Pig Roast and Barn Dance featuring
Old-time duo Sheesham & Lotus

Fun for all and all for fun!

First comes the pig roast - fill your plate with fine local fare including stacks of fresh heirloom tomatoes, mouth-watering roast pork, steaming hot corn on the cob and much more. Keep yer fork, there's pie!

Then comes the dancing - old-time music duo Sheesham and Lotus will entertain and inspire us, entertaining us with their downright fabulous playing. Then up you get (should you feel moved) to join in with your fellow revelers as they attempt to allemande left and swing their partner (managing to keep a straight face some of the time).

This event is a fundraiser for Festival Players of Prince Edward County. If last year's event was anything to go by, people will have a whale of a time. No experience required. Sheesham & Lotus will inspire us all to kick up our heels and have a ball. The event sold out last year - book your tickets early!

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Prince Edward County Music Festival presents
Alcan Quartet with Martin Riseley and Stéphane Lemelin

The Prince Edward County Music Festival provides a unique and exciting artistic experience by featuring the works of a living composer along with works from other eras and genres which inspired or stimulated their creation. The four evening performances in the acoustically superb Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Picton, are designed to delight a broad spectrum of musical tastes, while providing a unique window into the world of one of Canada's most original composers.

Alcan Quartet
(Laura Andriani, violin, Luc Beauchemin, violist, Nathalie Camus, violin, David Ellis, cello)

The Alcan Quartet, based in Chicoutimi, Quebec and formed over sixteen years ago has an impressive list of accomplishments: close to 1000 concerts; over 100 live radio broadcasts (Radio Canada, CBC Radio, National Public Radio in the U.S., and Radio France); numerous television appearances; tours throughout North America, Europe and Asia and a number of commissioned pieces and first performances. The quartet was awarded the “Prix Opus Recording of the Year” for its CD of Schubert Quartets. 

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Glass/Goblet Making Demonstrations at the Furnace

Bloomfield Studios invites you to come and view how they form liquid glass into individual works of art. Demonstrations will include discussion on the make-up of glass, glass blowing and history of this art form. There will also be bead making demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.

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Taste the County Wine and Culinary Experience

A local guide will take you on a magical tour of Prince Edward County. The tour includes visits to three unique, boutique wineries with private wine tastings at each, an opportunity to savor award winning cheeses at Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company and Black River Cheese Company, and lunch at Waupoos Winery with spectacular views of Prince Edward Bay.

With pickup available at local inns and B&B’s

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An Afternoon Island Wine Tasting Adventure

Visit three or four charming wineries during an afternoon of County touring and wine tastings with a local guide.

Tour includes a tour of one winery and private wine tastings of premium wines at each including a formal wine tasting with a sommelier. Learn why Prince Edward County is fast becoming a world class wine region.

With pickup available at local inns and B&B’s

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Sommelier led winery tour: Walking Tour of Greer Road

Leave it to our Savvy Sommeliers to make all of the arrangements ofyour day touring around The County!  Greer Road is a busy street with three neighbouring wineries – each with different architecture & delicious wines. 

Our tour will begin at Rosehall Run Vineyards where a Savvy Sommelier will give you a mini ‘wine appreciation class’ & trade tips on how to enjoy winery visits to the fullest.  Armed with this new knowledge, our walk will start! Rosehall Run winemaker Dan Sullivan will tour us around the crush pad, fermentation tanks and into the County’s largest barrel room - while sipping wines of course – to understand each step of the winemaking process!  We will wander down to Casa Dea Winery for lunch surrounded by the vineyards, then we will burn off the calories with a stroll through the vineyards with Norm Hardie to learn how his team is preparing for the grape harvest.  Although a lot of ground to cover, the walk will be less than 2 kms!

Wines from these three wineries will be sipped at each stop along the way…

This tour is a great opportunity to meet thewinemakers - making a personal connection between the people who make the wine and those who enjoy their wines!

Put on your walking shoes and get ready to roam in the vineyards & tour the impressive wineries on Greer Road.

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Sommelier led winery tour: Historic Barns now Modern Wineries

Leave it to our Savvy Sommeliers to make all of the arrangements to make your day in The County memorable! Your Sommelier guide knows all of the scenic back roads & interesting winery owners to meet. Old wooden Loyalist barns dot the landscape & cause you to make a double take when you realize that these historic structures are actually a winery.

At each stop of this tour, we will meet the winemakers – giving you the a personal connection between the wonderful people who make the wine that you enjoy! Each will provide us a tour of their modern winemaking facility and share interesting stories about their barn. Most importantly we will sample wines too.

Join us as we spend the day stopping in at least 4 wineries in refurbished barns including:

By Chadsey’s Cairns Winery
Karlo Estates
Closson Chase Vineyards
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery
Hillier Creek Estates

A picnic lunch will be provided and enjoyed at one of the wineries.

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Sommelier led winery tour: On the Prowl for Pinot

Leave it to our Savvy Sommeliers to make all of the arrangements ofyour prowl for some of the Pinot Noir wines in Prince Edward County! Many County winemakers believe that the region has similar attributes to Burgundy, France where the world’s best Pinot Noir wines are crafted.

At each stop of this tour, we will meet the winemakers – giving you a personal connection between the dynamic people who are passionate about Pinots.  

Join us as we spend the day stopping in at least 4 wineries including:

Norman Hardie Winery
The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery
Hinterland – a sparkling Pinot Noir will be served
Lacey Estates Vineyards
The Old Third
Long Dog Winery

Picnic lunch will be enjoyed at one the winery visits.

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