CranFest XI – 2022 Info

August 12th – 14th

An Annual Full Moon Family/Friends Musical Campout Weekend

  • Friday Afternoon thru Sunday Morning
  • Ticket Info: order tickets on our Get Tickets Page beginning July 12th – **(tickets will be sold in advance online only, no ticket sales at the door)
    • $15 for Friday
    • $20 for Saturday
    • $30 for the Weekend
    • Kids 16 & under Free with accompanying adult
    • Onsite Parking & Camping included (no street parking please)
    • (please keep dogs & cats & kangaroos safely at home, thanks!)
  • Ticket numbers are limited to encourage a very kid friendly atmosphere and connection with one another. If you’d like to ensure you can attend, it’s highly recommended that you order your tickets early as some ticket categories will sell out.
  • CranFest XI 2022 – Facebook Event Invitation Link – TBA
    • Please feel free to share news of this event appropriately and privately with your very good friends/families, keeping in mind it is geared for All Ages – from Babies to Great-Grandparents. Thank you for your discretion.
Mapstone – Dreams

Schedule

2021 WEEKEND SCHEDULE

  • FRIDAY, Aug 12th – Guest arrival starts at 2:00 for camping setup and kid/adult games throughout the afternoon.
    • Live Music from ~6:00 – 11:00
      • 9:00-11:00 – TBA
      • 7:30-8:30 – TBA
      • 6:00-7:00 – TBA
      • Special tweener appearance by TBA
    • Outdoor Movie ~ 11:00 – TBA (free popcorn at movie time)
    • Quiet Sleepy Time 12:30-8:00a out of respect for our neighbours, our kids, and our hard working volunteers
  • SATURDAY, Aug 13th – kid/adult games throughout the day, maybe a walk down to the beach/dock.
    • Live Music from ~5:00 – 11:00
      • 9:30-11:00 – TBA
      • 8:00-9:00 – TBA
      • 6:30-7:30 – TBA
      • 5:30-6:00 – TBA
      • Special tweener appearance by TBA
    • Dreamland Silent Disco w/3-track Headphones ~ 11:15 ~ 12:30ish
    • Quiet Sleepy Time 12:30-8:00a out of respect for our neighbours, our kids, and our hard working volunteers
  • Food Options:
    • Bicycle Blender Kid-Made Apple Blackberry Slushies
    • Saturday morning brunch time Kid-Made Pancakes w/Blueberry Sauce and coffee
    • Fernwood Road Cafe is just down the road for delicious breakfast, lunch, snacks & drinks
  • All Ages Fun Activities Include:
    • Rock Painting Station – BYO Favourite Rock
    • Dancing
    • Volleyball
    • Badminton
    • Water Misting Station
    • Ping Pong
    • Bocce
    • Giant Chess
    • Giant Checkers
    • Giant Jenga
    • Croquet
    • Soccer Games
    • Telescopes
    • Horseshoes
    • Slacklines
    • Hula Hoops
    • Sack Races
    • Water Squirters & Balloon Launchers
    • Kiddie Pool & Playgym
    • Propane Firepit

What’s a CranFest?

CranFest is an Annual Salt Spring Island Community Family-Friendly Camp-Out Solar-Powered Full-Moon Non-Profit Live-Music&Art Outdoor-Couch-Popcorn-Movie Astronomical-Adventure All-Ages Multi-Generational Musical-Yoga Reasonably-Priced (Kids Always Free) Festival Celebration Weekend Benefit Thing

What began in 2010 as a one-off SSI Family Co-Op Preschool BBQ has evolved slowly into a recurring community summer weekend event. In our first year, legendary band Lane 31 joined our kid bbq on a whim and played in the dirt and in the dark for some fun and dancing, and questions began the following year about doing it again – and again…

Throughout the ensuing years, we have been very fortunate and grateful to have gathered together a core gang of good friend volunteers who help keep things rolling along by generously donating their time and energy, providing inspiration and great ideas and people-power. Our collaborative intentions have remained focused on keeping this a Family-Friendly and Community-Connecting weekend event where we can continue to raise our kids together, fostering and modelling responsibly fun behaviour.

Although the numbers of friends/families attending and the numbers of musicians performing have increased a bit since our first impromptu evening of live music, we strive to keep the numbers of people attending within the realms of positive family/friend and community connection – we aim to stay reasonably small and respectfully fun.

We are powered by the people and James Cowan’s solar/bike power generator trailer creation, and we are energized by the great vibes that our very talented musician friends bring to our humble little homemade stage.

We hope you’ll bring your kids and their grandparents and campout for the weekend, it’s a great way to join in on all the fun connecting with friends and families, both old and new.

History

Previous CranFests

2021 CranFest X ~ Aug 20-22 – welcome back – feels good to be back into the groove

2020 CranFest – the year Live Music took a hard break : [

2019 mini-CranFest IX ~ June 29 – throwback to the original CranFest I (scaled back during our wedding year 🙂 )

2018 CranFest VIII ~ July 27-29 – we all feel so very lucky to be a part of pulling this together year after year. let’s definitely try to keep it small.

2017 CranFest VII ~ July 4-6 – well this thing somehow just keeps getting better and better, so let’s keep it small…

2016 CranFest VI ~ July 15-17 – last year was even awesomer, but maybe we should go back to 2 days…

2015 CranFest V ~ (3-Day Long Weekend) July 31-Aug 2 – last year was awesome, how bout 3 days? and what the hell, why has that sound guy not been shreddin guitar on stage for the last 30 years?

2014 CranFest IV ~ Aug 8-10 – alright, let’s get this thing back up and running. maybe we should even think about having 2 bands this year…

2013 – nope, took a break

2012 CranFest III ~ Aug 11 – I wonder if The Earthmen would do a reunion show…

  • Saturday:
    • The Earthmen (SSI/Victoria, BC)

2011 CranFest II ~ Jul 16 – that was fun last year, we should do it again

2010 CranFest I ~ Jul 10 – a little Co-Op Preschool BBQ – hey, I know some guys in a band… – oh cool, and I have some sound gear I could bring…

  • Saturday:
    • Lane 31 (SSI)
    • Band of Kids (SSI, Vancouver)

CranFest Collaborators

This event comes together because of a great little community of good friend volunteers whose participation and collaboration over the years has been Invaluable, Essential, and Very, Very Much Appreciated. These are the people to thank for anything and everything that goes on at CranFest.

Mark & Terena, Bruce E, Ken L, Michelle F, Ozzy F, Vi F, John H, Jim & Sheri, Gary & Andrea, Jamie F, Jo & Simon, Shauna D, Dan L, Alex & Sarah-Jane, David M, Harry W, Nic F, Jhafari, Tara & Martin, Dave V, Josh & Jess, Bodhi, Gaurang & Chris M, Wendi G, John R, Dennis L, Naomi J, Shay, Johnny A, Shannon & Kalvin, Pete & Vic, Greg B, Joe A, Ellis & Claire, Aki & Akiko, Nomi L, Daryl C, James C, David K, Jack & Candace, Enaunda, Rasha & Nadia, Lara G 🙂

Tree House Cafe, Guayaki, SSI Fruitcicles, Rhonan & SS Water, Living Water Media Services, Fogarty Accounting, Island Escapades (Now Coastal Current Adventures), Al’s Gourmet Falafel and Fries, Fix Tacos, Earth Candy, Roly Poly Riceballs, Bellavance Welding, Fernwood Road Cafe

And last but not least, it’s You and your Families, our Community, who bring your kids & your parents and your smiles and pitch your tents to make sharing this fun weekend experience together such a rewarding and positively connecting event.

Thank you all for helping us raise our kids together. And ourselves, too 🙂