Main Stage

93 Street & 118 Avenue (Parking Lot)

Friday Night Headliner: Locarno

Friday • 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Locarno, the Latin project of JUNO-award-winning musician Tom Landa, is a unique blend of Mexican and Canadian musical influences. Landa's passion for Latin music led him to immerse himself in the genre in 2005. A Canada Council grant enabled him to study traditional Mexican music in Veracruz, Mexico where he mastered the 8-string guitar jarana with the Son Jarocho repertoire. Upon returning to Canada, he founded Locarno.

Saturday Night Headliner: Cirque Kalabanté Productions

Saturday • 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cirque Kalabanté Productions (Guinea/Québec) brings explosive drumming, dance routines, and bold acrobatics that display a range of African arts. With a non-stop, dizzying pace, the group delivers mind-blowing acrobatic sequences with extraordinary precision, made all the more dramatic by hypnotic percussion.
- Sharonne Cohen, Montreal’s Festival International Nuits d’Afrique.

Sunday Afternoon Headliner: Rumba Caliente

Saturday • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Rumba Caliente (also known as Rumba Caliente E.L.B. or Rumba Caliente Orquesta) is one of Canada's premier multicultural Latin music bands. Based primarily in Edmonton, Alberta, the ensemble delivers a high-energy "Sabor Latino" blend of sweet vocal harmonies and brassy horn lines. Recognized as the best Latin Orchestra in Alberta in 2023, the group brings together a multi-ethnic lineup of professional musicians.

Friday, September 18

Time	Performance
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Aurora Lantern Parade!
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm	Festival Greetings
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Locarno

Saturday, September 19

Time	Performance
10:00 am - 11:45 am	The Pluckin' Holler Boys __ Bluegrass Pancake Breakfast
12:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Cultural Extravaganza Dim Sum Dance (Chinese Dance) Viva Dance (Contemporary Dance) E-Town Salsa (Latin Dance) Edmonton School of Ballet Mongolian Dancers El Rancho Portuguese Folklore Punjabi Folk Dance Academy
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Andrea Pinna
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm	Running Thunder?
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Bobbi Jo Starr
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm	Pure Octane
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm	Erin Dunn
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm	Riwo
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Sympa César
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Lakota Tootoosis
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm	Secondhand Dreamcar
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm	Marissa K
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Hearts Full of Gusto Saturday Headliner: Cirque Kalabanté Productions