What’s included?
- A seat at the Festival Theatre for shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 27-29.
- Option for RV camping
- Option for meals
- Access to the Festival Club as ‘home base’ for the weekend
The 2024 Festival Pass gives you seats at the Friday evening Main Stage, 4 Songwriter Circles on Saturday afternoon (at the Festival Theatre and the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville), the Saturday evening Main Stage, and the Sunday afternoon Main Stage, our Festival Finale.
The pass includes access to the Festival Club (at the Wolfville Lion’s Hall) where coffee and tea and a friendly face await you. Jamming is encouraged so bring along your instrument.
Having meals with us at our festival kitchen is an option for pass holders. Home cooked meals with delicious local ingredients – including vegan and gluten free options – are served for Friday supper, Saturday lunch and supper. You can join us for $12 per meal. Let us know in advance so we get our numbers right; email , subject line: Meals at Deep Roots.
RV camping is available for people who buy 2 or more passes.
There are many free musical options taking place over the weekend as well.
What isn’t included?
There are some musical options outside of the Festival Pass, ticketed separately. Saturday night we are having a dance (with a cash bar) – featuring two amazing bands: Sweet Bean and Jah’Mila. Tickets for the dance are for ages 19 and over, and cost $25 plus fees. When our festival program is finalized for 2024, we will let you know about other shows that are not included in the pass.
Individual tickets can be purchased for the Friday Main Stage, 4 Songwriters Circles on Saturday afternoon (at the Festival Theatre and the Al Whittle Theatre), the Saturday Main Stage, and the Sunday afternoon Main Stage, our Festival Finale.
Even if you can’t see every show, you should buy a pass to support Deep Roots – and to make sure you will have a seat at the wonderful shows that are being offered at this festival.
A 3-day Festival Pass (September 27-29) is $135 regular and $75 under 25/students (+ fees and taxes).
We do our utmost to keep our ticket prices low and to provide lots of free and affordable music for everyone. Our Main Stage shows are reasonably priced at $45, and we offer a lower priced ticket to any student or person under 25 years of age. To be honest, most of our audience is seniors – we are using a reduced price to draw young people in! A 3-day Festival Pass (September 27-29) is $135 regular and $75 under 25/students (+ fees and taxes).
There are always free performances around town as part of Deep Roots Music Festival. You can catch live music and more Friday afternoon and all day Saturday at the Paddy’s Festival Tent in Wolfville’s Clock Park, Saturday morning music at the Wolfville Farmers Market, and late-night shows at Paddy’s Pub in Wolfville, where you’ll hear some of the Main Stage acts in a different setting.
For those who love to sing, join the the harmony workshop on Saturday morning with Sarah McInnis and Rebecca Fairless, perform at the Deep Roots Open Mic, or come to the annual Sunday morning sing-along ‘Rise up Singing’ at Festival Theatre, where food and cash donations will be accepted for the local Food Bank. (This year Rise up Singing is a Tribute to Leonard Cohen.)
Other popular free activities on Saturday during Deep Roots are drumming with Djugdjug Ensemble, crafts and puppetry, kids music and a puppet show, and the ever popular Fresh Beats Rhythm Parade, featuring the Wee Giant Theatre.
Lots of people come back to the Valley to visit with friends, or to camp under Cape Blomidon. B&B’s are plentiful in the area. There are hotels in Windsor, Wolfville, New Minas, Kentville and farther afield. Wolfville offers micro-boutique rentals as well.
If you have a recreational vehicle, RV camping is available for people who buy 2 or more passes.
Our festival line-up includes folk, roots, blues and world music. Although we love to bring back favourite performers, in general we try to bring in new acts every year. When we can, we like hiring artists who represent our founding cultures: Mi’kmaq, Acadian, British Isles, African-Nova Scotian. Local performers are an essential part of the Festival. We proudly feature performers from the Annapolis Valley (or with strong connections to it) and from Nova Scotia, as well as from across Canada and farther afield.
We are excited to feature Jah’Mila, Nova Scotia’s Reggae Royalty, at our Roots to Reggae Dance this year!
One of Deep Roots’ strategic goals is to ‘enrich the local culture and quality of life by bringing global musical acts to the Annapolis Valley’. Performers for our Main Stage shows are dynamic, crowd-pleasing acts.
Audience Participation: The Deep Roots audience loves excellent music, and musical collaborations. They are good listeners. Given the slightest invitation, they will usually sing along. (They love our free Sunday morning concert – a fundraiser for the local food bank called ‘Rise Up Singing’.)
Sound Levels: The Deep Roots Music Cooperative values the safety and comfort of our artists, staff, volunteers, and audience members. In order to minimize discomfort and to mitigate the risk of hearing damage due to high volume levels, the Board has developed a sound level policy.
What do you enjoy doing? You will find so many wonderful ways to spend your time in the Annapolis Valley. Sight-seeing, hiking, biking, food and wine tourism, agricultural tours, museums, bird-watching, golf, fishing, art galleries, concerts, shopping and dining, or a simple walk along the beach or across the Acadian dykes! Farm markets, wineries and breweries, restaurants – Get ready for a taste of our Valley lifestyle when you come to Deep Roots Music Festival at Harvest Time.
We are committed to keeping our community safe. We are hopeful that we can gather on the last full weekend of September to enjoy music and to celebrate together in person. We are also aware that things can change quickly. Whatever is happening in September, we will follow provincial Public Health guidelines.
If you are sick, stay home. (And we are sorry you will miss the great music… Get well soon.)
No, there is no Vendor Village at Deep Roots – but that is because we have the Wolfville Farmers Market. Started back in 1992, the market is a miracle of fresh produce and handcrafts, preserves and ready-to-eat meals. Deep Roots performers will be featured at the market on September 28th.
There are numerous restaurants and eateries in Wolfville, including our sponsor, Paddy’s Pub. Canada’s first Fair Trade coffee roaster, Just Us! has a cafe in town and another café in nearby Grand Pré, with picnic tables in a garden area.
Having meals with us at our festival kitchen is an option for pass holders. Home cooked meals with delicious local ingredients – including vegan and gluten free options – are served for Friday supper, Saturday lunch and supper. You can join us for $12 per meal. Let us know in advance so we get our numbers right; email , subject line: Meals at Deep Roots.
YES! The Deep Roots Music Cooperative welcomes your help in presenting the Deep Roots Music Festival in all it’s wonderful diversity and delight … a weekend of sound, colour, play, camaraderie, and so much more. The Festival Volunteer Program offers opportunities to get involved in one or more areas that require reliable, committed community support.
For more information on volunteering, or to apply, click here.
A 3-day Festival Pass (September 27-29) is $135 regular and $75 under 25/students (+ fees and taxes).
We do our utmost to keep our ticket prices low and to provide lots of free and affordable music for everyone. Our Main Stage shows are reasonably priced at $45, and we offer a lower priced ticket to any student or person under 25 years of age.
- Passes are non-refundable (except when an event is cancelled or a ticket holder has a communicable illness).
- Electronic passes do not need to be printed; they can be scanned from a mobile device.
- Pass prices do not include taxes and fees.
- Pass prices do not include parking or RV camping.
- Community shows sell their own tickets (and often sell out before the festival).
- Single-show tickets (ones which are included in the festival pass) are released after Labour Day.
- Individual tickets can be added to a festival pass or purchased separately.
- Deep Roots’ Respect for All policy must be observed
- Deep Roots Music Festival is not responsible for any loss, personal injury or damages to patrons or volunteers howsoever they may arise in relation to participation in the festival
- Deep Roots Sound Level Policy