BOW VALLEY PARK - Music lovers from southeast Saskatchewan and beyond are looking forward to the annual Bow Valley Jamboree that will take place south of Oxbow on Aug. 7.
The festival will be held at Bow Valley Park. Gates will open at 3 p.m. and the opening act, local favourite Downwind, will take to the stage at 4 p.m.
Downwind won’t be the only southeast Saskatchewan act to perform that day. Harmoniously Hip, which features two dynamic and talented musicians from the Oxbow area, will be next at 5:15.
Morgan Robertson of Carlyle, who is a rising star in the Saskatchewan music world and one of the festival’s former tweeners, will take to the stage at 6:55 p.m.
Last Birds, comprised of the husband and wife duo of Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold of North Portal, will be up at 7:30 p.m.
The Singles, with Heidi Munro and Scott Patrick, will be on stage at 8:30 p.m.
Blu Beach Band, which is a party group, will wrap up the festival, starting at 10:15 p.m.
The jamboree is a family-friendly festival and all kids 12 and under will get in for free. There will be a bouncy castle and kids’ activities from 4-7 p.m. hosted by the Expressway Family Centre, which is located in Oxbow.
Tickets are available in advance or at the gate. Adult price is $40, while youth 13-18 is $25.
Four local, popular vendors will be selling their wares: Off the Rails Studio (pottery), Kaiya’s Pupcakery (dog treats), The Perfect Fit (jeans and shorts) and Mariah Warriner (henna tattoos).
Food will be courtesy of the Shriners with hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and a drink; Charlie’s Chuckwagon food service, the Reach Café, a Cherry on Top ice cream and the Oxbow and Area Lions Club, who will serve a roast beef supper at 6:15 p.m.
Beer gardens will be open throughout the day.
There will be no public health restrictions for the event, as the last of the measures were lifted July 11.
The jamboree is hosted by the Oxbow Arts & Cultural Committee, which is a proud supporter of the arts in the southeast.
