The schedule is LIVE for Sappyfest 19, featuring three days of live music, performance art, readings, installations, and artist talks, plus the legendary Sappy karaoke, Zine & Craft Fair and Universal Dawn Reading Series. Sappyfest is also excited to unveil more additions to the lineup including acclaimed poet Sue Goyette, ASKO - electronic music that echoes nêhiyaw life and ways of living, and Pop-Up Dark Room spearheaded by photographers Natalie Baird and Jonny Lush.
These exciting additions join previously-announced acts from Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo to All Wild Things Are Shy - a super group with super special guests performing the last album written by Richard Laviolette, musician, songwriter and dear Sappy friend who passed away in 2023.
Check out the schedule and visit our lineup page to learn more about these special artists.
Start making plans and grab your day or full weekend passes now!
Watch for weekly newsletters + updates as we get closer to Sappyfest19
Photo Credit: Rita McKeough
Art Happenings Abound!
Sappyfest is indeed a music festival, but it is also an adventure in experimentation and art-making. Renowned performance artist Rita McKeough is Sappyfest's Artist-in-Residence! On Saturday August 2nd in the Mount Allison Chapel, Rita will be joined live by Californian sound artist Julia Rigby for their project Felt Noise - an experimental collaboration that asks questions about empathy and interspecies relationships. Rita will also be giving an artist talk, check the schedule for details.
There is still time to participate in Sappyfest for Dummies, facilitated by artists Shary Boyle, Steven Lambke and Graeme Patterson. This community craft project consists of making a life-sized seated dummy of YOURSELF or a friend to be exhibited at the Mount Allison Library Theatre during Sappyfest! All dummies must be received by August 1st.
Check out the schedule and start making plans! Grab your day and weekend passes now!
Reminder: A Very Amateur Comedy Night
This Friday! July 19, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm, Show at 8pm
$15 Cover
Back by popular demand! Come support Sappyfest! Grab a beverage with your friends and neighbours while watching a choice group of them test out their comedic chops for the first time!
Hosted by the ever-charming Klarka Weinwurm and Geordie Miller, A Very Amateur Comedy Night features local first time stand up comedians (and brave souls!)
Watch for more special programming leading up to the Festival!
Trivia! Dance Party! Come out and Support Sappyfest!
We have lots of fun things planned in the weeks leading up to the Festival. Come gather as a community and support the festival at the same time!
SAPPYFEST TRIVIA NIGHT
Wednesday July 24
Bagtown Brewery
Doors at 5pm, Trivia at 7pm
$15 cover
Be your best know-it-all self and impress us with your Sappy-deep-cuts.
SAPPYFEST DANCE PARTY
Date: Friday July 26
Ducky's Bar
8pm
$2 cash or $3 debit cover
Show off your moves and dance the night away while supporting Sappyfest!
Make new friends! Reunite with old ones! Earn free tickets!
Volunteers and Billet hosts are the heart of Sappyfest. You are the reason things run smoothly and that everyone from audiences to artists are happy, comfortable, fed, and having fun!
Call for Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for a variety of crews, including bar, box office, band food, doors, merchandise, stage support, recycling, transportation, site set-up, band food, the safety squad, and more. Youth volunteers are welcome with a signed permission form. For more information and to register, click the button below!
Working one volunteer shift gets you a day pass for the day you work, and three shifts entitles you to a full festival pass!
Call for Billets
We are looking for Billets who can provide clean, comfortable, and safe accommodations for our visiting artists. Hosting an artist not only supports the festival but also offers a unique opportunity to connect with creative individuals and be a part of their festival experience. Each year, we depend on the generosity of Sackville residents who kindly open their homes. We billet artists according to their needs and the needs of the host, ensuring appropriate matches. For more information and to register, click the button below!
Billet hosts receive a full weekend pass!
Call for Vendors!
We are excited to invite vendors to participate in Sappyfest 19 this August 2nd-4th, 2024. The Sappy Street Market is an essential component of the festival experience. It provides an opportunity for festival goers, residents and visitors alike to check out regional food, craft, and products in the heart of our festival grounds on Bridge Street.
If you're interested in selling food or other goods at Sappyfest, please find rates, details, and a registration form on our vendor page here: sappyfest.com/vendors
Link to Vendor Info Page + Registration Form
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
We'd like to thank our community partners and sponsors Struts Gallery , Bagtown Brewing, Ducky's Bar, Victory Pool, Mount Allison University, CHMA 106.9 FM, Community Forests International, 4imprint, Exclaim! and Sackville Cinemateque, Sackville United Church for their financial, technical, and emotional support! We couldn't do this without you!
If you would like to get involved as a Sappyfest sponsor, please contact us at productionassistant@sappyfest.com
In addition we would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, The Department of Canadian Heritage, The Government of Canada, The Government of New Brunswick and and Town of Tantramar for their support of Sappyfest 19.
