Event Sundays
from 11am - 3pm
Dates: July 1st / 8th / 15th / 22nd / 29th / August 5th
Canada Day / Children’s Day / Intercultural Day /
Gospel Music Day / Elder’s Day / Country Music Appreciation Day
Each Sunday celebrates segments of our community
stellar concerts added from 4pm till 8pm to complete the Sundays.
2018 Event Sundays Schedule
Sunday July 1
Canada Day 11am - 8:30pm
Location: CFS Stage
11am Woodruff Marimba - Jenny from Shawnigan Lake has a student marimba band and it seemed a good way to start off Canada Day
Noon Steve McKinnon Trio - Steve brings along sidemen Bent on electric guitar and Jon on stand-up bass to aid him while he performs originals and the occasional cover that he honours thrown in
1pm Joe Charron - heard about this country folk /roots singer - songwriter on CBC some 25 years ago and he is still bringing on the new tunes and a new CD
2pm Clancy’s Front Porch - multi-instrumentalist trio from Victoria that are here so you can hear traditional folk as they play it
3pm PixElle - Cara / Naomi / Tanya are all singer/songwriters that combined their deliveries to support each other’s music
4pm Tropic Mayhem - time to wear your beach wear as Andy McCormack and crew bring on the beach party music for your dancin’ and listenin’ pleasures
5pm Lapp / Dobres / Dolan - spontaneous traditional folk? wild celtic flavours? knowing these three I would have to say superb music will be performed however you want to describe their musical journey
6pm Kendall Patrick Band - Kendall writes and sings indie-rock, Nico Rhodes is on keys, Caleb on drums, Max Frazer on bass...very powerful and fun
7pm Groove Social - Scott MaGill has the r&b /soul/pop vocals and his rhythm section comes along just to guarantee you will move, if only in your chairs
Location: City Square Stage
8:30pm Eagle Eyes - the name makes you think of the band known as the Eagles, which is good because these guys are a fantastic Eagles
Sunday July 8
Children's Day 11am - 3pm
Location: CFS Stage
11am Introductions and welcoming - pony rides/mini train ride/swing ride/activity stations/puppet shows a as well as main stage performances
11:30pm Beverley McKeen - her songs cross the age barrier easily and kid’s really enjoy her environmental and compassionate messages
1pm Norman Foote - North American touring Juno awarded Children’s entertainer returns to our stage because he likes it here
2pm Carlson’s Dance - bringing the young ones to the stage today to entice others to give it a try sometime
For the 8 and under crowd (parents/grandparents/family are also allowed).
For more information, visit our Children's Day page.
Sunday July 15
Intercultural Day 11am - 3pm
Location: CFS Stage
11am Teo - most of this show will be Filipino originals/standards with guitar /piano/vocals
Noon Cheko - from Mexico he is now a Canadian citizen who fronts a reggae band but also has a solo career and will sing, along with his acoustic guitar, many songs in Spanish
1pm Sari Alesh - an established Syrian violinist now living in Victoria, songs from home
2pm Rajasthan Josh - 3 musicians and a dancer from this collective whose world music fusion has become a powerful means of transcending boundaries by sharing enjoyment of music and culture
Sunday July 22
Gospel Music Day 11am - 3pm
N/C -11am - Church of Nazarene Service piano / drums / guitars / saxophone/trumpet /vocalists...the church band conducts their regular Sunday service musically with all those willing to join in
Noon Homeless Harold - guitar/vocals-gospel originals/ covers with a knowledge of country
1pm Alisha Ditta Baker - original gospel from a rockers point of view
2pm Dale J. Manason - original gospel to back tracks with live guitar and vocal feed
Sunday July 29
Elder's Day 11am - 3pm
11am Cowichan Harmonica Band - started in 1971 this harmonica based local band performs every Tuesday at 10am at the Seniors Resource Centre and today at 11am for all of us
Noon Dennis and Andy - when two co-workers get to goof off together away from work as these two do, the musical fiasco is most rewarding
1pm Ukelulus - the ukulele is the 2nd fastest selling instrument in the world...these gals and guy have sooo much fun with this project
2pm Bluegrass Fever - bluegrass boys from the Valley…there is something about bluegrass music that soothes the soul even when the songs sung are sometimes gruesome in nature
Sunday August 5
Country Music Appreciation Day 11am - 3pm
11am Harold Anderson - played the country music circuit of the prairies for years, he knows country standards real well
Noon Steve McKinnon Trio - not only does Steve write country tunes but he has good collection of fave traditional country standards
1pm Joe Charron - country/folk from a guy who has been acknowledged nationally for his ability to write good songs
2pm Ryan McMahon - from Ladysmith, a family man touring the country where writing from your own personal experiences /observations can catch you success – with acoustic guitar and strong vocals he delivers his roots folk/country folk with an honest approach that wins him audiences all the time.

Sunday July 1, City Square Stage
8:30pm - Eagle Eyes
see our Canada Day page

Sunday July 8 - Children's Day
Norman Foote’s performance on Children’s day brought to you by The Red Balloon Toyshop
Sunday July 15 - Intercultural Day
Cowichan Intercultural Society sponsors Intercultural Day at the 39 Days of July!
Sunday July 22 - Gospel Music Day
Dale J. Manason

Sunday July 29 - Elder's Day
Bluegrass Fever

Sunday August 5
Country Music Appreciation Day
Ryan McMahon

All of these scheduled musical events are designed to bring community together to celebrate our diverse local / Canadian and international music scenes, to give the opportunity to meet our neighbours, share a common experience and hopefully be able to now greet each other with a friendly smile on any future happen chance connections. We are proving that downtown Duncan and the Cowichan Valley is... ‘a rather fun place to be’.