The annual Dundas Cactus Festival is back in full swing this weekend after two events were scaled back due to the COVID pandemic.
The event will take place across his eight blocks in downtown Dundas, featuring his '80s hitmaker The Box from Montreal on Friday and his David Wilcox on Saturday night. appears as the main stage.
The festival's entertainment director, John Balog, told Global News that the spectacle includes almost everything that attendees enjoyed in versions seen before 2020. Told.
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"We did two virtual festivals, but the essence of the live crowd was not there." says Balog. .
The 2020 event was called the "YouTube Dundas Cactus Festival" and theperformancewas entirely online, but the 2021 event will be held for one day only. It was a live street festival.
This year's edition begins Friday at 6pm. It runs until 11pm. Saturday 9am to 11pm. and Sundays from 12:00 pm. Until 4pm
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King Street was closed and filled with 80 vendors, musicians, entertainers and amusement rides.
Returning are his four free entertainment stages, including the Fortinos Family Fun Zones at King Street West and Market Street, and King and Albert's Terrace Stage, which features multicultural events and performances.
One of the event changes is the shelving of the Baby Contest at the Cactus Festival will be replaced with the Teddy Bear Picnic.
Organizers are optimistic about attendance figures for the 2022 edition, based on data received from co-op festival partners who reported increases since the last full-scale event in 2019, Balog said. says.
We've already done it this year and have reported 20, 40 and 50 percent increases [in attendance] over the past few years," Balog said.
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"This is a pretty big green to me sign that Dundas is stuffed end to end. It's a flag."
Balog says there are some challenges with volunteering at the event and he's always asking for help.
If you are interested in donating time or simply looking for schedules and event information, please visit the event's website.
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