North West River Beach Festival

July 25 & 26, 2009

SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Click HERE to download a printable .pdf of the 2009 Saturday & Sunday schedules

Saturday July 25th, 2009

11:00 -12:00 Recorded Music
12:00- 12:40 Brothers on the River
12: 40 – 1:00 Kelly Michelin
1:00 - 1:20 David Hart
1:20 – 1:40 Kara Roberts with Donna Roberts
1:40 - 2:00 Jacinda Beals
2:00 - 2:30 Opening Ceremonies featuring INOSUTTUIT NIPINGIT Drummers; Mr. Perry
Michelin - Patron. Presentations of Pat Conner’s Memorial Volunteer Award to Ernie
McLean, Josie Michelin Memorial Scholarship to LMS student - Natasha Michelin. Miss Teen
Labrador – TOBEY ANDERSEN. Dedicated to memory of the late great FLOSSIE OLIVER!
2:30 - 3:00 Garry and Jennifer Mitchell
3:00 - 3:45 The Northernaires
3:45 - 4:30 The Flummies
4:30 - 5:30 A Frank Willis
5:30 - 7:00 Merchandise Auction
7:00 - 7:30 Richard Neville
7:30 - 8:00 Harry Martin
8:00 - 8:45 Andrew Penashue’s Meshikamau
8:45 – 9:15 Edmund Benuen
9:15 – 9:45 Rapidz Reto
9:45 – 10:15 James Nuna
10:30 Beach Fireworks
10:15 – 11:00 Black Jack
11:00 - 11:40 Silver Wolf Band
11:40 - 12:20am David Goudie & The Hollaback Girls

Sunday July 26th, 2009

11:00 -12:00 Recorded Music
12:00 – 12:30 to be announced
12:30 - 1:00 Lucy Niles & Leanne Kippenhuck
1:00 - 1:30 Black Jack
1:30 - 2:00 Cathy and Aden
2:00 - 2:30 Beach Queen Pageant
2:30 - 3:00 Gary and Jennifer Mitchell
3:00 - 3:30 Brothers on the River
3:30 - 4:00 Kelly Michelin
4:00 - 4:30 Kara Roberts with Donna Roberts
4:30 - 5:00 David Hart
5:00 - 7:00 Handicraft Auction/Ticket draws + trip for two on PAL@ 7
7:00 -7:40 A Frank Willis
7:40 - 8:10 Jacinda Beals
8:10 - 8:30 David Dyson
8:30 – 9:00 Stanley Pokue
9:00 - 9:30 Andrew Penashue’s Meshikamau
9:30 -10:00 The Flummies
10:00 -10:30 Northernaires
10:30 – 11:00 Rapidz Reto
11:00 - 11:30 David Goudie & The Hollaback Girls
11:30 -12:00am Silver Wolf Band

At the Lester Burry Memorial Park in North West River, Labrador

Relax & enjoy 20+ hours of non-stop live entertainment by local & regional performers. Other family activities include square dancing, handicraft auction, swimming, children's games & the widely acclaimed Saturday evening fireworks show!

Entertainment begins at 11am each morning & runs until late into each night. Admission is free both days and services include, free parking, nightly outdoor dancing, a wide range of food & snack vendors & a mile-long sandy beach just a minute away.

The North West River Beach Festival was established in 1986 and since then, it has evolved not only into Labrador's largest Outdoor Music Festival but a great Labrador tradition where friends, family & visitors from all over the world "come home" to enjoy two fun-filled days at the Lester Burry Memorial Park (the Waterfront).

Au Parc Commémoratif de Lester Burry en North West River, Labrador

Venez vous détendre et apprécier plus de 20 heures de spectacles continus de nos artistes locaux et régionaux. Les autres activités familiales prévues incluent la danse carrée, les enchères d'artisanats, la natation, les jeux pour enfants et les fameux feux d'artifice du samedi soir!

Le divertissement commence à 11h chaque matin et se termine tard dans la nuit. L'admission pour les deux jours est gratuite et les services incluent le stationnement, les soirées dansantes extérieures, une grande variété de nourriture, de vendeurs de collation et une plage de sable d’un mile de long juste à une minute de marche.

Le Festival de Plage de North West River été établi en 1986 et depuis il a évolué non seulement en le plus grand festival de musique extérieur du Labrador mais en une grande tradition du Labrador où les amis, la famille et les visiteurs de partout dans le monde viennent pour deux jours remplis d’amusement au Parc Commémoratif Lester Burry (le rivage).

The Beach Festival is host to a wide variety of performers!

"Six String Nation workin' the stage at the 2008 Beach Festival..."