Townshippers’ Festival

🎉 2026 Townshippers’ Festival is Saturday, September 19, 2026 in Bury!  🎉 

Townshippers’ Festival — one of the most anticipated events of the year in the Eastern Townships — get ready for a festive, cultural, and community-filled day on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the heart of Bury! 

Each year, the festival brings together thousands of visitors with a bilingual, inclusive, and vibrant program that reflects the unique spirit of our region. After the success of previous editions in Stanstead and Lennoxville, Bury is proud to host this year’s edition – and it promises to be exceptional! 

🎶 What to Expect: 

               • 🎤Live music from local artists
               • 🧼 Artisan market with handmade products
               • 🍔 Food trucks to satisfy every craving
               • 🎨 Creative workshops for all ages
               • 🤹‍♂️ Street performances and all-day entertainment
               • 🧠 Community and information booths from local partners
               • 🎁 Games, prizes, and family-friendly activities 

🤝 A Celebration for Everyone 

This festival is open to everyone – youth, seniors, families, francophones, anglophones, and anyone who loves to discover, share, and celebrate. Whether you come for the music, the artisans, the local organizations, or just to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors, you are welcome! 

📍 Event Details: 

• Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 
• Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Bury, QC 
• Admission: FREE 
• Parking and family activities available on site 

🎊 We Can’t Wait to See You! 

Get ready to celebrate, connect, discover, and have fun at the 2026 Townshippers’ Festival! It’s more than just an event… it’s a tradition, a heartfelt celebration, and a moment when our community shines. 

Be part of the celebration — we can’t wait to welcome you! 

TFest 2026 Who will be there?

Musical performers 

• N0rth is a self-taught singer-songwriter who traded Montreal for the forests of the Eastern Townships, where she lives in Bury with her two cats. She performs an old time, haunting, lyrical, mystical folk-blues, accompanying herself on banjo and autoharp. Her deep, warm voice is reminiscent of the late Lhasa de Sela, and her style draws inspiration from Karen Dalton, Barbara Dane, and Patrick Watson. Her lyrics explore human connections and our relationship with nature, eco-anxiety, a non-conformist take on femininity, the growing sense of powerlessness in our times, and the enduring importance of the forest. She records and mixes just as she composes — solo and in her own ways — and is currently working on the release of her seventh album.
• Tyler Comeau & Highway 10
• Ironique Duo
• MCKNZ

Hands on activities

• Glass painting: Having spent several years conducting stained-glass and mosaic workshops for children in Bury and Scotstown—including those from Notre-Dame-des-Bois—Chantal will be offering a mosaic-making workshop to Festival visitors. You are invited to create a piece depicting a “Starry Sky,” reflecting the fact that Bury is located within the Mont-Mégantic International Dark Sky Reserve.
• Heritage corner: A presentation about Dr. Marjorie Goodfellow by the Eastern Townships Resource Centre. The ETRC has received a donation from the Fondation du CHUS to continue work processing the Dr. Marjorie Goodfellow Foundation and showcase local expertise on community health topics that would have been of interest to Dr. Goodfellow.

Be a part of our 2026 Townshippers’ Festival

Each year, the festival brings together thousands of visitors with a bilingual, inclusive, and vibrant program that reflects the unique spirit of our region. We are seeking artisans, community organizations, food vendors and performing artists to make this day a success!

If you’re an artisan, an organization, a food vendor or a performing artist, please register using this form.

Townshippers’ Association Community Collaboration Guidelines

As a trusted organization, Townshippers’ Association uses our resources to support the English-speaking community without promoting political, religious, or ideological agendas. Respecting diversity and inclusion are central to our work, and we approach everything with care, honesty, and respect.

By signing our Community Collaboration Guidelines below, you confirm that you have read and understood this policy and agree to follow its principles when participating in a TOWNSHIPPERS’ ASSOCIATION event or initiative.

2026-Community Collaboration Guidelines