list of bluegrass music festivals that have Wikipedia articles or are otherwise verified by an independent, reliable, published source. This list may have some overlap with the umbrella topic list of folk festivals, and more complete o ...
*List of country music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music. This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related t ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Bluegrass music
Folk festivals in Canada
1983 establishments in Ontario
Bluegrass festivals
Music festivals in Ontario
Music festivals established in 1983