Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
Published on Jul 23, 2019
A Slackline Festival, a New Country Music Festival, a vintage car show, horse trials and live theatre. Wow! There’s certainly a lot going on this weekend in the Eastern Townships.
This weekend, during the second edition of Slackfest Asbestos, 15 tightrope walkers will wobble across a 2-kilometre-wide void, demonstrating their heart-stopping maneuvers. Their goal is to establish a new world record for slackline, a sport that demonstrates the need for near-perfect balance. On site there will be slackline demonstrations (guaranteed to take your breath away!), as well as yoga sessions, live entertainment (in the evening) and face-painting for small fry.
July 25-27 │ On the site of the Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos │Free of charge
New country and a new festival! This first edition, celebrating new country music, is hosting 15 shows featuring renowned international performers. If you want to stay overnight, you can camp in your tent or RV. Heck, you can even bring your horse! (Horse boxes available on site.) Hee-haw!
July 26-28 │ Brome Fairgrounds │ Get your tickets online
Festival Songe d’été en musique (« A Midsummer Music Dream ») is a music festival that takes place in Lambton’s beautiful church and in a number of the picturesque villages around the region. The concerts showcase various genres of classical music, such as opera, choral music, chamber music, ensembles and orchestras – soothing sounds for a summer’s day!
July 26 – August 4 │ In and around Lambton
One of the leading vintage car shows in Canada is being held this weekend in Granby. Car buffs will love the elegant old vehicles and they’ll have the opportunity to participate in an auction (100 cars are scheduled to come under the hammer), as well as shop for spare parts and hard-to-find accessories. All are welcome – owners, collectors, bargain hunters, antique car enthusiasts or just those who want to learn more about these magnificent old vehicles.
July 26-28 │ Parc Daniel-Johnson, Granby
International Bromont is the largest show jumping and horse trial event in Quebec. Admire the power of the horses and the skills of their riders (many drawn from the world’s elite horsemen and women) as they go through their paces.
July 24-28 and from July 31-August 4 │ Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park
Enjoy one of the performances of Réguines et fantômes : une enquête sur le Chemin des Cantons (« Doohickeys and Ghosts : A Townships Trail Mystery » ), an amusing play during which objects mysteriously disappear! During this quirky tale, the audience follows ghost hunter Glenn Stevens as he tries to figure out what’s going on…
Saturday, July 27 │ Performances at 11am at Parc des braves in Cookshire and 3pm at the Bruck Museum in Cowansville │ Free of charge
