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About

Spud Fest

What is Spud?

Spud Fest is a shoestring, DIY, backyard music festival, established in the summer of 2020. This summer will mark Spud Fest’s sixth year! It’s nothing fancy, but it has a ton of heart. The festival is built on a celebration of inclusivity and creativity, and aims to bring together community members of all ages and backgrounds to appreciate art and music. Just as there are many varieties of potato, Spud aims to program a wide range of music genres that’ll keep the mashes boogying all day and night long. Spud Fest is a completely non-profit event, with all proceeds besides those required for operation costs to be donated to charity.

This Year’s Donation

Proceeds from Spud Fest VI will be donated to Harbourview Training Center - a non-profit organization located in Souris, Prince Edward Island, which provides on site employment and job training as well as a broad range of support services to clients with intellectual disabilities.




History of Spud

The festival was born of necessity - the year it began, COVID had put the brakes on music festivals, but we still craved a space where people could share and enjoy music, see old friends, meet new people, and bond in a creative space. The relatively relaxed gathering limits and low instances of COVID on PEI meant that we were positioned to do just that. While bringing folks together, we also saw an opportunity to fundraise for charities and not-for-profit organizations we believe in. Since its inception, Spud Fest has proudly donated over $9,000 in proceeds, and created an event that lets us share the beauty of our tiny town with people who may not have traveled here otherwise.

Getting Here




Spud Fest is held in Sqoljwe’katik, Epekwitk, Mi’kma’ki, on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq First Nation.

Held in the backyard of festival co-organizer Calvin Mooney, the property is located on a grassy two acres lined with trees in a small community outside the town of Souris. His family-owned farm fields surround the lawn.

Directions
  1. Drive to Souris, PEI.
  2. After driving across the Souris Causeway and past Souris Beach, keep heading East.
  3. Turn left onto Chapel Avenue (Right before the Petro-Canada/Tim Horton’s combo).
  4. Stay on Chapel Ave for about 1.5 km (You’ll go past St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a big ol’ brick fella on the right hand side of the road).
  5. About 50 m after St. Mary’s Church, take a right onto St. Catherines Road.
  6. Drive for 2.5 km until you get to 93 St. Catherines Road (It’s a greyish brown bungalow).

Parking
On the left hand side just before 93 St. Catherines Road there is a field designated for parking. It will be made visible with signage the day of the festival.

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