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South/East Stage

The music at South Country Fair is coordinated by our incredible Artistic Director Steven Foord who works diligently to produce an eclectic and exciting line up each year. In order to aid campers in combating extreme temperatures during peak-heat hours, daytime programming focuses on acoustic performances, workshops, and Awareness activities in selected (shady) spots around the site. Amplified performances take place from 6pm-12am, with two stages operating side-by-side in the alternating stage format.  South Stage is the national/international touring venue at SCF, and East Stage is tuned to present emerging, working artists who have touring experience and a recorded body of of original material. We focus on the roots and folk idiom but also present a wide range drawing from traditional, contemporary and experimental genres among others. Submissions open in September of a given year and booking is usually complete by the end of February.  Due to the high volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted directly.

Lotus Land

Lotos Land is our spoken word venue. Think bare word sets, though acoustic accompaniment with a single instrument for part of the set isn’t minded.  Your words should be able to stand on their own!

Awareness

Awareness

Application Deadline: June 1

The South Country Fair Awareness area seeks practitioners, instructors and workshop facilitators who wish to share their expertise at The Fair. SCF Awareness is looking for inspired instructors and knowledgeable individuals to facilitate Workshops throughout the weekend. Most Workshops will be scheduled between 9am – 4pm on Saturday afternoon, and 9am – 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Workshops may be scheduled outside these times if appropriate. We ask that your workshop be between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in length, and you will be required to facilitate your workshop twice over the weekend. Practitioners that wish to share their expertise through demonstrations are encouraged to apply.

If you intend to charge for services over the weekend, please let me know and that can be discussed. Workshop Facilitators will receive a weekend pass to the Fair, a small honorarium for gas, a parking/access pass for one vehicle plus Hospitality for the weekend. Hospitality consists of supper on Friday and Saturday. Please check the meal serving hours posted at Hospitality.

Note: This is a camp/country setting with minimal amenities on site and is only minutes from town. There is 120 power available. We have a covered walled tent that we share with Lotus Land in the evenings and access to much of the park if necessary. We have a wonderful 40 foot Labyrinth that can also be utilized.

Send applications to: Patti at pattigs@gmail.com

Workshop Examples

  • Alternative Energy Production
  • Recycling
  • Holistic Health
  • Awareness
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Arts Workshops
  • Healing Arts Permaculture
  • Herb Walk
  • Food Preparation
  • Dance/Movement
  • Yoga
  • Night Sky Watching

If you have a proposal for a Workshop that is not included on this list, please inquire. Please let us know about your area of expertise with an outline of what we can expect from your workshop and if we need to discuss it further with you, we will.

Volunteer

Volunteer

South Country Fair is thrilled to have a new Volunteer Coordinator bringing exciting new wind to our sails! Erin Primrose has been part of the Fair community for many, many years and made her debut in the Volunteer Coordinator role in 2024. For all Volunteer inquiries please contact Primrose directly at primrose.scf@gmail.com.

SCF is a 100% Volunteer Powered Festival!

Did you know that the SCF is powered ENTIRELY by volunteers? Yup, it takes a village of awesome people to put on this amazing festival every year. Not only do our volunteers supply all of the labour at the Fair; they also help to create the wonderful COMMUNITY that is the Fair. A large part of the responsibility of being a volunteer at the Fair is to spread the love and to ensure that others are feeling the love. We want everyone’s experience at the Fair to be a pleasant one. Our volunteers do their best to make sure this is the case.

Time Commitment

During the festival weekend (Thursday – Sunday) the standard time commitment is 8-12hours. The minimum time commitment for set up and strike crews is 12-36 hours. Shift times may vary depending on the crew and shift availability.

New volunteers must visit the volunteer tent for a debriefing prior to their first shifts. All volunteers must check in at the volunteer tent prior to their shift beginning, unless otherwise prearranged with their coordinator.

Volunteer Placement

You’ll be placed on a crew where most needed. Your preferences will be considered but your skill level matched with the greatest need will determine placement. Every effort is made to ensure that you are happy with your placement, and we are pretty flexible when it comes to placing people with friends and family if we are able to!

Volunteer Benefits

  • A super cool SCF volunteer t-shirt
  • Early access to on-site camping (volunteer access beginning Thursday from 5-9pm)
  • Special volunteer ticket pricing
  • Delicious snacks and thirst-quenching water while on shift
  • Behind the scenes involvement in one of the best music festivals in Canada!
Volunteer Today!

Available Volunteer Positions

Vendors

Vendor

Vendors Wanted!

Bring your flair—whether it’s spicy North African eats, Indonesian delights, Old European treasures, veggie vibes, or unique merchandise that wows! We’re all about variety and giving you a spot to shine. Ready to join the fun?

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