Free Your Spirit at the 12th annual
WHOOP
&
HOLLAR
Folk Festival
Music. art. nature. community.
August 29 & 30, 2026 \\ Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2025 Mainstage Schedule
Saturday, August 23rd — 11:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Cottonwood Acres — Provincial Road 331, RM of Portage la Prairie
11:00 am: Gates Open (10:00 am for tent campers)
11:45 am: Indigenous Blessing
12:00 pm: Opening Greetings from Dignitaries & Emcee Remarks
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm: Johnny Dietrich
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm: Katherine Fischer
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Tracy K & Jamie Steinhoff Blues Duo
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm: Linden Drive
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm: High Gravity Stew Brew Fusion Workshop:
Featuring Valdy (Host), Kelly Bado, and Tracy K Blues Duo - joined by Chris Messytone and Gareth Rice
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Leaf Rapids
8:20 pm - 9:20 pm: Valdy
9:40 pm - 10:40 pm: Kelly Bado
11:00 pm - 12:00 am: Midbrain Surfers
Midnight: Closing Remarks; Campfire Jam Sessions hosted by Peter Adams
(all attendees who aren't registered to camp must depart the festival grounds after midnight)
Sunday, August 24th — 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Ukrainian Connection Bandstand — Island Park, Portage la Prairie
"Folk in the Park" - Free Concerts
12:00 pm: Park Venue & Food Vendors Open
12:45 pm: Opening Remarks
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Shawn Pallister
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: The Janzen Boys
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Valdy
4:30 pm: Closing Remarks
Red Barn / Harlequin Hangout Schedule
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Arnie Clark
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm: Acoustic Open Jam with Alistair Wright
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Roger Fournier
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm: Acoustic Open Jam with Simply Kara
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Arnie Clark
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Acoustic Open Jam w/ Justin Fry
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Roger Fournier
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm: Acoustic Open Jam w/ Simply Kara
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm: Fernanda
9:20 pm - 9:40 pm: Fernanda
10:40 pm - 11:00 pm: Fernanda
12:00 am - Campfire Jam Sessions Begin (hosted by Peter Adams)
Saturday, August 23rd — 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Big Top / Family Tent Schedule
MUSIC:
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm: Judy & Ruby (Children's Music)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Judy & Ruby
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Judy & Ruby
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm: Judy & Ruby
ACTIVITIES:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Creative Corner Art Station hosted by Visions of Independence (bubbles, photo stand-in board, all-ages arts and crafts (t-shirt stamps), colouring books, hula hoops, painted rock scavenger hunt, etc.)
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Big Games hosted by Basement Theatre (Giant Connect 4, Giant Yahtzee, and Lawn Darts)
2:00 pm: Storytelling with Rich
4:00 pm: Storytelling with Rachael Clarke