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Mariposa Folk Festival Recap: 13 Best Bands I Saw (And One I Missed)

July 24, 2024 Zoe Orion Band of Horses, Blue Moon Marquee, Bruce Cockburn, Cassandra Lewis, Cat Clyde, Doghouse Orchestra, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, Jessica Charlie, Jon Muq, Mariposa Folk Festival, Modern Biology, Music Festival, Orillia, Shad, The Vaudevillian, Union Duke, Wyatt C Louis

Every year since I was 5 years old, I’ve looked forward to attending the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia. The reasons for excitement used to be different: back then, it

Concerts

Need more to look forward to this summer? The lineup for The Mariposa Folk Festival has been announced

March 1, 2024 Alan Cross 2024, Folk Festival, Mariposa, Orillia

If you need another reason to look forward to the summer, another festival was announced this week. The Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia, Ontario, will look like this July 5-7.

Music News

Gordon Lightfoot Bust to be Installed in Orillia, Ontario

March 7, 2017 Nerhys bust, Gino Cavicchioli, Gordon Lightfoot, Orillia

In 2015, Orillia installed a statue of music legend Gordon Lightfoot at Barnfield Point. This fall, a new homage to Lightfoot is being placed outside the Orillia Opera House: