Canadiana Fest Presents:

The Can Am Peace Jam 2026,

A Celebration of Music, Food, and Culture in Kalamazoo MI!

Experience the Best of Canada at Canadiana Fest!

Schedule of Events! and Fest Map!

Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of Canada at Canadiana Fest 2026! Join us at the Arcadia Creek Festival Site in Kalamazoo, MI on Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 1 pm until 11 pm, for a day filled with live music, delicious Canadian cuisine and beverages, and exciting cultural activities. Don't miss out on this unique celebration of Canadian heritage and hospitality!

Your attendance also benefits;

South Michigan Food Bank, Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes AND new in 2025, our Canadian beneficiary the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative making this truly a CAN-AM Peace Jam

YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER

Reserve tickets early so we know how many to expect. Be a part of this unforgettable experience! Your generosity and kindness makes the festival possible for everyone to enjoy.

SURPRISE CONTESTS! Reserve your tickets by Sept 1 2026 and be entered into a drawing for a YEAR OF PIZZA BY B.C.Pizza Kalamazoo!

2026 Music Lineup:

Many of our entertainers will be ASL-interpreted again this year! We had great feedback last year, and are so pleased to offer this again in 2026. 

Our headliner straight from Quebec!

Melisande Electrotrad! is coming to us all the way from Quebec. Widely recognized as some of Canada's finest musicians,

Accolades

Awards

T will bring their rollicking sounds of traditional, Celtic and Quebecois music blended with modern instruments and fresh approaches . Bring your dancing shoes! Alonzi!!

special Guest MC- Canadian Comedian Henry Sir!

Rock Rx: Rock Rx (rockrxband.com) presented by Centre Smiles Dental Hailing from the Kalamazoo area, this high-energy cover band returns again in 2025 doing their renditions of the best Canadian Rock, Pop and R&B. They make the audience feel like they are part of the band, literally. Don’t be surprised if you have a mic in your face during the show, as you sing along to one of your favorite songs. 

Full Frontal Overdrive

Woodland Stream Drum & Song, Deanna Bush, Flautist - We are so excited to have these Indigenous artists join us for our opening ceremonies!

Kalamazoo Pipe Band: The Kalamazoo Pipe Band is dedicated to teaching, performing & promoting highland bagpipe music in Kalamazoo, MI. Originating in the 1950’s, they have had the honor of piping at many Michigan ceremonies and events. Their heart thumping drum and heart wrenching pipes will move you and invoke the spirit of Canada’s Commonwealth origins. 

Geno Picor

The Hen Peck'd Dawgs

2025 Food Vendors:

Local and regional food vendors will offer delicious takes on Canadian Cuisine and local favorites.

• Best Coast Provisions
• MotorMouthMI
• Katcha Steak
• Munchi Man
• Tiki Boiz
• MORE

Beer and Beverage Garden operated by OutFront Kalamazoo and Bell's Brewery

Enjoy delicious craft beers and your favorite Canadian imports.

PLUS

• Apothecary N.A. Bar! Enjoy creative and delightful no-alcohol cocktails featuring Platinum sponsor Clearly Canadian sparkling waters and a limited supply of Pow Wow Energy Drinks. The Clearly O'Canada Smoked Maple Mocktail is just one we'll have on offer and all profits on the sale of this drink will be made to a Canadian Fire Relief Fund (last year was the Jasper Fire Relief) ! Also experience the Pow Wow Tropical Mock-EH-ito! a non alcoholic tequila taste sensation mimicking a Mojito! Come taste enticing treatments and unique flavor profiles and support the fest and fire relief!
• LIMITED SUPPLY GET YOURS EARLY!

2026 Activities SO FAR!

World Champine Poutine Competition Local and regional restaurants and food trucks will compete to create the best Poutine in the World!

Butter Tart Competition Open to all who want to bring their best version of this sweet Canadian classic, professional bakers and home bakers both! Bring a dozen buttertarts to the information booth and they will be judged by a panel of bakers, Canadians, and buttertart lovers. We’ll announce the winners from the stage in the afternoon! Go to our website at Buttertart Bakeoff Entry Form to register, all fees go to support foodbanks.

Children’s Culture Tent: Join us at the children’s tent for arts, crafts and cultural and educational activities about Canada!

How Canadian ARE YOU? Join host Mara Schrock of the Game Show Experience | Kalamazoo Game Show Experience who will challenge you with Canadian Trivia for chances to win PRIZES!

Workshop Tent: New in 2025, we will have several workshops going on throughout the event with all manner of fascinating topics:

• Genealogist Janine Cotugno from the Kalamazoo Valley Geneaological Society speaks on “Finding Your Canadian Roots”.
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• Rendez-vous Détroit’s Elizabeth Bourne will speak on celebrating Detroit's French Canadian history and her own experience of being a French Canadian in Michigan.
• Dr. Daniel McFarlane, one of the world's leading authorities on the Great Lakes, will present
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• The Scottish Pipe Band
• Poet and Published Author Rayn - Gimiiwan of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe will present her talk on Bugajannini: The Spirit walk of Big Foot
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Canadian Sports Center! Sponsored by Premier Athletics – For Youth Development!

Come out and enjoy skills workshops, experiences and learn the history of these sports! We will have:

• Curling! sponsored by the Kalamazoo Curling Club. Come throw a rock for charity! All proceeds to be donated to local food banks to fight hunger.
• Lacrosse! Canada’s official winter sport! Meet the athletes and coaches of many local teams like Kalamazoo United,
• Basketball! Invented by a Canadian and staffed with WMU Bronco basketball players!
• Hockey! Come learn street hockey led by NCAA Champion WMU Bronco hockey players!

Try the Royal Canadian VIP Experience and enjoy the Fest in style! BE A PATRON OF THE FEST

WEAR YOUR FAVORITE "CANADIAN TUXEDO" (jeans on top and bottom) AND STRUT YOUR STUFF!

• NO WAIT GATE- Enter at the west gate on Koopsen’s Alley for NO WAITING! 
• Tasting Ticket includes up to three tasting pours of
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• DEMOS AND TASTING; Enjoy creative and delightful no-alcohol cocktails featuring Platinum sponsor Clearly Canadian sparkling waters and Platinum sponsor Pow Wow Energy Drinks. The Clearly O'Canada Smoked Maple Mocktail Also experience the Pow Wow Tropical Mock-EH-ito! a non alcoholic tequila taste sensation mimicking a Mojito! Come taste enticing treatments and unique flavor profiles and support the fest and fire relief!
• NOSH on delicious finger foods and bites across the day by local chefs, featuring traditional Canadian Peameal Bacon by Canadian Chef and Fest Event Director, Channon Mondoux Chef Channon's Eclectic Kitchen – Eclectic Kitchen exclusively for VIP ticket holders! More will be added as they come!
• POSH private luxury portable bathrooms, covered tables and seating area. 
• No wait dedicated craft beer trailer, exclusive access to the stage with outdoor cocktail tables and seating. 
• Meet and greet with the bands.
• And MUCH MORE YET TO COME!

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• Canadiana_Fest on Instagram and Threads
• https://www.canadianafest.FUN