O Canada

What better way to celebrate that by taking in some great homegrown music this Canada Day. There's a lot going on indoors and outdoors, so grab your flag and your mosquito repellent and say happy birthday to Canada...

Osborne Village Canada Street Festival & Market
June 30 & July 1
Osborne Street  shuts down for two nights and a day of vendors, food, beer gardens, and great local music. Catch The Lytics, The Paperbacks, The Oktars, and more at the Music Trader stage. Walk over to The Zoo's stage for sets by bands including The Angry Dragons, Broken Halo, The Perms, and Kyla Cederwall. The mainstage at Confusion Corner plays host to Katie Murphy, Suss, Myles Palmquist, Amuse, Dust Rhinos, Lindsey White, Grant Davison, and Oh My Darling. Check the Live Music Calendar for set times.

Canada Day at The Forks
July 1
A main gathering spot for families, The Forks' Scotiabank Stage will feature the likes of Mama Cutsworth, SubCity, Paper Moon, JD Edwards, and The Waking Eyes with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. The music kicks off at 4pm and runs until the 11pm fireworks display.

Canada Day Picnic in The Park
July 1
Head to Assiniboines Park for a full day of music and entertainment starting at 1pm. Taking the stage this year: Sierra Noble, Sister Dorothy, Papa Mambo, Dust Rhinos, and more.

There's plenty of great music inside and outside for the weekend...

Dauphin's Countryfest kicks off four nights of music on the north side of Riding National Park. Check out sets by local favourites Bryce Pallister, Oh My Darling, D'Aoust Brothers, The D.Rangers, Chris Carmichael, and Take With Audio. The festival runs July 1-4.

The Jazz Winnipeg Festival runs in various venues until July 4, including the free wrap-up weekend shows on the Old Market Square stage with James Struthers, Flo, isKwe, Trio Bembe, Papa Mambo, and more.

The big Manitoba Homecoming 2010 Concert for Human Rights takes over the Scotiabank Stage on July with performances by Keith and Renee, Chic Gamine, Eagle & Hawk, Sierra Noble, Dominique Reynolds, Fred Penner, Inward Eye, The Duhks, expat Chantal Kreviazuk, and more. Oh, and the Queen will be there, too.

Check out the Live Music Calendar for details on these and other great shows...