It’s the end of June, and that means it’s time for that great annual summer festival held in Calgary, AB. No, not that one. If pancake breakfasts and chuckwagons just sprang to your mind, it’s time for an informal introduction to the innovative, the incomparable, the indomitable, Sled Island. From a certain point of view, Sled Island is like the bizarro world Stampede.

Set on a 700-acre plot in Tennessee known as The Farm, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival features over 125 musical performances, along with comedy, cinema, sustainability workshops and more, converting the grounds into a kingdom of music, art, and celebration for 4 days in June. Bonnaroo is a premiere concert destination, but it’s also a cultural touchstone.

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Turning the cobblestoned corner onto Stephen Ave, it was lined with bicycle racks. Not only that, the racks were full. It could only mean one thing: Sled Island was here. Yes, all the ghouls and goblins from Calgary’s music scene were out in full force for five days of booze, bikes, and oh so many bands.