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LINK Picnic Festival

Saturday August 25 -
Sunday August 26, 2012

@
Victoria Park, Downtown Kitchener

Schedule

Drumming Village

SATURDAY
 
SUNDAY

Open Drum Circle ***All ages welcome***

 

Open festival Drum Circle *** All ages welcome***

     

Oshungo Drum & Dance Workshop : Rythm   Oshungo  Drum & Dance Workshop ***All ages welcome***
Sinte -- lead by Tatiana & Jason of Oshungo drum & dance group     Shaka Zulu Salsa & Merengue Workshop
Soga Family   Shaka Zulu Fire eating & Drumming Show  
Sara Adam dancer    Njacko Baco - marimba workshop
Oshungo Dun Dun & Djembe workshop : Lead by Lambfall   African Dance & Drum workshop (rythm: Bao):Lead by Tatiana & Jason of Oshungo Drum & Dance Group ***All ages welcome***
Shaka Zulu Drumming Show   Children's drum & Dance workshop (Rumba) : Zaza drummer boy dancing
    Organic Groove Drum Performance
    Oshungo Drum and Dance Performance
    Community Open Drum Circle drum jam wrap up for 2012!!!!!

Artists

After Festival Drumming classes begin in September

Steelpan Yard

 
SUNDAY
  From 1:00 pm
Acoustic Steel
   
Panwaves Steelband
  3:00 pm
Carnival Parade
   
TracesTyrone Steelband
   
Django Pan Fyah
   
Rhythm Workshop
 
Limbo Contest
   

Artists

After Festival Steelpan Classes begin in October

Mainstage

SATURDAY
 
SUNDAY
    Acoustic Steel
DJ Blacks   Organic Groove
DJ Jahbama   Keon Love
DJ Tripp D   Rufus
Okot Family -dance   Lainey
Jacqui Okot -dance   Okot Family
African Fashion Show   Jacqui Okot -dance
OYSU -dance   Fashion show -- Rose Lee
Faith Juma   OYSU
Air Blaq   Njacko Backo
J   Colour Quest
Waleed Abdulhamid   Django
Tichoana   Oriyanma band
    Errol Blackwood

 

Artists

 

 

Directions to Festival:

To Victoria Park (Courtland & David Street Entrance)

From Highway 401 (east or west)

  1. Take Exit #278 at Highway 8 West towards Kitchener-Waterloo
  2. Follow Highway 8 for five minutes until it becomes (in the far left lane) King Street
  3. Take King Street to Downtown Kitchener
  4. Turn left at Benton St. (Delta Hotel on corner, Frederick St. on right)
  5. Turn right at Courtland Avenue W
  6. Cross Queen St. S. and pProceed to Victoria Park entrance at the corner of Courtland and David St.

See google map here

Downtown Kitchener:

Map of downtown Kitchener to Victoria Park

Updates

 

Free events to get you involved:
Festival begins with Free Drumming Workshops
Starts July 30, 2013
 
Percussion Making Aug.20-22, Drop-in 11am-5pm
Mas Camp & workshops
Aug.20-22, Drop-in 11am-5pm: Create / choose costumes, free workshops
In the Park: Saturday Aug. 24, 12-9pm: Drumming Village, Mainstage, workshops, vendors.
In the Park: Sunday Aug. 25, 12-8pm: Drumming Village, Steelpan Yard, Mainstage, Carnival Costume Parade, Workshops, Demonstrations, vendors

 

VENDORS

 
 

CameraPhotographers & Videographers:

Dave Ramsahai
Pauline Taylor

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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