Northern Lights Festival Boréal

Sudbury, Ontario’s Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB) began in 1972 as a one day event called the ‘Northern Lights Folk Festival’. It has grown and evolved over the years to be the signature music & arts festival of Northern Ontario. NLFB remains Canada’s longest consecutively running, outdoor music festival. Over the years, NLFB has been the setting for numerous scenes in Canadian music history. It’s where Canadian folk icon Stan Rogers first wrote and performed his iconic song Barrett’s Privateers. It’s where a very young Eileen ‘Shania’ Twain took the stage for one of her first festival gigs. It is where many people first witnessed diversity of musical styles from various regions of the world, including a strong component of exciting Indigenous and francophone content.

2026 Lineup:

Sarah Harmer, Terra Lightfoot, Begonia, Dan Mangan, Foxwarren, 24+ & The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Cornfield, Mattmac, Nikki D & The Sisters of Thunder, Kelly McMichael, Clerel, Logan Staats, Andrina Turenne, Arielle Soucy, Arny Margret, Aske Skat, Bye Parula, Cayenne, Denise De’Ion, Duane Andrews & The Hot Club of Conception Bay, Hendrika, JD Crosstown, Jessica Pearson & The East Wind, Jim Bryson, Mark Petersen, Merrick Winter, Okavango African Orchestra, Petunia & The Vipers, Supalung, The Bobby Tenderloin Universe, Tommyphyll, KoziiTheGoat, Lennie Rayen

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets :

Full Weekend Pass: $130
Youth Pass (25 & under): $100

How to get tickets?

Buy Online

At the door:- NLFB Office (19 Grey St)

Date & Time:

Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 – Schedule

Venue & Address :

Grace Hartman Amphitheatre
Bell Park, Paris St.
Sudbury