2026 Weekend Passes On Sale Now
Your Weekend Pass grants you guaranteed admission to our main stage performances at the St. Paul's Centre on Friday April 17th and Saturday April 18th, 2026
Buy in advance or at the door.
2026 Main Stage Performers
Meredith Moon - Saturday April 18th, Sunday April 19th
Meredith Moon started writing songs at the age of eight. Growing up immersed in folk music, including the music of her father, Gordon Lightfoot, she became a self-taught guitar player by the age of fourteen. A few years later, she found her sound as a busker on sidewalks from Halifax to Vancouver. She spent years traveling across Canada and the world by road and rail, finding inspiration for her unique style of songs, which are crafted in a true storyteller’s fashion.
Meredith has been described as a ‘gem’ in both the old-time and contemporary folk music scenes for her unusual expression of the genres, combining influences of folk-punk with traditional Appalachian sounds. Besides playing traditional tunes often ‘non-traditionally,’ Meredith presents a powerful voice and a highly contemporary clawhammer banjo style, which has earned her acclaim in the international roots music community. She is a multi-instrumentalist, incorporating fingerstyle/Travis picking guitar, piano, and lap dulcimer, among other instruments, into her performances.
***more headliners coming soon***
About The Roots North Music Festival
A Festival to Remember
Roots music can refer to several styles or genres in music, but to us it’s music that is firmly rooted in a place of honest expression and emotion. It’s music that travels, shares, and connects, while honouring the past and bravely moving forward. It’s our mission to bring together a wide range of artists and people who share this vision for a weekend of great live music.
Our Venues
Historic Downtown Orillia, Ontario, Canada serves as the backdrop for the music festival. Our headline shows will take place at the beautifully restored
St. Pauls Centre at 62 Peter Street North.
Artists perform on Friday and Saturday evening in our comfortable soft-seat theatre. Snacks are available for purchase at our on-location Mariposa Market Snack Bar and a selections of adult beverages for our 19+ attendees is available from our friends at the bar operated by Quayle's Brewery.
More Music Throughout The Downtown & Beyond
Music, shopping and entertainment surround you as you explore during the Roots North Music Festival in Orillia.
In addition to our ticketed main event performances, several businesses along Mississaga Street, and beyond, have teamed up to provide FREE live music shows within their shops and restaurants. Be sure to explore and join us.
Our ever expanding list of performance venues have included Alleycats Music & Art, Quayles Brewery, Picnic, Lot 88 Kitchen & Bar, Eclectic Cafe, Rustica Pizza Vino, Kenzington Burger Bar, Mark IV Brothers, Lone Wolf Cafe, Orillia Music Centre, Apple Annie's Cafe & Shop, Knightvision Media Studios, Hog N' Penny, Hibernation Arts, Couchiching Craft Brewing Co., Brewery Bay Food Co., and Bakes By The Lake, just to name a few.
Art Market & Artist Merchandise - Free Admission
Before each performance, and during intermissions, we encourage our guests to explore the on-site art market filled with wonderful local vendors and all their creative goods. A selection of merchandise from our performing artists is also available in addition to one of a kind Roots North Music Festival logo'd memorabilia, some of which you get the opportunity to design and create on-site as part of our dedication to the arts.
The Roots North Art Market, which also hosts our onsite Quayle's Brewery bar, has free admission available from 6pm to 10pm on Friday April 25th and Saturday April 26th and is located at our main stage venue - St. Pauls Centre, 62 Peter Street North, Orillia Ontario.
Come join us for a drink while browsing locally crafted artisan wares.
Volunteers
This is a volunteer-run music festival in the little community of Orillia, ON so our volunteers are crucial during the festival weekend in April. If you or someone you know are interested in getting the experience of working closely behind-the-scenes at the festival, we would love to have you!
Accomodations
The Champlain Waterfront Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection
Located in beautiful Downtown Orillia, The Champlain Waterfront Hotel is the closest and most convenient location to stay while music surrounds you during the Roots North Music Festival. Contact the hotel directly at 705-259-5001 or book on their website.