Bestival brings music, food and fun to Kitcheners Belmont Village [Video]

The sounds of ukuleles, fiddles, and bagpipes drifted over Kitchener’s Belmont Village as a two day music and arts festival returned.

Belmont Village Bestival is held every year two weeks after the Labour Day weekend to celebrate the end of summer.

“This is our eighth year,” Bestival President and Artistic Director Tammy Lawrence said Saturday afternoon.

“Our founder, Tim Moher, started this eight years ago and it’s grown substantially over the last eight years. We close the street off the same weekend every September from Glasgow to Union Street. It’s lined with vendors, artisan vendors and a stage at each end. We have live performances running on the hour.”

The Sonic Uke Ensemble delighted the crowd near the Union Street closure Saturday afternoon. Moments after they finished, Tim Moher returned to the stage with his group, Clefs of Moher, near the Glasgow Street closure.

Clefs of Moher perform during Belmont …