We are very excited to announce four amazing events happening right here in Harrison this Fall. Starting in September and making our way to November, we have a little something for everyone! With more concerts to be announced in the next month, keep a close eye on our newsletters and social pages. If you have not signed up for our newsletter, you can do so here!
- Saturday, Sept. 2nd from 11am-6pm
- Sunday, Sept. 3rd from 11-5pm
- Indoors and outdoors around the Memorial Hall.
The Harrison Country Craft Market
Back again, one of the Valley’s longest running markets, the Harrison Country Craft Market has something for everyone! With a wide variety of local and regional artists attending, this annual market, which is free to attend, is sure to be a great event. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping for a special someone, or maybe that special someone is you?! Most of the proceeds go right back to each artists with 10% of sales going to us, the Harrison Festival Society, a non-profit arts organization based right here in Harrison.
Roy Forbes
Roy Forbes is one of Canada’s best-loved songwriters and performing artists. He’s been at it for over fifty years now and has picked up some tokens of appreciation from his peers along the way. There is a street named after him in his hometown of Dawson Creek in Northern B.C. and a star on Vancouver’s Granville Street where the names of the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame members are enshrined. Over the years, Roy has had a couple of Juno nominations and has a handful of WCMA awards on his shelf. In 2021, he received a CFMA ‘Producer of the year’ nomination for his work on his current album, Edge of Blue.
- Saturday, Sept. 30th
- 7:30pm
- Memorial Hall
- Saturday, Oct. 21st
- 7:30pm
- Memorial Hall
The Paperboys
When fedora-hatted Mexican/Canadian Tom Landa formed The Paperboys in 1993, success in the music industry meant finding a genre and staying there. The gifted vocalist/guitarist/bandleader never got that memo. On any given night, his globe-touring sextet has a playlist without borders: Celtic reels, Mexican folk, New Orleans brass band music, classic pop songcraft, bluegrass, philosophical waltzes, and Latino/West African singalongs. A Canadian treasure.
The Paperboys will be touring in support of their 30th Anniversary with a special show including guest alumni and a look back at their 11 studio recordings, including their Juno Award-winning album, Molinos.
Rum Ragged
Formed by Aaron Collis and Mark Manning, Rum Ragged takes a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home, the Eastern Canadian island of Newfoundland. Boasting bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar and button accordion, these new champions of East Coast music enliven and enlighten audiences with both songs and tune sets which they deliver with an honest swagger that is far beyond their years. With reverence for their roots and a creative, contemporary edge, this young band have quickly become known as the finest purveyors of their great living musical tradition. Rum Ragged is not your run-of-the-mill folk band, they are the genuine article.
- Saturday, Nov. 11th.
- 7:30pm
- Memorial Hall
For more information on upcoming events, keep an eye on our social pages, Facebook and Instagram as well as our website, harrisonfestival.com
