The festival archive · 2025 & 2026

Same woods.
So many memories.

The people, the music, and the moments between. Revisit both festivals in photographs and film.

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Two years.
Two stories.

2026 in a moment

2026 · 26-second highlights
Music, neighbours, and moments on the field.

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2026 recap

September 5, 2026 · The second gathering

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2025 recap

August 30, 2025 · The inaugural festival

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2025 + 2026 · 60 photographs

Out on
the field.

Every photograph is labelled by year. Open a picture to explore the gallery.

Guests watching the outdoor stage from lawn chairs at the 2026 festival — The field, togetherIn the Woods · 2026

Families gathering near colourful inflatable play areas at the 2025 festival — Room to playInaugural festival · 2025

Friends smiling together among lawn chairs and blankets at the 2026 festival — Friends on the fieldIn the Woods · 2026

A child and an older festival guest sharing a relaxed moment in 2025 — Generations togetherInaugural festival · 2025

A band performing beneath the stage canopy at the 2026 festival — The afternoon soundtrackIn the Woods · 2026

Inflatable family play areas on the grass during the 2025 festival — Colour on the fieldInaugural festival · 2025

Festival guests dancing together on the grass in 2026 — Room to danceIn the Woods · 2026

A balloon artist entertaining children at the 2025 festival — A little festival magicInaugural festival · 2025

Two young festival guests smiling and waving on the field in 2026 — A little festival joyIn the Woods · 2026

Guests playing lawn games among the trees in 2025 — Games on the grassInaugural festival · 2025

Guests wrapped in blankets enjoying the evening at the 2026 festival — One more songIn the Woods · 2026

Festival guests playing a lawn game together in 2025 — A friendly matchInaugural festival · 2025

A fiddler and guitarist performing together at the 2026 festival — Strings on stageIn the Woods · 2026

A child enjoying water play on the festival grounds in 2025 — Summer playInaugural festival · 2025

A child having their face painted at the 2026 festival — Colour and imaginationIn the Woods · 2026

A child moving across the grass near a dog and festival crowd in 2025 — Motion on the fieldInaugural festival · 2025

Children playing with an inflatable soccer game on the 2026 festival grounds — Play between songsIn the Woods · 2026

A family walking a dog across the festival grounds in 2025 — Taking in the dayInaugural festival · 2025

A food vendor serving festival guests in 2026 — Something good nearbyIn the Woods · 2026

Audience umbrellas facing the outdoor festival stage in 2025 — Music on the fieldInaugural festival · 2025

Guests taking part in an outdoor activity at the 2026 festival — Try something newIn the Woods · 2026

A dancer in regalia moving across the festival grounds in 2025 — Opening movementInaugural festival · 2025

A blue classic car displayed on the 2026 festival grounds — A classic on the grassIn the Woods · 2026

A violinist performing beneath the outdoor stage canopy in 2025 — Strings in the afternoonInaugural festival · 2025

A group of festival guests gathered beside a white tent in 2026 — A day with your peopleIn the Woods · 2026

A band performing together beneath the outdoor canopy in 2025 — A band under the canopyInaugural festival · 2025

A dog on the grass at the 2026 festival — Four-legged companyIn the Woods · 2026

A singer raising both hands during a 2025 stage performance — A voice from the stageInaugural festival · 2025

Musicians sharing the outdoor stage at the 2026 festival — Music under the canopyIn the Woods · 2026

Performers drumming together during the 2025 festival — The beat beginsInaugural festival · 2025

A singer performing with an acoustic guitar at the 2026 festival — A song up closeIn the Woods · 2026

An Indigenous performer singing during the 2025 festival — Song and traditionInaugural festival · 2025

An adult and child sharing a lawn chair at the 2026 festival — Generations togetherIn the Woods · 2026

A guitarist performing on the outdoor stage in 2025 — Guitar in the treesInaugural festival · 2025

Two guests in cowboy hats smiling beside a vendor at the 2026 festival — Lake-country smilesIn the Woods · 2026

A young guitarist performing for the festival crowd in 2025 — A young musician’s setInaugural festival · 2025

A singer in a cowboy hat playing acoustic guitar at the 2026 festival — Country on the fieldIn the Woods · 2026

Festival guests applauding from lawn chairs in 2025 — From the front rowInaugural festival · 2025

A drummer performing on the outdoor stage at the 2026 festival — Keeping the rhythmIn the Woods · 2026

A broad view of festival guests seated across the grass in 2025 — The gathering in fullInaugural festival · 2025

Friends posing together near the stage at the 2026 festival — The whole crewIn the Woods · 2026

A food vendor working beside a smoking outdoor cooker in 2025 — Food from the fieldInaugural festival · 2025

Signed guitars displayed during the 2026 festival — Giving back, togetherIn the Woods · 2026

Food vendors and guests lining the edge of the 2025 festival field — Along the vendor rowInaugural festival · 2025

A view from the stage toward the 2026 festival audience — From the stageIn the Woods · 2026

A family visiting a food truck at the 2025 festival — A stop for something goodInaugural festival · 2025

Guests dancing in a line across the field at the 2026 festival — Follow the rhythmIn the Woods · 2026

A wide view of the 2025 festival gathering on the school grounds — A field full of neighboursInaugural festival · 2025

Festival guests spread across the grass in chairs and small groups in 2025 — Settling into the afternoonInaugural festival · 2025

A green tractor displayed on the festival grounds in 2025 — Field machineryInaugural festival · 2025

A classic vehicle shown at the 2025 Show and Shine — Show and ShineInaugural festival · 2025

An Indigenous dancer in regalia performing on the field in 2025 — Movement and colourInaugural festival · 2025

A dancer in regalia moving through the 2025 festival grounds — Carrying the rhythmInaugural festival · 2025

Community performers sharing the outdoor stage in 2025 — Together on stageInaugural festival · 2025

Musicians performing together as the 2025 festival continues — Passing the song alongInaugural festival · 2025

Two fiddle players performing side by side at the 2025 festival — Two fiddlesInaugural festival · 2025

A band playing for the outdoor crowd at the 2025 festival — The whole bandInaugural festival · 2025

Audience members applauding from their lawn chairs in 2025 — Applause from the grassInaugural festival · 2025

Children gathered with a festival performer in 2025 — Meeting the musicInaugural festival · 2025

Festival guests dancing together across the field in 2025 — Dancing into eveningInaugural festival · 2025

Photography: 2026: Sarah Marie Thiessen, Wild Love Media · 2025: John Lucas Photography

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