See Also, Festival of Lights (disambiguation)

Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to:In religion:*Chaharshanbe Suri, part of the Persian New Year and also known as Festival of Light*Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism...

The Atlantic Superstore

Atlantic Superstore

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 Festival of Lights is an annual summer holiday festival that takes place at the Charlottetown

Charlottetown

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 waterfront, Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is billed as the largest Canada Day

Canada Day

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 celebration east of Ottawa

Ottawa

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. The festival usually lasts three days and was started in the mid-1990s as an official kick off to the tourism season.

During the daytime there are lots of family oriented events, such as carnival midway. In the evenings there are concerts featuring two or three popular rock bands performing each night. Examples of past acts are Nickleback and Three Doors Down. On the final night of the festival there is a large fireworks display, usually involving other aspects like a laser show.

In 2008, the festival took place from June 28–July 1 and will feature famed groups such as State of Shock

State of Shock (band)

State of Shock is a Canadian-based band from Vancouver, British Columbia. They made their debut in June 2004 with their album Guilty by Association....

, The Trews

The Trews

The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...

, Billy Talent

Billy Talent

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, Hinder

Hinder

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, Collective Soul

Collective Soul

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, The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...

 and Our Lady Peace

Our Lady Peace

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. The concert featured Our Lady Peace's first concert performance since 2006.

The 2009 Festival of Lights takes place June 27 to July 4, and will include 2 concert series to be announced in early May.

Past Line-ups include...

- 2002

- Irish Descendants, Ennis Sisters, Crush, Jann Arden, Tom Cochrane

- 2003

- Jimmy Rankin, Kim Mitchell, David Usher, Blue Rodeo, Crush, Default, Nickelback

- 2004

- April Wine, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Trews, Sam Roberts, Shaye, Live

- 2005

- The Trews, Finger Eleven, Lifehouse, Staind,No Address, Breaking Benjamin, Three Doors Down

- 2006

- Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Sam Roberts, The Tragically Hip, Hedley, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace

- 2007

- Default, Buckcherry, Finger Eleven, Hedley, Staind, Nickelback

- 2008

- State of Shock, The Trews, Billy Talent, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Hinder, Our Lady Peace, Collective Soul, The Tragically Hip