Endless Summer

Encore your summer with this unforgettable free concert!

What better way to wrap up your summer than with a day full of sunshine, laughter, and live music? Endless Summer is the ultimate celebration—perfect for families, friends, and anyone looking for a good time. Enjoy a free concert in the heart of the park, soak up the vibrant atmosphere, and make the most of those last golden days of summer. Stay tuned—our headliners will be announced soon, and you won’t want to miss who’s taking the stage!

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Image of performer Joanna Magik on a festival stage with a crowd in the background behind her, accompanied by text reading "DJ Joanna Magik"

Image of the lead singer of Queen's Court dressed like Freddie Mercury and singing into a microphone, accompanied by text reading "Queen's Court: The Best of Queen"

Black and white image of performer Liv Gains on stage with a guitar, accompanied by text reading "Liv Gains"

Who's performing

Feist

Widely recognized as one of the most compelling vocalists and songwriters in her genre, Leslie Feist is a 14-time Juno Award-winning solo artist and founding member of Broken Social Scene. Following the breakout success of her sophomore album, Let It Die, she went on to achieve international acclaim with 2007's The Reminder: a gold-certified release that landed on best-of-the-year lists from outlets like Pitchfork, NPR, Spin and Rolling Stone, along with earning four Grammy nominations. The Reminder paved the way for Feist`s appearance on such iconic shows as "Saturday Night Live" and "Sesame Street", and setup her Polaris-Prize-winning masterpiece, Metals. Metals was one of three of Feist's albums, including her most recent, Multitudes, to receive "Album of the Year" honours from New York Times - the only artist to accomplish such a feat. "A soul-stirring career highlight", praised The Guardian, 2023's Multitudes saw her reclaim performance spaces with boundary-breaking performances in the round and put her once again back at the Grammy and Juno Awards in 2024, winning for Best Adult Alternative Album at the latter. You'll recognize hits like Limit to Your Love and 1,2,3,4 and discover new favourites!

Check out Feist's website to learn more.

U.S. Girls

Originally from Illinois, Meg Remy is established as one of the most acclaimed songwriters and performers to emerge from Toronto’s eclectic underground music scene where she currently lives. As the creative force behind the musical entity U.S. Girls, her celebrated discography spans 15 years from early experimental works released on the Siltbreeze label and includes three Polaris Prize shortlisted albums on 4AD: Half Free (2015), In A Poem Unlimited (2018) and Heavy Light (2020). All three albums also garnered Juno nominations for Best Alternative Album. As a platform and persona, U.S. Girls operates on a uniquely out-of-time wavelength, alternately wronged and rueful, classic but contemporary, bruised vignettes of poetic Americana through a feminist lens.

Explore more on U.S. Girls' website.

DJ Joanna Magik

Joanna Magik, with her two-tone hair and athlete energy, brings a dynamic presence to every stage with her high-energy performances, blending house, techno and bass. With releases on acclaimed house music labels, performances at iconic festivals, and features on Spotify’s Dance Rising, Bangers and Operator playlists, as well as Diplo’s Revolution and Insomniac Radio, she's making her mark on the dance music scene.

Explore Joanna's music on her website.

Queen's Court: The Best of Queen

Experience the essence of a Queen concert with this tribute performance featuring the best of Freddie Mercury and Queen.

Check out their live performance video and get excited!

Liv Gains

Liv Gains is a Canadian singer/songwriter and folk musician based in southern Ontario. Liv has performed in cities all across Canada and the United States. She has shared the stage with esteemed artists such as Steven Page and Serena Ryder and has performed at a number of festivals along the way.

Learn more about Liv on her website.

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Event schedule

Endless Summer will take place from 2 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, September 6.

1 p.m. Doors open
2 - 3 p.m. Liv Gains
3:30 - 5 p.m. Queens Court: The Best of Queen
5 - 6 p.m. Dance party starring Joanna Magik
6 - 7 p.m. Basia Bulat
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. U.S. Girls
9 to 10:30 p.m. Feist

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Food and drink

Bring your appetite because we have a bounty of food and drink options. Endless Summer is open to all ages but you must be over 19 to purchase drinks in the licensed area.

Food trucks at the festival

Explore the flavours of the region with local food and drinks! The festival grounds will host some of our city’s favourite food trucks to grab a bite while enjoying the music, and our licensed bar area will serve up refreshing drinks.

Subscribe to this page to be notified by email when we add the list of food trucks coming to this year's festival.

Food options in downtown Kitchener

Downtown Kitchener is home to incredible restaurants showcasing both local flavours and cuisine from around the world. With a mix of quick-service and sit-down dining options, there is something to enjoy no matter what you’re craving!

Explore our incredible downtown restaurants in our Downtown Shopping and Dining Guide or on Explore Waterloo Region’s website.

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Helpful information

Arrival information

Entry to the festival grounds will be near the intersection of Jubilee Drive and David Street, and Jubilee Drive and Water Street. .

No outside food or drinks are allowed within the festival grounds, but empty water bottles are permitted. All bags and water bottles will be inspected and any liquids will need to be discarded at the security gate before entry. A water station is available to refill water bottles.

Bring a picnic blanket or folding chair instead of standing and relax while you listen to the tunes!

Smoking is only allowed within the designated area inside the festival grounds.

Getting here

The festival grounds will be in Victoria Park. Centrally located in the heart of downtown Kitchener, there are many ways to get to the park on festival weekend!

Transit

Hop off the ION at either the Kitchener City Hall or Victoria Park station for a quick walk. Central Station is a short walk away, as well.

These GRT bus routes stop nearby:

route 7

route 8

route 20

iXpress 204

If you’re travelling to Kitchener for the festival, GO Transit offers train and bus service to the Kitchener GO station at Queen Street and Victoria Street, and bus service to the GO transit stop at Weber Street and Queen Street.

VIA Rail offers train service to the VIA Rail station at Queen Street and Victoria Street.

Vehicle and bike parking

Parking is available in the City Hall parking garage, as well as other City of Kitchener parking lots around downtown Kitchener. Visit our parking locations page to find somewhere to park.

Parking lot 1 in Victoria Park (at the corner of Jubilee Drive and David Street) will be closed during the festival and unavailable for parking. The remaining parking lots in the park will be open, but space in these lots is limited.

Secure bike parking is available in the City Hall parking garage.

You can pay for parking in surface lots through the Passport Parking app. Download the app, available both on iOS & Android.

Stay and do

Come for Endless Summer and stay for the weekend!

Places to stay

There are a variety of places to stay across the city and many in the downtown core within walking distance of the festival grounds. Explore all the the options.

Things to do

No matter what you like to do, there is something for you to enjoy in Kitchener before and after the festival. From arts and culture spaces to local gems to a variety of downtown businesses to explore, your weekend will be packed with fun! Some options within walking distance of the festival grounds include: