Free Your Spirit at the 11th annual
WHOOP
&
HOLLAR
Folk Festival
Music. art. nature. community.
August 23 & 24, 2025 \\ Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
2024 Mainstage Schedule
Saturday, August 24th — 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 by Angela Roulette
12:00 pm: Opening Greetings from Dignitaries & Emcee Remarks
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm: Fred Acoby
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm: Alana Levandoski
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm: Woody Holler & His Orchestra
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Fire & Smoke
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: SUPPER BREAK (events in Red Barn and under Big Top; see below)
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm: High Gravity Stew Brew Fusion Workshop:
Featuring Fire & Smoke (Host), Ben Sures, and Just Prince, joined by Chris Messytone
7:40 pm - 8:40 pm: Ben Sures
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Sweet Alibi
10:30 pm - 12:00 am: Hello Fiasco
Midnight: Closing Remarks; Campfire Jam Sessions begin hosted by Roger, Kara, and the Sundawg Sideburns
(all attendees who aren't registered to camp must depart the festival grounds after midnight)
Sunday, August 25th — 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 Opens
12:45 pm: Opening Remarks
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Heather Jean Jordan
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: Just Prince
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Yaadies
4:30 pm: Closing Remarks
Red Barn / Harlequin Hangout Schedule
Acoustic Open Jam Sessions between acts (at 2:40 pm with Fireball Paul Shepherd, 4:00 pm with Ian Porteous, 6:00 pm with Don Adams, and 7:40 pm with Justin Fry)
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm: Bob Kriski
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm: Don Adams
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Anne-Marie Williot
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm: Elliot Feeling
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm: Elliot Feeling
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Simply Kara
12:00 am - Campfire Jam Sessions Begin (hosted by Roger, Kara, and the Sundawg Sideburns)
Saturday, August 24th — 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Big Top / Family Tent Schedule
MUSIC:
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm: The Singing Gardener (children's song & theatre performance)
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm: The Singing Gardener
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm: The Singing Gardener
5:00 pm - 5:20 pm: The Porteous Family Old Time Band
ACTIVITIES:
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Creative Corner Art Station hosted by Visions of Independence, Yvette Cuthbert, and Candis Militere (bubbles, photo stand-in board, all-ages arts and crafts (t-shirt stamps and felting), colouring books, hula hoops, painted rock scavenger hunt, etc.)
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Big Games hosted by Basement Theatre (Giant Connect 4, Giant Yahtzee, and Lawn Darts)
1:30 pm: Storytelling with Rich (Visions of Independence)
3:00 pm: Storytelling with Rachel Clarke