Huge Burlington Music Festival May Need New Model to Survive

Huge Burlington music festival may need new model to survive

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival touts itself as “Canada’s largest free outdoor music festival,” but board of directors chair Dave Shepherd says “the model that we currently have doesn’t work.”

Sound of Music Festival faces uncertain future amid funding crisis

Organizers warn annual music festival could be scared back or cancelled as they desperately seek financial aid

SoM Chair: ‘The Future of Canada’s Largest Free Outdoor Music Festival Is at Risk’ – It has been at risk for more than five years

By Pepper Parr August 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON After 45 years of music, memories, and community-building, the Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is facing a crisis. As Canada’s largest fre…