SPILL NEWS: FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMMING
INCLUDING FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY CAMP AND COMEDY
Arts & Crafts today announced the full programming lineup for the 2016 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 at Fort York and Garrison Common. With something for everyone, schedule highlights include expanded family-friendly Day Camp featuring artists from the official lineup partaking in intimate sing-a-longs, comedians raising the roof on the Laugh Barracks indoor stage and a curated collection of the cityβs best and brightest bespoke craft vendors.
This yearβs Field Trip welcomes a diverse range of over 20 top food vendors, with the return of Toronto food writer and curator Ivy Knight hosting The Mess Hall for a day of laughing, cheering and playing with food. Other community programming includes the Analogue Gallery Sound Image Exhibition showcasing the best in Canadian music photography; art and design exhibit by Torontoβs emergent visual creators; and a marketplace of local vendors selling rare wares.
“The range of interactive community-driven programming is one of the things that makes the Field Trip festival experience so unique – one of the things weβre very proud of,β says Arts & Crafts programming director, Aaron Miller. βA major focus for 2016 was upping the family-friendly activities and really making sure there is something for everyone to enjoy. On top of all the amazing musicians we have coming this year, think of Field Trip as a choose your own adventure celebration of summer.”
Field Trip Music & Arts Festival received three CMW Live Industry Awards nominations in 2016, for New Kid On The Block (Best New Festival), Best Family Program at a Festival and Medium Festival of the Year. This year’s music lineup features headliners The National and Robyn, as well as local favourites July Talk, Basia Bulat, Jazz Cartier and more. The full 2016 Field Trip lineup is available at FieldTripLife.com
Ticket prices start at $75 for single day general admission and can be purchased online via FieldTripLife.com.