This August, Rainbow Trout Music Festival will be hosting its ninth annual festival on the banks of the Roseau River, just south of St. Malo, Manitoba. All ages can enjoy this event by purchasing a weekend camping pass, or just go for the day, from August 18–20.
Music is the centre of this festival, which includes mostly Manitoba-based musicians featuring everything from rock and electro to hip-hop, jazz, folk, and funk.
“Rainbow Trout Music Festival started as a fishing derby, as well as a music festival, at an old abandoned gravel quarry that was stocked with rainbow trout,” says Natasha Havrilenko, the event’s marketing and communications director. “The first event had approximately 70 attendees and has now grown to 900-plus attendees. This event is a true grassroots, do-it-yourself festival success story that is entirely volunteer-run.”
Anyone needing to cool off is free to bring a tube and float down the Roseau River, at their own risk. Attendees can bring everything they need, or enjoy one of the three local vendors serving food all weekend.
“We enjoy seeing new faces each year,” Havrilenko concludes.
Day passes range from $25-$45 and can be purchased on the day. Kids 12 and under are free.
