ABOUT THE CHEQUEGNAT FESTIVAL

• Chequegnat is sponsored every year by the neighbours of "Chequegnat Common" and by Morrison-Reist law firm. Thanks very much!

• Chequegnat began when singing in the back yard inspired the neighbours, who thought that it would be a nice idea to host a music party for friends and family, and build community.

• Chequegnat is a music festival, with plenty of folk music but open to all acoustic forms.

• Chequegnat is a neighbourhood Barbeque.  The neighbours provide burgers and the people bring salads, desserts, munchies, and a veritable feast!

• Chequegnat is postponed until next year, if the weather is bad.

• Chequegnat is, in part, an end of season celebration, showcase, and Thank You from The Old Chestnuts Song Circle

• Chequegnat has won major awards at the Kitchener Festival of Neighbourhoods.

• Chequegnat is face painting for the young and young-minded;  caricatures; art on display.

• Chequegnat is a place for kids to play and compete at jelly bean counts and scavenger hunts.

• Chequegnat is entirely run on volunteer energy!  From organizers to musicians to cooks.

• Chequegnat was supported in 2008 by spOtlight ("Celebrate Our Artists"), a venture of the Ontario Arts Council and Government of Ontario!  We thank them very much for their support. 

• Chequegnat welcomes donations; they help pay for sound equipment, food, drinks for the musicians..... and when there is some left over we donate it to a worthy cause.

• Chequegnat is only open to invited guests.  This is to keep the crowd to a manageable size. To help ensure this, the only washrooms available to you are in the house that invited you! 

• Chequegnat is something that you should do in YOUR community!!!