When: August 7th – 10th, 2025 Where: Burl’s Creek Event Grounds | Oro Station, Ontario
Why: The Boots & Hearts Music Festival is the largest and most popular camping country music festival in Canada. Located at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Just 15 minutes north of Barrie. Nestled behind groves of mature maples, the vast meadows will surround our event and show off our beautiful Canadian landscape. One of the unique features of Boots & Hearts is its emphasis on camping and outdoor activities. The festival offers a range of camping options, from tent camping to RV sites, making it easy for fans to stay on-site and fully immerse themselves in the festival experience. It’s also a quick drive to a handful of hotels. Boots and Hearts is also home to the popular Emerging Artist Showcase. A competition for new artists in Canada to compete for a huge prize. This showcase has helped launch some of the biggest names in Canadian country music, such as: Tim Hicks, Tebey, The Reklaws, James Barker Band, Jade Eagleson, Owen Riegling, and more. Boots and Hearts is the largest country music festival of its kind ever to be hosted on Canadian soil. It is a four-day celebration of country music where music lovers of all genres can escape from the rigors of daily life, band together with thousands of other country music fans, and party with some of the biggest names in country music from around the world and experience a once-in-a-lifetime event that they will never forget.
ARTISTS (Main Stage Lineup and Schedule subject to change)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH Bailey Zimmerman, Cameron Whitcomb, and Tyler Hubbard
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH (Kick-off Show): Justin Moore, Tyler Joe Miller, Sarah Vanderzon, and their Emerging Artist Showcase SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH Chase Rice, Hailey Benedict, High Valley, Sam Hunt, and The Band Perry
When: July 31st - August 3rd, 2025 Where: Laketown Ranch | Cowichan Valley, British Columbia
Why: Sunfest Country Music Festival is a country music lovers’ paradise! Hosted at Laketown Ranch in Cowichan Lake, this year’s all-star lineup is the perfect way to celebrate the British Columbia Day Long Weekend, as this festival is designed to cater to music enthusiasts of all ages, showcasing some of country music’s top acts from North America. Laketown Ranch, known for its successful past events, offers a premier vacation experience in the Cowichan Valley, boasting the largest permanent outdoor stage in Western Canada on a sprawling 250- acre site near Cowichan Lake. Plus, their legacy of community alliance spans over a decade, donating over $1,250,000 to 50 plus charities, non-profits, schools, community partners, and other causes. Sunfest Country is British Columbia’s largest Country Music Festival, located in Lake Cowichan on beautiful Vancouver Island. It features four days of amazing live music across four stages, a festival village with food vendors and activities, VIP areas, full-service bars, amenities like flush toilets and showers, and more.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH Daughtry, Hardy, Koe Wetzel, Lakeview, and Meghan Patrick
Hope to see you living the BOOTSLIFE this Summer!
For more information or tickets to this event, go to https://bootsandhearts.com/
ARTISTS (Main Stage Lineup and Schedule subject to change)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST Jordan Davis and Ashley Cooke
THURSDAY, JULY 31ST Tim Hicks SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND Bailey Zimmerman and Chase Rice
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD Brothers Osborne, Sawyer Brown, and Owen Riegling
See you at the Ranch for Western Canada’s premier camping music festival!!!
For more information or tickets to this event, go to: https://www.sunfestconcerts.com/
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