The Grand River Folk Community! 20 Years of Music!


 December  2025
Tue 2 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Thu 4 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Sat 6 The Arrogant Worms, Folk Night at The Registry Kitchener 8pm, $32. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. Live Stream available. Tickets at www.folknight.ca
Sun 7 Brantford Open Stage, Open mic Brantford 2pm, $5. Brant Park Inn, 19 Holiday Dr..
Wed 10 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Wed 10 The Barra Macneils, East Coast Christmas Guelph 7:30pm, $85 !!!. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.
Sat 13 Shipyard Christmas Cambridge 7:30pm, $35 - $40. Wesley United Church, 8 Cambridge St. .
Sun 14 Sonic Uke Ensemble, Fund raiser Waterloo 4pm, $20. The Jazz Room, 59 King St. N. sonic-uke.com
Thu 18 The Good Lovelies, Christmas Concert Guelph 7:30pm, $55 !!. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.
Fri 19 Boreal, Songs for Snowy Season Guelph 7pm, $30 or less. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.
Fri 19 Choir! Choir! Choir! Kitchener 8pm, $51 - $68. Centre In The Square.
Fri 19 John Mcdermott Kitchener 7:30pm, $68. Centre In The Square, Studio Theatre.
Sun 21 Brantford Open Stage, Open mic Brantford 2pm, $5. Brant Park Inn, 19 Holiday Dr..
Sun 21 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Wed 24 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado
Sun 28 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.

 January  2026
Thu 1 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Sun 4 Pub Carolling, Orange Peel Carollers Cambridge 3pm, Donation. Ernie's, 7 Queen St. W Hespeler.
Tue 6 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Sun 11 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 14 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Sat 17 Katherine Wheatley and Wendell Ferguson, Folk Night at The Registry Kitchener 8pm, $25. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. Live Stream available. Tickets at www.folknight.ca.
Sun 18 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Sat 24 Old Chestnuts Song Circle, group singing Waterloo 7pm, no charge. Enquire., Email jhcole@mgl.ca for details..
Sun 25 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 28 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado

 February  2026
Tue 3 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Thu 5 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Sun 8 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 11 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Sun 15 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Sun 22 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 25 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado
Sat 28 Old Chestnuts Song Circle, group singing Waterloo 7pm, no charge. TBC, Dates all TBC. jhcole@mgl.ca for information.
Sat 28 Portage, Wesley/Mill Race Cambridge 7:30pm, $20. Wesley United Church, 6 Cambridge St..

 March  2026
Tue 3 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Thu 5 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Sun 8 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 11 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Sun 15 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Sat 21 Emlyn Stamm and John Williams, Wesley/Mill Race Cambridge tba, tba. Wesley United Church, 6 Cambridge St..
Sun 22 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 25 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado
Sat 28 Old Chestnuts Song Circle, group singing Waterloo 7pm, no charge. TBC, Dates all TBC. jhcole@mgl.ca for information.

 April  2026
Thu 2 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Tue 7 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Wed 8 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Sun 12 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Fri 17 HighBanks Bluegrass Band Kitchener 8pm, $25. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. A Registry Roots Weekend event. Www.folknight.ca
Sat 18 Terra Spencer, Folk Night at The Registry Kitchener 8pm, $24. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. Live Stream available. Tickets at www.folknight.ca.
Sun 19 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Wed 22 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado
Sat 25 Old Chestnuts Song Circle, group singing Waterloo 7pm, no charge. TBC, Dates all TBC. jhcole@mgl.ca for information.
Sun 26 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.

 May  2026
Sat 2 Melisande, Folk Night at The Registry Kitchener 8pm, $27. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. Live Stream available. Tickets at www.folknight.ca.
Tue 5 Bluegrass jam (weekly) Cambridge 7pm, donation. Galt Legion. ntellier@rogers.com
Thu 7 Open Mic (Weekly) Kitchener 6pm, no charge. Falls Road Pub, Victoria St..
Sun 10 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 13 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Bernadette Connors
Sun 17 Ceilidh/session, Songs and tunes with Bob MacLean Kitchener 2:30pm, nc. The Malt and Barley, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd.
Sat 23 Old Chestnuts Song Circle, group singing Waterloo 7pm, no charge. TBC, Dates all TBC. jhcole@mgl.ca for information.
Sun 24 Mill Race English Pub Sessions, group playing Cambridge 2pm, no charge. Ernies, 7 Queen St W. Hespeler.
Wed 27 Caledonia Legion, Open mic Caledonia 7pm, no charge. Legion, 29 Caithness St East. Host Victor Morgado

 September  2026
Sun 13 Brantford Open Stage, Open mic Brantford 2pm, $5. Brant Park Inn, 19 Holiday Dr..
Sat 26 Folk Night at the Registry, Season 19 Begins. Kitchener 8pm, tba. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St.
Sun 27 Brantford Open Stage, Open mic Brantford 2pm, $5. Brant Park Inn, 19 Holiday Dr..
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20 Years and 1 Pandemic Later!
The Grand River Folk Community was founded in February 2002 by
Brad McEwen of the Mill Race Folk Society and Jack Cole of the Old Chestnuts Song Circle.

Send events or comments to webmaster@grandriverfolk.org .  See also www.jeremiah.ca for more events in Southern Ontario, Live @ Jives for  a bit further north,  Headwaters Acoustic Music Society in Orangeville, and Home County for the London area.  Thanks to Doug Gibson for the original GRFC logo!