Twenty years of Sappyfest

July 21, 2025

CHMA News, Radiometres Local News Project, Community Radio Fund of Canada

Sappyfest is turning 20 this year. The Sackville festival which started in a Lorne Street parking lot and quickly grew to fill Bridge Street and many other parts of Sackville with music and art, will kick off its 20th year on August 1. CHMA’s Erica Butler sits down with two dedicated volunteers with the festival to talk about the long run this small town music festival has had, how it has grown, and what is new for this year.

Find information on this year’s festival including how to get involved at: https://www.sappyfest.com/

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The rains came down this year, so what’s with Tantramar’s moody maples?

Twenty years of Sappyfest

The rains came down this year, so what’s with Tantramar’s moody maples?

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Researchers are listening closely for a threatened songbird along the Fundy coast

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