Sask. talent dominates lineup at Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival

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Many, if not, all of the artists in this year’s lineup hail from within Saskatchewan’s borders, with more than a handful coming from the Prince Albert area alone. Some of those names include Donny Parenteau, Katelyn Lehner, The East Side of 2nd, Taya Lebel, The Loonie Bin, and Dakota Favel. 

The lineup for the 2026 Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival. (Image Credit: lakesidefestival.ca)

The festival will have a little something for everyone, including an after-party on Friday at Happy Campers Bar and Grill. Then, it’s non-stop music on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with beer gardens and a kid zone that includes bouncy castles, arts and crafts, and face painting, among other things. To close out the weekend, a street fair and car show are planned for Sunday along with an Indigenous Talent Showcase from 12 to 4 p.m. 

The showcase will feature even more local musicians and artists, something that Kershaw said is important to the festival. 

“It is one of the things that we are most proud of is showcasing local artists,” he explained. “There are so many artists from the area and also across Saskatchewan that people have either never heard of or haven’t been given the chance to see. Some of them, it will be their first time in front of an audience that large while for others, they’ve really taken off where everybody’s coming to see them.” 

The headliner on the main stage on Saturday will be a returning act in The Steadies, who call Saskatoon home. According to Kershaw, they’re back by very popular demand.  

“They did a live recording of their show two years ago, when they released [LIVE AT LAKEFEST 2024]. And ever since then, all the emails and the messages and the social media stuff coming in, it’s like, ‘When are the steadies coming back? When are they coming back?’ So this one, by popular demand, they’re back.”  

Additionally, Aurora Charter Service will be providing a safe free ride for festivalgoers from Elk Ridge to the Beaver Glen Campground to the festival site. 

More information about the festival can be found by clicking here. 

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com