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Sat. May 2nd 2026 Monte's Kingston Ontario $10

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HomeGrown Live Music Festival: Rick Melanson, Michael Casteels, John Somerville, Mellow Lily, Roger Marshall, Out for a Walk, Chris Giguère, Jon McLurg, Tim Aylesworth, Adam Fulker, Sonya Bergin, The Diaries

Songwriter's Lounge. The 18th annual festival in Kingston, ON.
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Music Country / Roots / Bluegrass / Rockabilly Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie
Sat. May 2nd 2026 + Add to Calendar Monte's
1:00pm - 8:00pm All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival.

Artists

Rick Melanson
Singer-songwriter, Folk from Kingston Ontario
Michael Casteels
Singer-songwriter, Folk from Kingston Ontario
John Somerville
Folk, Celtic from Kingston Ontario
Mellow Lily
Singer-songwriter from Kingston Ontario
Roger Marshall
Singer-Songwriter from Kingston Ontario
Out for a Walk
Singer-songwriter from Kingston Ontario
Chris Giguère "Chris Gigs"
Singer-songwriter from Kingston Ontario
Jon McLurg
Folk / Country from Kingston Ontario
Tim Aylesworth
Singer-songwriter, light rock from Kingston Ontario
Adam Fulker "Just Adam"
Singer-songwriter, Folk, Folk rock from Kingston Ontario
Sonya Bergin
Singer-Songwriter, Jazz, Blues, Adult Contemporary from Kingston Ontario
The Diaries
Singer-songwriter, folk from Kingston Ontario

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HomeGrown Live Music Festival
Kingston's annual festival of all-local live music.
Kingston Ontario
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Event Description

1:00 PM Rick Melanson
1:30 PM Michael Casteels
2:00 PM John Somerville
2:30 PM Mellow Lily
3:00 PM Roger Marshall
3:30 PM Out for a Walk
4:00 PM Chris Giguere
4:30 PM Jon McLurg
5:00 PM Tim Aylesworth
5:30 PM Just Adam
6:00 PM Sonya Bergin
6:30 PM The Diaries

All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival. As always, proceeds go to The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library.

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Monte's
200 Ontario St.
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HomeGrown Live Music Festival: Rick Melanson, Michael Casteels, John Somerville, Mellow Lily, Roger Marshall, Out for a Walk, Chris Giguère, Jon McLurg, Tim Aylesworth, Adam Fulker, Sonya Bergin, The Diaries @ Monte's May 2 2026 - Jun 4th @ Monte's

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