https://www.downtownsf.ca/downtown-music-festival

The Downtown Music Festival is set to bring the heart of downtown alive with music on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Hosted by the Downtown Smiths Falls Business Association (DSFBA), this full-day celebration of live music will showcase an exciting lineup of local, regional, and Canadian talent.
The festival will kick off at 1:00 p.m. with free live performances along Russell St. E.. Open to the public, the afternoon stage will feature: Landon Bedor, DaNielle Hewitt, Spencer Scharf and more performers to be announced.

Festivalgoers are invited to enjoy an energetic atmosphere in the heart of downtown, complete with great music, shopping, dining, and community spirit.
The excitement continues at the Downtown’s second stage on Main St. W., where doors will open at 4:00 p.m. for a special ticketed headliner performance. The DSFBA is thrilled to welcome local opening acts, One Eyed Dawgs and Vicki Brittle, with Canadian rock icons The Trews to headline this year’s event.

“The achievements of rock ‘n’ roll heavyweights, The Trews, are many and mighty, highlighted by multiple radio hits, drawn from seven critically acclaimed studio albums plus several EPs, a pair of live records, and a retrospective. Comprised of lead vocalist/guitarist Colin MacDonalds, lead guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, drummer Theodore Mckibon, and keyboardist Jeff Heisholt, The Trews have been one of Canada’s most successful rock bands of the past decade, earning 20 Top 10 Rock radio singles (including three #1’s) and multiple Gold & Platinum certified albums. The band has also received multiple East Coast Music Awards, a CIMA Road Gold Award, an Independent Music Award (US) in 2009 for Best Rock / Metal Song, and numerous JUNO Award nominations.

The Trews have played thousands of shows worldwide, on their own as well as supporting the Rolling Stones, KISS, Robert Plant, Guns ‘n Roses, Aerosmith, Weezer, Mumford & Sons, Bruce Springsteen, Switchfoot and more.”

The Downtown Smiths Falls Music Festival will also include a full lineup of live music on Russell St. E., throughout the afternoon on September 12, which will include performances from Landon Bedor, Ambre McLean, DaNielle Hewitt and Spencer Scharf. (Please note, Russell St. E. performances are not ticketed and free to the public to enjoy)
More information can be found at downtownsf.ca.