WAPITI MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Wapiti Music Festival, now in its sixth year, has become a highlight of summer in Fernie. In a town made famous for its winters, summer is a multi-faceted jewel of amazing adventures and sizzling surprises, fervent days and refreshing evenings. With an abundance of outdoor activities book-ended by great indoor food and entertainment, a music festival combining all the above fits the town’ s zeitgeist like a custom-molded ski boot.
A couple thousand fun-lovers descend on Annex Park next to the Elk River at the foot of Mt. Fernie to loll and dance the weekend away every August. A visitor friendly festival with the feel of a local’ s event, Wapiti has become a fixture and a must do for new and familiar visitors to town.
The music of Wapiti is fresh, Canadian, indie. A tag line that hints at fun, friendly, frenetic, and only loosely categorizable. It’ s a description that also fits the average Fernieite or visitor right down to the grass between their toes.
An approachable event for those toting along friends or family of all ages, Wapiti hits all the right notes whether you want to chill or revel. With art installations, an eclectic food
village, craft-filled marketplace, and fun merchandise on hand, Wapiti is a festival for your senses. Whether you’ re in Fernie to live, shop, eat, play, or just soak up Fernie’ s summer chill, you’ ll find a spot to lay your blanket at Wapiti.
August 12-13, 2016 | Annex Park Fri 6-11pm & Sat 12-11pm
Secure Bike Parking, Vendor Market, Kids Activities, Beverage Garden
TICKETS: Regular pricing $ 79 /$ 49 Adult / Youth, Earlybird pricing while supplies last, FREE for 12 & U / 65 & O.
FEATURING: Yukon Blonde, The Matinee, Shred Kelly, Bear Mountain, The Funk Hunters, Camaro 67, Terra Lightfoot, Wooden Horsemen, Linden Anthony, Wild Honey
Stick around on August 14 for the Bibbity Bobbity Boo Children’ s Festival and the annual Show n’ Shine!
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