Fun Things To Do
After Hours
Music Until The Wee Hours...
At The Crystal Palace Patio on Friday & Saturday Nights, and the Library After Dark on Saturday. See who is playing and where to buy tickets.
Crystal Palace Patio
Listen to live music
at The Crystal Palace
After 8pm the Crystal Palace Patio is a licensed patio with live music at the Stewart Park Festival. It is located beside the beautiful Tay River. 18+ with a $15 wristband.
Buy Music
At the MyFM 88.1
Music Tent
Did You love a performer so much you wanted to take them home? Well, you can have a little piece of the magic. The Music Tent is also where performers stop by to sign autographs. sometimes the artist also have merch. available. Autograph opportunities will be announced daily. Located in the marketplace across from the Bandshell.
SPF Merch
& Info Tent
Your one-stop spot!
- Buy official Stewart Park Festival swag
- Find local tourism brochures.
- Maps of the Town of Perth.
- Answers to your questions.
- We’re also the place to go for a lost child, or lost caregiver.
- For lost items or emergencies.
- Buy After Hours Bracelets here (or at the door).
- You can make a donation here, too (all donations over $25 get a tax receipt).
- The tent is open for the entire weekend.
Kids' Activities
We’ve Got Family Fun Covered At Festival!
Get ready for workshops and performances in music, dance, and theatre. Plus crafts in the Kids' Area located just over the bridge past the main Stage in the park.
YAK Duck Race
Sunday July 19 - 12:45pm
Festival Marketplace
Artisans, Food and
Not-for-Profit Vendors
Check out our Artisan Market, delicious Food Vendors, Not-for-Profits and Community Tent all located right beside the park.
Other Fun Activities
Library After Dark Presents:
Suzie Vinnick
Tickets just went live! As a past guest of Library After Dark, we wanted to make sure you don’t miss out!
The Library After Dark fundraising concert series returns Saturday, July 18, to the Perth & District Library with a concert featuring Suzie Vinnick!
This summer event, offered in partnership with Stewart Park Festival, offers a chance for people who love music to see top notch artists in a unique, alternative space and support the Perth & District Library.
A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Roots and Blues singer and musician Suzie Vinnick is a 3X Juno Nominee, a 2X Canadian Folk Music Award winner, won a 2024 ECMA with her project A’Court, Spiegel and Vinnick and is a 12-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for songwriting, female vocalist, acoustic act and more. Suzie has a voice you’ve heard a thousand times and one you’ll never forget. It soars, it growls, it whispers and it shouts from a deep, deep well of emotion. The pure joy she exudes when she plays her guitars is so worth the show.
Doors open at 8:30 pm and music starts at 9:00 pm. There will be a cash bar, featuring a selection of wine and beer generously donated by the Perth Brewery.
Tickets are $30 and available for purchase online in advance at www.perthunionlibrary.ca/library-after-dark or at the door. A charitable receipt for $15 will be issued for each ticket.
See the full 2026 Stewart Park Festival lineup at https://www.stewartparkfestival.com/
Experience the Rideau Nautical Modellers at Stewart Park Festival!
Boats on the Tay River
Discover the fascinating world of radio-controlled model boating with the Rideau Nautical Modellers, a passionate non-profit club from Ottawa. This club brings to life a diverse fleet of model watercraft—from surface ships to diving submarines—powered by electricity, steam, and wind. You’ll see detailed replicas inspired by commercial, historical, military, and pleasure vessels.
When & Where
Join us near the “Big Ben” statue, along the Little Tay River on Saturday, July 18, from 10:00am to 4:00pm for an exciting showcase featuring both static displays and live demonstrations of our working models. Whether you’re a boating enthusiast or simply curious, come meet the makers, watch our models in action, and experience the joy of nautical modeling up close!
The Rideau Nautical Modellers
The Rideau Nautical Modellers is a non-profit club based in Ottawa, Ontario. Our members share in the interest and joy of building, discussing, showing, and operating various types of radio-controlled model water craft. These include fully operational surface vessels to diving submarines. Electric, steam, and wind-powered boats make up our fleet, representing examples from commercial, historical, military, and pleasure craft designs. Please join us at the Festival, on Saturday July 18, for both static and working displays of our models.
Rideau Roundtable
Hey Paddling Fans – Tour of the scenic Tay River!
Tours run from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 19
Cost: $10 per person (Kids 10 & under ride FREE!)
We’re thrilled to have Rideau Roundtable be part of the Stewart Park Festival again this year, they are only there one day, so don’t miss it!
Tours are launching from the docks at the Perth Tay River Basin (right beside the Crystal Palace).
Each paddle is guided by a Paddle Canada certified guide and includes a front-seat Eco-Interpreter sharing ecological, historical, and cultural info about the Tay River ecosystem.
Look for our pop-up canopy and sign-up table beside the dock steps.
Make a day of it and enjoy everything Stewart Park Festival has to offer — live music, food, crafts, and community fun!
