The lineup has been announced for the third annual Barnside Harvest Festival in Delta, and it’s packed with Juno Award-winning and -nominated Canadian talent.
The popular three-day event returns to Ladner’s Paterson Park for a third year Sept. 12-14, with headliners Walk off the Earth, Arkells and The Dead South and supporting acts including Bedouin Soundclash, Ruby Waters and Shakey Graves announced Monday morning (March 31).
In addition to live music, the festival includes a family zone with games and activities for kids; an artisan market featuring some of the region’s best artisans and crafters (vendor applications open now), a huge charity barbecue benefiting the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club in support of Delta Firefighters Charitable Society, Rotary Club of Ladner and Heron Hospice Society; and more than 15 food trucks.
Produced by Delta’s Barnside Brewing Co., the event also features a site-wide liquor licence to “showcase Delta’s finest farm-fresh craft beer, local wines and ciders, and local non-alcoholic options,” according to an event press release.
Last year’s event drew over 30,000 attendees to the park at the corner of highways 10 and 17A — 7,000 more than the inaugural outing in 2023 — and organizers are aiming even higher this time around.
"We're excited to bring Barnside Harvest Festival back to Paterson Park in 2025,” Ken Malenstyn, general manager of Barnside Brewing Co., said in a press release. “I want to extend a huge thank you to the City of Delta, our sponsors, and the community for making it happen.
“Supporting local festivals and Canadian artists is so important, and we can’t wait to celebrate with our community, enjoying another weekend of great music, amazing food and farm fresh beer in Paterson Park this September."
Friday performers include several Juno winners — indie-pop outfit Walk off the Earth, indie-rock/reggae band Bedouin Soundclash, and Vancouver indie-rockers Said the Whale — plus a “dynamic and high-energy” slate of local groups like The Boom Booms and Blonde Diamond.
Other acts Friday include Fionn, Royal Oak, Honeybear, Shane Terry Band, and Melissa Endean.
Leading Saturday’s lineup is another Juno-winning rock band, Arkells, with Canadian indie-alternative rocker Ruby Waters, Prairies rock legends Streetheart and The Northern Pikes, Juno-winning Delta swing blues/stomp jazz duo Blue Moon Marquee, and Vancouver rockers Bend Sinister.
Other Saturday acts include The Heels, Garret T. Willie, Brass Camel, Working Royals, Antonio Larosa, Wars on Shores, The Vaudevillian, Luc Josef Band, Uncle Strut, Katie Sly, and the Delta Police Pipe Band.
Sunday will feature world-famous progressive bluegrass quartet The Dead South (another Juno winner) and Americana legend Shakey Graves, with Vancouver Island's legendary blues-rocker Jesse Roper, Canadian country artists Tony Stevens and Mark Ledlin, and alternative folk artist Madisyn Gifford.
Other acts Sunday include All The King’s Men, DJ Larry Hennessey, Shred Kelly, The Vaudevillian, Chase the Bear, Jaimeson Rhy, Tess Anderson, Emmett Martin Hatlelid, and Polar Hearts.
Also Sunday will be the return of the Southlands Paw Pals Picnic presented by Bosley’s. Attendees can bring their dogs for a fun afternoon in the park, where they can participate in agility areas, musical mats and the Best Dressed Dog Contest. Music will be provided by Larry Hennessey spinning vinyl classics and DJ Goodspin.
As well, the Market Stage will include some of the best emerging artists in the region all festival long, including Shred Kelly, Brass Camel, Chase the Bear, Fionn, Garret T. Willie, and The Heels.
Tickets for Barnside Harvest Festival 2025 are on sale now at barnsideharvestfest.com/tickets. Single-day general admission tickets are $79, while three-day wristbands are $169. VIP single-day and weekend passes are $179 and $359, respectively.
Subscribers to the festival’s e-newsletter receive a “locals” promo code and get $10 off any ticket type until 7 p.m. on Monday, April 7 at 7pm.
Vendors, artisans and local organizations can apply to be part of the festival by visiting barnsideharvestfest.com/get-involved.
The festival runs from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14. Paterson Park is located at 5800 Clarence Taylor Cres. in Ladner.
