LOG 2026 - September 18th - 20th

EARLY BIRD Weekend passes available NOW until June 30th - $50

Regular Price Weekend passes available starting July 1st - $65

Day Passes (Saturday only) available starting July 1st - $30

What to expect

Ladysmith Oldtime Gathering (LOG for short!) is a unique experience of camping and jamming - no concerts!

Come and spend the weekend playing and learning tunes while building music-community in a beautiful setting!

Ladysmith Oldtime Gathering is a participatory music experience that celebrates Appalachian-style old-time traditional music. There aren't many festivals like this in Canada, in fact, this might be the first official one! Similar festivals in other countries focus on sharing old-time music in a very natural organic way - in a circle, from one person to another, in a friendly learn-as-you-go kind of way, where everyone is welcome!

This gathering is not performance-focused and there are no concerts. Workshops are possible, to help share knowledge and wisdom about  instruments, tunes, and techniques. The jam circles form naturally and take place around the campground, or out in a quiet meadow, up by the barn, or around a campfire late on a cold night, often running into the wee hours of the morning. Saturday night usually involves a big delicious community chili dinner - sharing a meal is a great way to build connection.

Here are some photos of the amazing bunch of people who helped us launch the first annual LOG festival in September 2025! We are grateful for all of their work and support to get this crazy thing started.

It was a beautiful weekend!