Tkaronto Music Festival

Putting Indigenous Artists on the Main Stage

Tkaronto Music Festival is Turtle Island’s premiere music festival putting the spotlight on Indigenous talent

TKMF 2023 Recap

Tkaronto Music Festival 2023

TKMF 2023 marked our first in-person festival since 2020. 

Across four incredible days at Stackt Market, we welcomed over 10,000 people to hear some of the best Indigenous performers from around the world.

Funding generously provided by TD Ready Commitment, the Department of Canadian Heritage, The Canada Council for the Arts, the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council and the city of Toronto. Presented in partnership with Pride Toronto

June 21

Nimkii Osawamick

Toronto Métis Jiggers and Métis Strings

Inuit Throat Singers Aneeka Anderson and Abigail Carleton

Hosted by: Michaella Montana

June 22

Semiah

Amanda Rheaume

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (in partnership with Wavelength Music Series)

Susan Aglukark

June 23

Indigo V

Plex

Ila Barker

OMBIIGIZI

Julian Taylor

Hosted by: Lou Lou Duchesse de Rière

June 24

DRMNGNOW

The Ra11n

Classic Roots

2oolman of The Halluci Nation

Hosted by: January Rogers

Lineup

TKMF Presents: Summer Solstice 2022

TKMF Summer Solstice 2022, live at Harbourfront Centre and streamed live online

Lineup:

Adrian Sutherland

Blue Moon Marquee

Celeigh Cardinal

Featuring: DJ Classic Roots

Hosted by Sarain Fox

Funding generously provided by TD Ready Commitment, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council and the city of Toronto

TKMF Presents: Leela Gilday with Rosary Spence & Mimi O’Bonsawin

TKMF was proud to present, Leela Gilday with Rosary Spence and Mimi O’Bonsawin, and host Zoey Roy, streamed live from Lula Lounge.

This event was presented in partnership with Small World Music and Lula Lounge.

Funding generously provided by Factor, and the Department of Canadian Heritage

TKMF Winter Solstice 2021

TKMF Winter Solstice 2021 was filmed live at Lula Lounge

Lineup

Lacey Hill

Brothers Wilde

Nick Sherman

Beny Esguerra

Funding generously provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council and the city of Toronto

TKMF 2021: Online

The height of the pandemic didn’t stop the TKMF team from providing an entire festival, livestreamed over three days.

Lineup:

Northern Cree

Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Lido Pimienta

Crown Lands

Don Amero

Celeigh Cardinal

Shawnee

George Leach

Amanda Rheaume

Supaman

Cliff Cardinal and the Skylarks

TKMF 2020: Online

We had plans for our first in-person festival in the summer of 2020, and then...the world happened.

Undeterred, our team pivoted to an all-online festival, connecting artists to audiences across the country.

Funding generously provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council , The Toronto Arts Council and the city of Toronto

Presented in partnership with: Folk Music Ontario, Indigenous Music Summit, Sanderson Centre, Talking Stick Festival, Junior Festival, Indigeous Theatre, National Arts Centre & Yukon Arts Centre

Sierra Noble

Digging Roots

Classic Roots

Allan Colley

Beatrice Deer

Lacey Hill

Murray Porter

Logan Staats

DJ Shub