The Basement Café Concert Series is a coffeehouse-style music event, sponsored by the Minto Arts Council twice per year.

The concert series provides a platform for a diverse selection of musical genres including blues, jazz, folk, country and rock.

Held in the basement of the Harriston Public Library, these concerts offer an opportunity for the audience to experience an up close and personal performance from top-notch Canadian and local up-and-coming musicians, and likewise, gives performers a venue to really communicate with an enthusiastic and attentive crowd.

Over the past 10 years, this concert event has featured wonderful Canadian performers. Such as TANTRiX, Cara Smith, The MacQueens, Juanita Wilkins, Stan the Pianoman, and Wendell Ferguson – to name just a few.

Upcoming Concert

Our Basement Café Concert Series will return in 2024.

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Past Basement Café Performance

2023

November 17, 2023 • Moondance and Bria Moore
April 21, 2023 • Ian Bell and Bernie Hall

    2022

    May 13, 2022 • Boreal goes Botanical

        2021

        No concerts due to Covid-19.

            2020

            March 6, 2020 • Sarah Smith

                2019

                February 15, 2019

                • The MacQueens
                • Cara Smith

                October 18, 2019

                  2018

                  February 23, 2018

                  • Stan the Piano Man

                  October 12, 2018

                  • TANTRiX
                  • Hayley Goreski
                    2017

                    February 18, 2017

                    • Dave Hawkins
                    • Madison Galloway

                    May 13, 2017

                    • Lyndon John X
                    • Kae McTaggert
                      2016
                      February 20, 2016
                      • Stan Chang (That Piano Guy) with Erick Bruck
                      • Sara Godfrey
                      May 30, 2016
                      • Katherine Wheatley
                      • The MacQueens
                      2015
                      February 28, 2015
                      • Kyle Boyne
                      May 30, 2015
                      • The Bombadils
                      • Nick Gush
                      September 26, 2015
                      • The Dubious Brothers (Ron Siebert, Wesley Bates, David Magee, Jim Shuffield, Lee Hickling and Michael Park)
                      • Flora Knight & Sean Donald
                      • The Hazy Maidens (Amy Welsman McCann and Julie McCann)
                      2014
                      February 8, 2014
                      • Terry Gillespie
                      2013
                      February 9, 2013
                      • John Stewart
                      May 11, 2013
                      • Darrin and Alison Schott
                      2012
                      September 29, 2012
                      • Robin Rich Trio
                      2011
                      February 12, 2011
                      • Peter Judd & Nicole Scott

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