Cultivate Festival is coming back in a big way with LAUNCH! on Saturday in Port Hope.
LAUNCH! consists of a free festival in Memorial Park in Port Hope from 11am to 7pm. Live music at the historic bandshell stage will be provided by Digging Roots, AHI, Kobo Town, Sweet Alibi, Dave Mowat and the Curbside Shuffle, and Mimi O’Bonsawin.
In addition, the experience will be rounded out in typical Cultivate fashion with local food and family friendly arts and crafts workshops.
“I couldn’t be happier to make LAUNCH! happen,” says Executive Director Jeff Bray. “It’s been nearly three years since we got together as a community to celebrate in Cultivate style and I think it’s safe to say that we need it.”
On Sunday, May 22nd, the Cultivate Festival will hold a fundraiser at the Capitol Theatre for ONLY FARE, a Ukrainian Refugee Aid Fund, as part of the LAUNCH! Festival.
The event will run from 7 to 11 p.m. with entertainment provided by the Lemon Bucket Orchestra and friends.
Featuring custom cocktails and an art auction ONLY FARE is about giving back where you can.
Cultivate Community actively strengthens regional communities by engaging local citizens in the discovery and celebration of arts and culture via grassroots leadership, creative partnerships and innovative artistic programming.
Their flagship, award winning, event, Cultivate Festival, arrived on the scene in 2015 and has been growing with the community ever since. Built on the values of sustainability, equity and inclusion, Cultivate Festival prides itself on celebrating what’s happening in our own backyard in a world class way.
This event was made possible by funding from the provincial and federal government grants to support arts and culture during COVID, specifically, the ReConnect Ontario Fund and the Support for Workers in Live Arts and Music Stream through Canadian Heritage.
Through the generous sponsorship from the Rotary Club of Port Hope, children are free for this event.
For more information on LAUNCH! visit the Cultivate Festival Website at www.cultivatefestival.ca/LAUNCH.
