Kultrun World Music Festival St. Jacobs

Kultrún is a free outdoor festival celebrating the music of the world.

Neruda Arts’ signature event is returning to St. Jacobs!

Kultrún is a diverse, exciting outdoor festival with something for the entire family and…but for the opening night festivities – it’s free! The festival offers, inter-active workshops for children and adults alike, from drumming circles, to theatre to dance, as well as international venders with their arts and crafts and delicious fares.

There will be two stages – the Main Stage at the baseball diamond in St. Jacobs, and the second stage, our own Peace Stage, will be a stone’s throw away along the river.

THURSDAY JULY 13TH – Feel the Music with Maru Coronado and Luta Cruz
(Mexico and Chile)
Feel the music is a concert designed for the deaf and hard of hearing. We have these amazing vibrotactile chairs that translate sound into vibration – each instrument producing a different vibration. This will be held at our studio in St. Jacobs, and is specifically for the deaf and hard of hearing, and their families. The chairs will be available during the festival for everyone to experience.

Here is a recap from our Kultrún 2022 Feel the Music Concert

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FRIDAY JULY 14TH – Main Stage
5:00 pm Salsa DJ Gury Gury

OPENING NIGHT CONCERT at the Main Stage

Featuring the sounds of Conexión Latina (Local), and the amazing Luta Cruz (Afro-Chile).

Opening gates at 5 pm for food, vendors and DJ Music. Concert starting at 7:00 pm.

SATURDAY JULY 15TH – Main Stage
2:00 pm Maru Coronado(Mexico) and Charlene Russell (Local)

2:50 pm Chola y Gitano(Chile)

4:00 pm Luta Cruz(Afro – Chile)

5:20 pm The Bongo Hop(Colombia – France)

6:35 pm Valerie Ekoume(Cameroon)

7:50 pm Laura Niquay(First Nations – Atikamekw)

SATURDAY JULY 15TH – The Peace Stage
3:00 pm Rhythms & Rhymes: Baby Music Workshop -You are what you create- Courtney Harris (Local)

3:30 pm Capoeira – Rudy (Local)

4:00 pm Tu voz tiene memoria (in Spanish with translation)Maru Coronado(Mexico)

5:00 pm Drum Circle – Alison Feuerwerker (Local – Interactive Workshop)

6:00 pm Latin Dance -Gizzel Castillo(Local)

7:00 pmCamexicanus(Canada – Mexico – Interactive Workshop)

SUNDAY JULY 16TH – Main Stage
1:00 pm Maru Coronado(Mexico)

2:00 pm Groove&(South Korea)

3:15 pm Fränder(Sweden – Estonia)

4:30 pm T.Dot Batu(National)

5:45 pm Borolo Vallenato(Local)

SUNDAY JULY 16TH – The Peace Stage
3:00 pm Q’Jong – Robin Grant (Local)

3:30 pm Richard Garvey (National – Workshop Performance)

4:30 Making art with Junk – Trash Theatre – (Interactive Workshop)

5:00 La voz y las emociones (in Spanish with translations) -Maru Coronado

6:00 Taras Dance (Ukrania)

Our dedication to represent Indigenous peoples, BIPOC, refugees, immigrants, and other marginalized communities helps you, the audience identify with our presentations – perhaps the feeling of pride you get when the music comes from your own heritage, or by introducing you to a culture you many not know enough about. Either way, you’re going to have the time of your life!

Be ready to engage, celebrate, dance, eat, meet, & remember what it’s like to experience live music!