The Go North Music Festival is a music festival held on beautiful St. Joseph Island. Go North is a family-friendly event, with free entry for kids 12 and under. We feature a variety of talented and critically acclaimed musical acts from across Canada. 

*FRIDAY * Love to Dance? Love real live music, with big concert sound, in the fresh air? We've got the night for you! Kick your Go North Weekend off with our Friday night concert, featuring Lucy's Diner, YASSIN and Sean Terrio and headliners - Funk Powerhouses - My Son The Hurricane! Food, Drinks and Camping available for Friday night, all at our amazing concert grounds.  

*SATURDAY* Get your tickets here for SATURDAY, the Go North Music Festival gates open at 3:00pm with all your Go North favourites! This year’s headline act for Saturday is WINTERSLEEP, with Special Guests Wide Mouth Mason! Complete lineup to be announced. Six great bands will play Saturday for 2026!

The festival site features a large permanent bandshell with great views of the bands, lush green-space, all nestled in the center of old growth maple trees. The Centennial grounds are built for large events, and offer wide open spaces and room to stretch out and make a zone for you and your crew. 

We focus on featuring great food vendors. Friday and Saturday they will be serving up traditional favorites as well as gluten free and vegan options. Wood fired Pizza, fries and poutine, iced coffee, and all of your traditional BBQ favourites. Don't forget we offer ice cold locally-made and domestic beer and coolers. 

Saturday the Artisan Market showcases local artisans and producers selling hand made local goods. Also on Saturday from 3-7pm we have activities for kids and a kid’s stage featuring live children's entertainment! Kids 12 and under are FREE! The family zone has interactive displays from Science North, The St. Joseph Island Museum, Parks Canada, games, crafts and a giant community mural project families can help with.

Plenty of free parking is available in our lower field, just a short walk from the ticket gates.

Plan your festival experience to include overnight camping. Washroom and Shower facilities are located right beside the campground. 
Camping tickets and VIP Paid Parking (closer to the ticket gates) are available in the “Add-ons” section of the ticket link. 

*Please note the Family Zone and Marketplace  will be available on Saturday only.
Visit our website: https://www.gonorthmusicfestival.ca/ for updated info and FAQs