Seven (7) days to go until Festival Innu Nikamu
22 Julio 2024 - 4:09PM
There is still time to get passports and day passes for the 40th
edition of Festival Innu Nikamu, which will take place from July
30th to August 4th, 2024, in the heart of the Innu community of
Mani-utenam, near Sept-Iles. This major gathering of over 40 local
and international artists, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, will
make the two stages come alive:
- July 30, 2024 –
GRANDIS, Shauit, Shanipiap, Set Léo, Shanipiap, Jade
Mathieu, Scott-Pien Picard + Kashtin et Spencer St-Onge and
K.Maro
- July 31, 2024 –
Sakay Ottawa, Nitatshun, Lildeuce24k & Yung Blues, Bryan André,
Laurence Jourdain & Matthew Jourdain, Claude
Dubois, $adBaby and Elisapie
- August 1, 2024 –
Jeunes talents, Camp musical, Nikan Awashish, Katia Rock, Sara
Curruchich, Passeken, KONG & friends and Flo
Rida
- August 2, 2024
- Le Winston Band, Willie Nab, Tshishapeu, Fort George
Rockers, Kashkun/Eshkan/Les Frères Grégoire and Samantha
Fox
- August 3 2024 -
Raphaël Picard, Roger Lee Martin, Ninan, Soleil Launière, Les
légendes de Innu Nikamu and Aqua
- August 4, 2024 -
Grégoire Boys, IA, The Sheepdogs, Rodrigue Fontaine,
Ivan Boivin-Flamand, Mike Demero & DJ Indians and
Bryan Adams
All programming and ticketing information is
available on the Festival website at www.innunikamu.ca
Charter buses to
Mani-utenam
For festival-goers traveling to the North Shore
(Côte-Nord), it is possible to reach Mani-utenam by chartered
buses. Visit the website
https://innunikamu.ca/transport-aller-retour-interregional/ to book
your seats on one of the buses provided for the event.
Departures are scheduled for July 29, with a
return on August 5, from the following cities:
- Montréal | Québec | Saguenay | La
Malbaie
Information on prices and departure times is
also available on the Festival website. Children aged 6 and under
accompanied by an adult travel free of charge.
Innu Nikamuniss
Since the very beginning of the Festival, a
special place has been given to children. For the first time this
year, young people will enjoy a family site located less than a
kilometer from the main Festival site, where traditional
activities, performances, conferences, tastings, and various ways
to experience Innu culture in the heart of the village will be
offered free of charge.
The free musical performances on the Mixbus
stage, complementing the official Festival program, are sure to
offer discoveries and delights. Guylaine Tanguay, Ced Auger, Sir
Pathétik, Maten, Jean-Pierre Fontaine, Arthur Petiquay, Ulric
Riverin, Will E. Skandalz, Jérémy Dumais, Uapush Vollant, Siméon
Chachai, Éric Leblanc, and Chris Boivin, among many others, will be
part of the celebration.
About Festival Innu
Nikamu The mission of the Innu Nikamu Festival is to
promote and enhance Innu culture through music, dance, song and the
arts. The Festival aims to bring together the Innu communities of
Quebec and Labrador, as well as other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
people, in a spirit of sharing and respect. The Festival takes
place every August in Mani-utenam, on the North Shore. It is also
recognized as one of the largest alcohol-free festivals in
Canada.
For information (regional
medias)
Caroline Michaud Strategic Communication
SpecialistBoite à
clés 418 409-5784 caroline@boiteacles.ca
For information (national &
international medias)
Philip Vanden BrandeVice-President &
AssociateAnnexe media438 402-7391phil@annexe.media
Source :
Normand Jr Thirnish-PilotCoordonnateur du
Festival Innu Nikamu
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4b8787b7-858d-432c-8b7c-9055dd8c8c94