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Celebrating Canadian music on Henley Island in St. Catharines, October 2-3, 2026!
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09/12/2026

The kids are alright! 👶🏻☀️

From interactive art activities to lawn games and more, Cicada is an event the whole family can enjoy. 🧡🍃

Tickets are FREE for children 12 year of age or under, and we offer discounted youth tickets for those 13-17. Bring the whole family to experience the festival, without breaking the bank!

Curious about what vendors and activations you’ll see this year? Be sure to download the new Cicada Festival App, where you’ll soon be able to read about all the amazing things happening around the festival! 📲 Link in our bio.

What are you waiting for? Secure your tickets now!

✌🏻

09/09/2026

Thom’s Backyard, presented by FirstOntario Credit Union will be filled with family friendly activities this year. ✨

From live music, yoga, live art creations to making your own music, giant games, local vendors and more, there will be something for everyone.

Swipe ➡️ and check out the Thom’s Backyard live music lineup, including Limestone Chorus Maya Ritchie Dover Lynn Fox lydia Heed & Hollow & Jailbird

See you in the backyard! 🌳💛

09/08/2026

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

Sully Burrows embarks on his first ever headline tour, with a stop in St. Catharines on Tuesday, November 24th at helliwellhall, with support from Bradley Hale

Raised in Parry Sound, Ontario, Burrows has surpassed 15 million career streams and is nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2026 CCMA Awards, making him the youngest nominee across all categories this year.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10am.

09/07/2026

JOIN THE CREW ✌🏻

We’re just a few weeks out, and there’s still a few spots left on our amazing volunteer team! 🌟

Meet some new people, get hands-on event experience, and enjoy a pretty awesome couple days on Henley Island.

We’re looking for a few extra hands in the following areas:

🚗 Parking Attendants & Management

♻️ Recycling & Clean Up

🎸 Festival Artist Coordination

Interested in getting involved? Visit the ‘Get Involved’ page today on our website to learn more!

📸: Mike Highfield

09/04/2026

LAUNCH PARTY 🍻🎉

It’s official the long weekend, and we’re kicking it off in style with the launch of our Henley Island Session IPA, brewed in collaboration with Blackburn B**r Company 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Join us at Trust B**r Bar and enjoy a pint, and snag some cans for your fridge at home! Each b**r ordered this weekend gets you a ballot for a chance to win VIP Weekend passes for this year’s festival. 🎫 ✨

See ya there! ✌🏻

09/01/2026

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Zeus return to St. Catharines on Thursday, October 29th at Helliwell Hall, with special guests Feverish Lemons. Tickets on sale now: https://tixr.com/e/198762

08/30/2026

HENLEY ISLAND IPA 🍻🚣🏻🍃

We’re excited to announce a very refreshing collaboration, that you don’t have to wait until October to enjoy!

Introducing the Henley Island Session IPA 🍻 brewed in collaboration with Blackburn B**r Company. Clocking in at a cool 4.5%, it’s a b**r loaded with flavour but won’t slow you down.

Best enjoyed with good music and good friends! 🧡

Keep an eye on our socials to find out which local bars and restaurants around the Niagara Region will have it on their menus. Can’t wait? It’s available now from the Blackburn retail fridge.

08/27/2026

TFW you open the new Cicada Festival App!

For the first time ever, Cicada has an app — and we’re giving you a pretty good reason to add it to your phone before festival weekend. 📲

Build your own Friday & Saturday schedules, explore artists and vendors, check out the festival map, and much more!

We’re kicking things off with an app-exclusive contest, where you can enter to win a free VIP ticket upgrade and a festival merchandise bundle ✨

Visit app.cicadafestival.ca to get started, or find the link in our bio. Visit the Contest tab to enter, and you’re all set!

The Cicada Festival App is presented by our friends at Hastec.

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Saint Catharines, ON

Website

http://www.cicadafestival.ca/

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