Festivals near Sutton QC (85 Result(s))

Eastman, 23 September 2014 - It is with great sadness that we learn that Sarah Fortin, Director General Correspondence Eastman, has decided to leave the helm of our literary event.Sarah entered the Matches in 2010 as Coordinator and Assistant to the Director General and, in the spring of 2012, she took the reins of the general direction brilliantly to make a success of the event beginning less than three months later.

First and foremost, the Festival des traditions du monde de Sherbrooke is a grand gathering, a place of discovery, of surprises and of joyous meetings, a unique window onto the world, a door open to diversity. Since its inception in 1998, the harmonization of inter-ethnic relations through the celebration and promotion of the various traditions of the world is at the heart of the priorities of the organization. Through the interpretation of professional and amateur performances, culinary offerings, artistic creations and sports competitions, the various cultural communities work together to present and showcase, during the five days of the event, the beauty of their heritage and traditional values.

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The festival will feature an intimate full-scale live band production of artists from a wide range of reggae and reggae-influenced genres of music, such as dancehall, soca, reggaeton, as well as afro-beat, konpa, and zouk. Artists from the province of Quebec and across Canada, will also have special performances during the festivities.

Taste of the Caribbean is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting Caribbean culture in Canada through diverse activities and events. Our flagship event is a 4-day festival held annually on the second weekend in July, at the Old-Port of Montreal, which brings together a vibrant mix of music, dance, cuisine, and art from across the Caribbean diaspora. The festival and other related events, encourages visitors to ‘taste’ their way through the islands by way of live musical performances from homegrown talent to Grammy-Award and JUNO-Award winning artists, dance workshops, music business master classes, video documentaries, educational and historical discussion panels, local authentic Caribbean restaurants, international guest Chefs and Rum Ambassadors via cooking and mixology demonstrations, and more. The large majority of our performing artists, associated products, and food vendors are culturally and authentically Caribbean in almost every way possible.