Northern Lights Festival Boréal
19 Grey Street P3E 3L2 Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada

At NLFB we have a strong commitment to develop, support and acknowledge the value of local artists and performers. Tag a local artist down below! Ft. Edouard Landry - Musique from his performance at Bloom 2!

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Finding Love at the Festival Max Merrifield and Ashlyne share the story of how their passion for festival planning brought them together! We owe the existence of our beautiful family to Northern Lights Festival Boréal. I never planned it out this way, but just as my parents did, Ashlyne and I first connected while working together for the festival. I found myself in Sudbury, not long after graduating, working a job I hated and just really wanting to 'level up' in life. I was... able to secure a job as Outreach & Logistics Coordinator with NLFB, where Ashlyne was working as Volunteer Coordinator. Eventually, I'd move on to be the Executive Director and Artistic Director (a role I proudly fill to this day). At this time though, having no Executive Director, we worked very hard on some amazing festivals and learned a huge amount in the process. After getting to know Ashlyne, and sharing in this passion for celebration, music, art and community, we eventually fell in love. It turns out we were a great team in life, as well as in festival panning. I was drawn in by her beauty, her contagious positive vibe, and her deep sense of kindness. We now have two amazing kids: Layla who is four, and Milo who is 10 months. Layla can't wait to get back to festivals, and we can't wait for Milo to discover them! Did you and your loved one fall head over heels at our festival? Share your story and make sure to tag us!

Finding Love at the Festival Celyne Marie and Adam share their serendipitous love story! We met at NLFB 2019 at the Sunday night late show at The Townehouse. I was still working there at the time but had booked the day off so I could take in the festival. I guess Adam had noticed me before in passing but as I was always working he hadn’t ever approached me. But with my server blinders off that night and in great spirits thanks to a full day of music down at Bell Park, he wa...s the first person I spotted across the bar when I walked in. We locked eyes, I worked up the nerve to introduce myself between performers and then we talked and laughed on the steps of The Townehouse smoking cubby on Grey St until sunrise and we’ve been together ever since! I think my favourite part of our story is that he had just gotten into town that evening from a weekend in Ottawa and was never planning on going to the festival but he spontaneously decided to join some friends at the last minute and that’s what brought him to The Townehouse that night. The whole night was perfect and still just feels serendipitous! Did you and your loved one fall head over heels at our festival? Share your story and make sure to tag us!

Here is the Recap video from NLFB 49 Drive-In Concert featuring Serena Ryder, Hawksley Workman, The Julian Taylor Band, Martine Fortin and Maxwell José! A huge thank you to everyone who came out and showed their support, who followed the rules and who honked their horns all night long! Special thanks to Here Kitty Kitty Productions for capturing Sudbury's first ever drive-in concert. ... Thank you Horizon Drive In for your partnership and support, we are so grateful.

NLFB's new Executive Director Célyne Marie did an interview with Music and Film in Motion earlier this week discussing her past festival experience and expressing her excitement for joining the team Welcome Celyne!

These images are so cool! What instrument do you play or want to play?

Did you attend Sudbury’s first ever drive-in concert? The Julian Taylor Band was amazing

If you could see any artist/band live, who would it be? Share in the comments!

Northern Lights Festival Boréal is excited to welcome its new Executive Director, Célyne Marie. Starting in November, Célyne will play an instrumental role in the everyday dynamics of the organization and planning of the long-standing music & arts festival based in Sudbury, ON. Certainly no stranger to festival planning, Célyne has been a key volunteer at past editions of NLFB, as well as signature music & arts festivals such as Up Here. She has served as their Artist Hospit...ality Coordinator since 2017. Through this experience she became familiar with ins & outs of festival management. In 2019, Célyne worked as a Freelance Artist Hospitality Lead for River & Sky and Venue Manager with both the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards and JUNOfest. She has sat on the Board of Directors at CKLU and as a member of the Parent Council for Valley View Public School for ten years, where she first gained experience with fundraising and event planning. With fond memories of attending NLFB every year as a child in the 80’s, she has expressed festival work as her passion in life. Born and raised in Sudbury, Celyne is ecstatic to continue living in her hometown while pursuing her dream. We all know this pandemic has forced the live music industry to quickly begin reevaluating and restructuring in creative and innovative ways, all under the shadow of uncertainty of what the future of festivals and touring will look like. With 2021 comes the 50th edition of Northern Lights Festival and I don’t take the confidence that our Board of Directors have put in me lightly, nor do I undervalue the support that Max and the staff have been showing me from day one. Nurturing a vision for the future of our festival is a priority and a passion project for me and I will do my very best to exceed expectations in this new role while working collaboratively with, and in support of, our local arts community as a whole says Célyne. Welcome to the team Célyne!

What is the "new normal" for live music? How will the music industry adapt in the coming winter months? Folk Music Ontario is presenting 'Live Events & The New Normal: Adapting to a Physically Distant Dancefloor' tomorrow at 2 p.m. via Zoom.... NLFB's Artistic Director, Max Merrifield is a panelist as well as Erin Benjamin President & CEO of Canadian Live Music Association, Jennifer Goheen Producer & Director of Marketing at The Havelock Country Jamboree, and Tracy Jenkins Executive and Co-Artistic Director at Lula Music and Arts Centre. The event will be moderated by Heather Gibson the Executive Producer at the National Arts Centre. RSVP is mandatory! RSVP to [email protected]! Click the event for more information!