KENORA, Ont. --- The Coney Island Music Festival returns to Lake of the Woods in three weeks.
Festival organizers on Saturday confirmed they'll host a five-hour show from noon to 5 p.m. on July 25, featuring Thunder Bay's Honest Heart Collective, local artist Mike Procyshyn and Lonesome Boxcar who are launching a new album this summer, Northwestern Ontario's Lindsay Thompson, Winnipeg's LLUX, local band Rooted, Clark Copland and Winnipeg’s Juno Award-winning artist Brent Parkin.
The 13th annual festival will be held on Coney Island on the northernmost chabnnel of Lake of the Woods in Kenora.
In the wake of loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, festival co-founder Ferg Devins said they decided to push ahead, after holding a virtual event last summer.“With our presenting partners The Standard Insurance and Wawanesa back on board, along with our supporting partners from the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation we are in solid shape to produce this year’s festival," Devins said in a release.
“Last year our committee pivoted to a totally virtual and safe distanced venue on a private dock on Coney Island, but this year we will be returning to the ConeyFest stage next to the Snack Shack on Coney Island. Conditions on how many people might be able to attend will be dependent on local COVID restrictions at the time. We will work with city officials, the local health unit and OPP to ensure that we are staging a safe and secure and enjoyable family event."
The Standard Insurance Team will be broadcasting live from the venue.
Jenn Schott’s Snack Shack will be operating the day of the festival.
