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Sat. May 2nd 2026 The Toucan Kingston Ontario $10

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HomeGrown Live Music Festival: RetroKings, River Cats, Doug van der Horden, Holy Wow, SQUID Pistol, Radio Wasteland , WHYGO

Toucan Presents. The 18th annual festival in Kingston, ON.
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Music Country / Roots / Bluegrass / Rockabilly Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Funk / Soul / R&B Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie Punk / Metal / Hardcore
Sat. May 2nd 2026 + Add to Calendar The Toucan
7:00pm - 2:00am All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival.

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RetroKings
Folk/Rock/Blues from Kingston Ontario
River Cats
Funk, Blues, Rock and Country from Kingston Ontario
Doug van der Horden
Rock from Kingston Ontario
Holy Wow
Genre-fluid music for adult hippies from Kingston Ontario
SQUID Pistol
Alt/Rock Cover Band from Kingston Ontario
Radio Wasteland
Rock, Alt-Rock from Kingston Ontario
WHYGO
Rock / Blues from Kingston Ontario

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HomeGrown Live Music Festival
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Kingston Ontario
since 2008

Event Description

7:00 PM The Retro Kings
8:00 PM River Cats
9:00 PM Doug van der Horden & Company
10:00 PM Holy Wow
11:00 PM SQUID Pistol
12:00 AM Radio Wasteland
1:00 AM WHYGO

All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival. As always, proceeds go to The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library.

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The Toucan
76 Princess St.
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HomeGrown Live Music Festival: RetroKings, River Cats, Doug van der Horden, Holy Wow, SQUID Pistol, Radio Wasteland , WHYGO @ The Toucan May 2 2026 - May 6th @ The Toucan

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