The Huron Waves Music Festival is set to return this June with Discovery Through Music, a week-long celebration uniting audiences through sound, storytelling, and the natural world.
Running from June 13 to 21, 2025, this year’s program invites festivalgoers of all ages to engage with meaningful performances and experiences across Huron County.
The festival opens with Listen to the Trees, a two-part event honouring the life-giving wisdom of trees. It begins on Friday, June 13 at 6 p.m. with an intergenerational hike along the South Huron Trail in Exeter, hosted in partnership with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority.
The following day, Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m., internationally respected botanist and climate advocate Diana Beresford-Kroeger will join a conversation at the Exeter Curling Club, followed by Trees.Listen, a live musical meditation performed by acclaimed harpist Sharlene Wallace. The performance fuses harp, electronic textures, and projected photography to offer a moving reflection on the power of nature.
The festival reaches a powerful peak on National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, with Anaanagiik (Mother and Child), a new work by celebrated singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark. Presented in both Inuktitut and English, the performance traces the story of the Inuk people through music, theatre, and rarely seen archival images from the National Film Board of Canada.
Audiences can catch a preview on Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m., with the official performance on Saturday, June 21 at 3 p.m. at Grand Bend Place.
Festival organizers said Discovery Through Music offers more than entertainment — it’s a call to listen to the stories and sounds that shape Canada’s identity.
For tickets, event details, and more, visit huronwaves.ca.