Kempenfest is Barrie’s signature festival, celebrating 52 years August 2 to 5, 2024, located across two kilometres of beautiful waterfront.

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Get your Caricature drawn! You’ll find me in the Barrie Art Club tent close to the sand Volley Ball nets. The Barrie Art Club Tent is closer to Lakeshore Drive, nearest Tiffin Street.

This annual event is one of Ontario’s largest festivals, featuring over 300 arts and crafts vendors, a midway, kid’s village, antiques, face painters, buskers, great food, and two stages of live music.

In 2023, Kempenfest was recognized as one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario by Festivals and Events Ontario.