
Featuring performances by:
Polky, Mia Kelly, Moonfruits, Benj Rowland, and more!






Ottawa Grassroots Festival
04.20.23 | 04.23.23
Evening Concert Performers at St. Andrew’s Church
THURSDAY NIGHT - BENJ ROWLAND & MOONFRUITS
FRIDAY NIGHT - MIA KELLY & KEN YATES
SATURDAY NIGHT - ALIREZA TARVIJI ENSEMBLE & POLKY
Saturday Daytime FREE at St. Andrew’s Church
Albert Dumont * Ethan Mitchell & Maddy O’Regan * Chloe Laberge
Alise Marlane * Melwood Cutlery * Arthur McGregor
Algonquin College Entertainers Showcase (ACES)
Gil's Hootenanny * The Open Stage, with Alan Sandeman
Saturday Daytime FREE at St. Andrew’s Church
Workshop #1
C.A. and Sonny * Kathy Armstrong
Siqiniup Qilauta (Sunsdrum) - Heidi Langille and Lynda Brown
African Folk Tales Shadow Puppets
Saturday River Talk Daytime FREE at St. Andrew’s Church
Workshop #2
Alain Piché * Phil Jenkins * Wally Schaber * Meredith Brown
Saturday Kid Daytime FREE at St. Andrew’s Church
Face Painting * magician * instrument Petting Zoo * Sing-Alongs * crafts * balloons
Kid Area * Ottawa Safety council * Family Friendly events
Sunday Daytime FREE at Irene’s Pub
Gospel Hour * Michael Hanna * Spencer Scharf * Jamieson MacKay * Paul Weber
OK Naledi * Keith Glass * Toasted Westerns
Sunday Pay if you Can Evening Concert at Irene’s Pub
The Broken Bridges * The Sunday Night Review
“Rivers flow not past, but through us; tingling, vibrating,
exciting every cell and fiber in our bodies, making them sing and glide.“
- John Muir
Festival News

The Band Polky is Made Up of Three Polish Women and Three Canadian Men
Polky means “Polish women'' and this group is made up of three of them. Ewelina Ferenc, is a singer, Ala Stasuik is a dancer and Marta Solek is a multi-instrumentalist. They met through mutual friends in Toronto after immigrating from Poland in 2017/18. Marta is...
Alireza Tarviji Ensemble to Play at The Ottawa Grassroots Festival
Alireza Tarviji, arrived in Canada in December 2020, as a student at the University of Ottawa. Studying for an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Music,...
Ottawa Grassroots Festival Launch
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) will hold its launch party on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street,...
Ottawa Grassroots Festival Saturday Night Headliners Announced
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) is thrilled to announce the incredibly talented Saturday, April 22 Headliners, Alireza...
Ottawa Grassroots Festival 2023 Friday Night Headliners
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival is very pleased to announce the Headliners for Friday, April 21, are Mia Kelly at 7:30 PM followed...
Ottawa Grassroots Festival Thursday Night Headliners Announced
OGF is thrilled to announce the stellar line-up beginning Thursday night, April 20 starting with Benj Rowland at 7:30 PM followed...
The Next Best Thing – CD Release Party with Graham Lindsey and Friends
Graham Lindsey released his second album, The Next Best Thing, in 2020 – and the stars have aligned to bring all the people needed to properly...

Silent Auction 2023
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