Northern Lights Festival Boréal 2025
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Northern Lights Festival Boréal2025

4 July - 6 July 2025
Sudbury

Schedule

42 artists and 15 events

Thursday, July 3, 2025
11

Burnstick
Burnstick
18:30 - 19:15
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Black Bull Moose Singers
Black Bull Moose Singers
18:30 - 18:45
Main Stage
Opening Ceremonies
18:45 - 19:00
Main Stage
Eadsé
Eadsé
19:15 - 20:00
Main Stage
Kate Maki
Kate Maki
19:30 - 20:15
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Fateh Doe
Fateh Doe
20:30 - 21:30
Main Stage
La Déferlance
La Déferlance
20:30 - 21:15
Cabaret Stage
Morgan Toney
Morgan Toney
21:30 - 22:30
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
22:00 - 23:00
Main Stage
Fresh Kils
Fresh Kils
23:00 - 00:30
The Townehouse Tavern
Mistaken for Wayne
Mistaken for Wayne
23:30 - 00:30
The Lounge 390

Friday, July 4, 2025
29

La Sra. Tomasa
La Sra. Tomasa
00:30 - 02:00
The Townehouse Tavern

+1 more performances

Barry Miles
Barry Miles
00:30 - 02:00
The Lounge 390
Glitter Glue
Glitter Glue
12:00 - 12:45
Main Stage

+1 more performances

Little Fingers Music
Little Fingers Music
12:00 - 12:45
Family Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: Strawberry Letter #2 - Searching for the Next Great Love Song
Workshop: Strawberry Letter #2 - Searching for the Next Great Love Song
12:00 - 12:45
CBC Stage

With: Jamie Fine, The Honest Heart Collective, Sarah Craig Quartet

CKLU Open Stage
CKLU Open Stage
12:00 - 13:00
Cabaret Stage

+1 more times

Bad Actors
Bad Actors
12:45 - 13:30
Main Stage
Jeff Stewart's Spirit of World Drumming
Jeff Stewart's Spirit of World Drumming
13:00 - 14:00
Family Stage
Workshop: Take Me Home
Workshop: Take Me Home
13:00 - 13:45
CBC Stage

With: Jordan and the 45, Maxwell Jose, Morgan Toney

Workshop: Sound System
Workshop: Sound System
13:00 - 13:45
Cabaret Stage

With: Rich Aucoin, La Sra. Tomasa, Fresh Kils

Workshop: Rhythmic Roots
Workshop: Rhythmic Roots
13:45 - 14:30
Main Stage

With: Cheikh Ibra Fam, Melbourne Ska Orchestra

The Honest Heart Collective
The Honest Heart Collective
14:00 - 14:45
Cabaret Stage
Minor Gold
Minor Gold
14:00 - 14:45
CBC Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: Make & play a jaw-harp with Lotus Wight!
Workshop: Make & play a jaw-harp with Lotus Wight!
14:00 - 14:45
Family Stage

With: Lotus Wight

Workshop: Lightning in a Bottle (Blues)
Workshop: Lightning in a Bottle (Blues)
14:45 - 15:45
Main Stage

With: Colin Linden, Burnstick, Whiskey River Blues Band

Rabbit and Bear Paws
Rabbit and Bear Paws
15:00 - 16:00
Family Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: Unlikely Influences
Workshop: Unlikely Influences
15:00 - 16:00
CBC Stage

With: David Francey, Mistaken for Wayne, Bad Actors

Lotus Wight
Lotus Wight
16:00 - 17:00
CBC Stage

+1 more performances

Rich Aucoin
Rich Aucoin
16:45 - 17:45
Cabaret Stage
Ice Tha One
Ice Tha One
18:00 - 18:45
Main Stage

+1 more performances

Shad
Shad
19:00 - 20:00
Main Stage
Maxwell Jose
Maxwell Jose
19:15 - 19:30
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Morgan Toney
Morgan Toney
21:30 - 22:30
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Jamie Fine
Jamie Fine
20:15 - 21:00
Main Stage
David Francey
David Francey
20:45 - 21:30
Cabaret Stage
Lights
Lights
21:30 - 23:00
Main Stage
Colin Linden
Colin Linden
21:45 - 22:15
Cabaret Stage
Bustamento
Bustamento
22:30 - 23:30
Cabaret Stage
This Love is Drone
This Love is Drone
23:30 - 00:30
The Lounge 390

Saturday, July 5, 2025
26

Waahli
Waahli
00:30 - 02:00
The Townehouse Tavern

+1 more performances

Low Animal
Low Animal
00:30 - 01:30
The Lounge 390

+1 more performances

CKLU Open Stage
CKLU Open Stage
12:00 - 13:00
Cabaret Stage

+1 more times

Jeff Stewart's Health Benefits of Drumming
Jeff Stewart's Health Benefits of Drumming
12:00 - 12:45
Family Stage

With: Jeff Stewart's Spirit of World Drumming

Workshop: Songs by Trad.
Workshop: Songs by Trad.
12:00 - 12:45
CBC Stage

With: Lotus Wight, Bad Actors, Morgan Toney

Minor Gold
Minor Gold
14:00 - 14:45
CBC Stage

+1 more performances

Rabbit and Bear Paws
Rabbit and Bear Paws
15:00 - 16:00
Family Stage

+1 more performances

Lively Ukelele Club
Lively Ukelele Club
13:00 - 13:45
CBC Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: Cypher Unique
Workshop: Cypher Unique
13:15 - 14:00
Cabaret Stage

With: Ice Tha One, Shad, Waahli

Burnstick
Burnstick
18:30 - 19:15
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Little Fingers Music
Little Fingers Music
12:00 - 12:45
Family Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: I'm not OK (and that's OK)
Workshop: I'm not OK (and that's OK)
14:00 - 14:45
CBC Stage

With: Klô Pelgag, Begonia, The Weather Station, Kate Maki

Lotus Wight
Lotus Wight
16:00 - 17:00
CBC Stage

+1 more performances

Workshop: Land of the Silver Birch
Workshop: Land of the Silver Birch
15:00 - 16:00
CBC Stage

With: Minor Gold, Glitter Glue, Kate Maki

Maxwell Jose
Maxwell Jose
19:15 - 19:30
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

   	 Cheikh Ibra Fam
Cheikh Ibra Fam
17:00 - 18:00
Cabaret Stage
Whiskey River Blues Band
Whiskey River Blues Band
18:00 - 18:45
Main Stage
NLFB Awards Ceremony
NLFB Awards Ceremony
18:45 - 19:00
Main Stage
Kate Maki
Kate Maki
19:30 - 20:15
Cabaret Stage

+1 more performances

Jordan and the 45
Jordan and the 45
19:30 - 20:15
Cabaret Stage
Klô Pelgag
Klô Pelgag
20:15 - 21:00
Main Stage
Sarah Craig Quartet
Sarah Craig Quartet
20:30 - 21:15
Cabaret Stage
The Weather Station
The Weather Station
21:15 - 22:00
Main Stage
Ice Tha One
Ice Tha One
18:00 - 18:45
Main Stage

+1 more performances

Destroyer
Destroyer
22:15 - 23:15
Main Stage
Kat Pereira
Kat Pereira
23:30 - 00:30
The Townehouse Tavern

News

KAT PEREIRA is SLAYING the Townehouse!
Jul 7, 2025

Head over to the Townehouse for our LAST after party! Kat Pereira will be enchanting everyone with her gorgeous poetry and melodies.

Free Admission?
Jul 6, 2025

It may be raining, but we have some GOOD news! We are offering free admission instead of our 20-dollar afternoon passes! They don't get you in to see our headliners, but you do get to walk the grounds for free and watch music and workshops until 5pm!

Yes we are STILL on!
Jul 6, 2025

We are a rain or shine festival so bring your rain jacket, rubber boots, and umbrellas! We can't wait to dance in the rain with you!

Car Owners!
Jul 5, 2025

We have a patron unfortunately boxed in in the York Street North parking lot, if you have a Red Jeep Cherokee (License plate CBFY) or a dark corolla (License plate JAATHU) please move to a better spot!

The Countdown is on!
Jul 1, 2025

Northern Lights Festival Boréal is this weekend! Come out and check out all the amazing artists, vendors, workshops and live art we will have on site! Buy your tickets before you come to the festival and save!

Johnny D's Sportswear On Site!
Jul 1, 2025

Check out our new merch tent where you can choose your own design from a small selection of decals and have it printed right before your eyes! Pick your shirt, hoodie, hat, and we'll get it printed while you wait!

Johnny D's Sportswear Live On Site!
Jul 1, 2025

Check out our new merch tent where you can choose your own design from a small selection of decals and have it printed right before your eyes! Pick your shirt, hoodie, hat, and we'll get it printed while you wait!

Check out the Merch Tent!
Jul 1, 2025

Whether you're looking for a t-shirt from one of your favourite artists, or looking for some sweet NLFB swag, our merch tent will have exactly what you're looking for!

Workshop: Unlikely Inlfuences
Jun 20, 2025

Inspiration can come from unlikely and unanticipated places. All is not what appears on the surface. Join David Francey, Mistaken for Wayne and Bad Actors on the CBC Acoustic Stage as they explore their own 'unlikely' influences.

Workshop: Take me home
Jun 20, 2025

Join Jordan and the 45, Maxwell José and Morgan Toney on the CBC Acoustic Stage as they explore the theme of home through their music.

Workshop: Strawberry Letter #2 - Searching for the next great love
Jun 20, 2025

There's nothing that hits you quite like a really great love song. Join Jamie Fine, The Honest Heart Collective and The Sarah Craig Quartet on the CBC Acoustic Stage as they put forward their best love tunes.

Workshop: Sound System
Jun 20, 2025

Rich Aucoin, La Sra. Tomasa and Fresh Kils are wizards of composing and performing electro-acoustically. Join them on the Main Stage and see what happens when these artists collide!

Workshop: Songs by Trad.
Jun 20, 2025

Join Lotus Wight, Bad Actors and Morgan Toney as they delve into traditional repertoire.

Workshop: Rhythmic Roots
Jun 20, 2025

Join Cheikh Ibra Fam and members of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra on the Main Stage as they follow the travels of rhythms from West Africa to the Caribbean and their impact on jazz, ska, reggae, and every style of pop since.

Arts & Crafts Workshop! Make and play a jaw harp!
Jun 20, 2025

Join Lotus Wight at the Family Stage to build and play your very own mouth bow!

Workshop: Lightning in a Bottle
Jun 20, 2025

The blues is truly the foundation of modern popular music. Join Colin Linden, Burnstick, and the Whiskey River Blues Band on the Main Stage as these artists explore the genre and how it intermingles with other styles within their music.

Workshop: Land of the Silver Birch
Jun 20, 2025

Join Minor Gold, Glitter Glue and Kate Maki on the CBC Acoustic Stage as they share some of their favourite songs by Canadian artists!

Workshop: I'm not OK (and that's OK)
Jun 20, 2025

A workshop about vulnerability and acknowledgement of the fears and anxiety of life. Join Klô Pelgag, Begonia, The Weather Station and Kate Maki on the CBC Acoustic Stage as these songwriters explore the theme in their unique ways.

Workshop Time!
Jun 20, 2025

It's time for our first workshop of the day! Head over to the Cabaret stage and check out "Cypher Unique," with Ice Tha One, Shad and Waahli! From now until 2:00 PM.

It's time for Destroyer!
Jun 20, 2025

Head on over to Grace Hartman Amphitheatre for Destroyer and get ready to rock!

Feeling Hungry?
Jun 20, 2025

Are you feeling a little hungry? There are plenty of amazing food vendors on site that will help you feed the need! Check out our food vendors in the upper field and by the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre!

Free Water On-Site
Jun 20, 2025

Did you know you can grab water from the City of Greater Sudbury Water Buggy? Fill up for free every time! Didn't bring a water bottle? Don't worry, we've got a limited supply for sale in the merch tent!

Free Water On-Site
Jun 20, 2025

Did you know you can grab water from the City of Greater Sudbury Water Buggy? Fill up for free every time! Didn't bring a water bottle? Don't worry, we've got a limited supply for sale in the merch tent!

Lights in Ten!
Jun 19, 2025

It's almost time for Lights to hit the mainstage! Make your way over to the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre now to get a good spot to catch the show!

Its time to dance your feet off!
Jun 19, 2025

Melbourne Ska Orchestra is getting ready to hit the mainstage. It's time to dance, dance, dance!

Only 15 days to go until NLFB!
Jun 19, 2025

The 54th annual Northern Lights Festival Boréal is in 15 days. Do you have your tickets yet? Check out Lights, Destroyer, Melbourne Ska Orchestra and more!

We've got one more after-party to celebrate!
Jun 5, 2025

Not ready to say goodbye to NLFB 2025? We've got one more performance for you! Kat Pereira closes out this year's festival at the Townehouse Tavern, and it's a show you're not going to want to miss! This show is included in your full festival pass, otherwise, it's $15 at the door.

The Party Continues with Glitter Glue and Waahli!
May 30, 2025

Head to the Townehouse Tavern to rock out to the electric sounds of Glitter Glue and the vibes of Waahli. The after-party is included with your full festival pass, otherwise, it's a $20 admission at the door.

After Party at the Townehouse!
May 30, 2025

It's time to make your way to the Townehouse Tavern! Check out Fresh Kils and La Sra. Tomasa! Townehouse action is included with your full festival pass, otherwise, it's $20 at the door. Get there early to grab a good spot by the stage!

After Party Action!
May 30, 2025

Want the fun to continue? Make your way to The Lounge and catch Mistaken for Wayne and Barry Miles! Free with your full festival pass. $20 admission without a wristband. Get there early because there's limited capacity!

Happy Saturday!
May 30, 2025

Gates open today at 11 AM and are open all day! A day pass is only $20, or purchase a full day pass and enjoy the music after 5 PM. Lights is tonight's headliner, and you won't want to miss it! Passes are available at the main gate.

Happy Sunday!
May 30, 2025

Gates open today at 11 AM and are open all day! A day pass is only $20, or purchase a full day pass and enjoy the music after 5 PM. Destroyer is tonight's headliner, and you won't want to miss it! Passes are available at the main gate.

It's Opening Day!
Mar 19, 2025

Get excited for the 2025 edition of the Northern Lights Festival Boréal! Both our Main Stage and Cabaret Stages are open today at 5 PM. Come early to grab a good spot! If you still haven't bought your tickets, they will be available at the main gate.

Safe Ride Home
Mar 19, 2025

If you've been drinking, please don't drive. Contact our Cabaret Stage sponsor Aaron Taxi to get you home safe. Call 705.670.0000.

Safe Ride Home
Mar 19, 2025

If you've been drinking, please don't drive. Contact our Cabaret Stage sponsor Aaron Taxi to get you home safe. Call 705.670.0000.

Safe Ride Home
Mar 19, 2025

If you've been drinking, please don't drive. Contact our Cabaret Stage sponsor Aaron Taxi to get you home safe. Call 705.670.0000.

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