Author: Jeff Richardson

Tickets & Passes for the 2023 Harvest Music Festival will go on sale Thursday April 20th at 11am (AST) and can be purchased online via Ticketpro, or by calling 1-888 311-9090.

Tickets and Passes are currently not available for purchase in person at the Harvest office.

Here are some important best practices for online ticket buying:

1. The ticket buying link is: https://harvestmusicfest.ticketpro.ca/en/pages/HARVEST2023 (note: do NOT put www. before the web address).

2. Create your Ticketpro account and/or retrieve your account password before April 20th in order to purchase. Signing up before the on-sale will save you time when purchasing passes, and all you will have to do is sign in with your username and password. You can create your account, or reset your password on an existing account if needed, here: https://profile.ticketpro.ca/en/client/signup

3. Transactions must be completed within 12 minutes. Please note: putting tickets in your purchase basket does not “reserve” tickets indefinitely; it only reserves your tickets for 12 minutes, so you have time to complete the transaction.

4. There is a maximum purchase limit of 8 items per pass/ticket (i.e., max 8 Ultimates per transaction).

5. Please note: ticket prices do not include taxes or fees.

6. Refrain from using “back” and “forward” buttons in the browser. Those buttons only display screens that have been displayed previously, but do not necessarily reflect the present ticket/pass availability.

7. Confirmation emails are sent after your purchase. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes of your purchase, check your junk mail. If your confirmation is not there then you may have provided an incorrect email address. You can verify the information you’ve provided by accessing your account with this link: https://profile.ticketpro.ca/en/client/login

8. Virtual Waiting Room – If you arrive on the website before tickets are on sale, or if there is high demand for tickets or passes, Ticketpro will welcome you into a Virtual Waiting Room. When the sale begins, you will be assigned a place in the ticket-buying queue, and will have the opportunity to buy when it is your turn.

Check out this video to learn more about Ticketpro’s Virtual Waiting Room.

Harvest Music Festival is thrilled to announce a glorious and jam-packed lineup for the 2023 festival, taking place from September 12-17 in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick.

The festival has attracted some of the biggest touring acts in North America this year, including  Phish frontman and founder Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB, southern rock legends Gov’t Mule, New Orleans jazz, blues and funk phenom Trombone Shorty, along with Canadian singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy nominee Allison Russell and Icelandic blues rockers Kaleo. 

Stellar Canadian talent will be front and centre on Harvest stages, including producer, songwriter and hitmaker Daniel Lanois, indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, hometown heroes Matt Andersen & the Big Bottle of Joy, platinum selling, blues-rock reggae band Big Sugar, Juno-award winning blues powerhouse Crystal Shawanda, and emerging multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Aysanabee.

“We are delighted to bring the festival back to pre-pandemic strength this year, offering Harvest fans a full slate of don’t miss artists and festival faves on multiple stages, which includes the rebirth of the Mojo Tent,” said Harvest Music Director Brent Staeben. “This year’s exciting lineup reinvigorates Harvest’s reputation as Atlantic Canada’s biggest and best music event by offering something for everyone, with electrifying blues roots, New Orleans sizzle, rock, folk, hip-hop and jazz.”

More artists in this year’s festival include: Bette Smith, Laila Biali, Cory Wong, Stars, David Myles, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Wide Mouth Mason, White Denim, Neal Francis, and many, many more.

The 2023 event takes place on the shores of the Wolastoq River in downtown Fredericton, featuring a Blues Tent behind City Hall, a Barracks Stage in the historic Garrison District, a newly designed Mojo Tent in Officer’s Square, shows at the soft-seat Fredericton Playhouse theatre, a pubs and clubs series, performances on the Tony George Jazz Stage at the Hilton Garden Inn Fredericton Downtown, along with free programming, the return of Kids Fest, food vendors and buskers on Queen Street and the Carleton Street Extension. All venues are accessible and within easy walking distance of one another. 

Later this summer, Harvest will launch a new app for smartphone users to view schedules, artist bios, get up-to-the-minute festival information and plan their own Harvest experience.

Harvest is made possible by the incredible hard work of more than 700 community volunteers, the support of our presenting sponsors, TD, Molson Coors, and the Ginger Agency, and in partnership with more than 60 local businesses who sponsor the event. 

Harvest tickets and passes will go on sale April 20 at 11 am A.S.T. Both tickets and passes can be purchased online through Ticketpro.ca or by calling 1-888-311-9090. Please note that tickets and passes are only available for purchase through Ticketpro. 

The winner of this month’s Music in the Schools 50/50 is Ken Brophy!

Total Jackpot: $2490.00
50/50 Portion: $1245.00

Learn more about our monthly draw HERE.

Get ready for Harvest’s Ultimate Pass Holiday Pre-Sale! Harvest will be selling a limited quantity of Ultimate Passes for Harvest 2022 (Sept.13 – Sept. 18, 2022) just in time for Christmas. Secure your Ultimate Pass before anyone else on December 7th at 11am at https://harvestmusicfest.ticketpro.ca/…/ULTIMATE22…

Join us for the Harvest Music Festival Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 7pm. The AGM will take place via Zoom. Participants will be provided the Agenda and a meeting link in advance of the meeting.

Please RSVP to info@harvestjazzandblues.com.

Patrons must be fully vaccinated to attend Harvest shows in The Blues Tent and Fredericton Playhouse.

All patrons over 12 years of age must have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the second of which was administered at least 14 days prior to the performance.

Along with your tickets, please bring your:

-Government issued photo ID

-Record of vaccination (original, scan, photo, or results from an official online service, i.e., MyHealthNB.ca). Out of province records will be accepted. 

Records may be provided on paper or on your phone.

Staff at admissions will visually inspect the record provided by the patron, and the patron’s government issued photo ID. 

Harvest will not collect or store any patron medical information. 

Individuals who have received a medical exemption must contact Harvest in advance of the Festival no later than September 10th to arrange for entry. If you have not contacted Harvest in advance, you may not be admitted to the venue. Contact: info@harvestjazzandblues.com or 506-454-2583.

Children under the age of 12 may attend All Ages performances, but must remain masked at all times. 

We understand this is a disappointment to you – trust us, it is a complete disappointment to us, as well. 

We recognize what happened this morning is unacceptable and Ticketpro accepts full responsibility.

It’s still unclear what factors contributed to the failure of the Ticketpro system to perform as expected and Ticketpro has been investigating since 11AM to understand what appear to be many factors that impacted the system.

We, too, are frustrated and disappointed. For the sales that have gone through, we will honour these, of course. For everyone else, we beg your patience and forgiveness as we are working on next steps to address this.

Our online sales have been deactivated and further ticket sales will not occur today. 

Again, we can’t say how disappointed we are but we are doing everything we can to make this as right as we can.

-Harvest

Each year over 1000 volunteers from Fredericton and beyond come together to make the beloved Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival a success. In lieu of our 30th anniversary in 2020, we are inviting our dedicated volunteers to ‘pass on’ their Harvest volunteer hours to another organization, business, community member or neighbour in need. If you complete 20 hours or more by the end of National Volunteer Week on April 24th, 2021, you’ll receive a special Harvest 29.5 volunteer shirt!

Please follow the steps below to participate in the Harvest Helps community initiative:

STEP 1:

Begin by logging in or registering on https://app.initlive.com/JE/vz6q7bn4s7az8d (it is the same platform that was used for volunteers to sign up to help out for our festival). To receive your shirt, you need to indicate your size when you sign up.

STEP 2:

Once you have signed up and/or logged in, you can choose from all of our volunteering opportunities that are listed as roles. Please select the ones where you wish to volunteer.

STEP 3:

Complete your hours!

Q&A

How will I receive the special Harvest 29.5 volunteer shirt?

Once you have completed your 20 hours, email us at lucas@harvestjazzandblues.com telling us your volunteering story (where you volunteer, did you enjoy the experience, how was it, etc.). We will be in contact afterwards to let you know when you can come to pick up your shirt.

Can I volunteer for an organization that is not listed?

YES – Simply choose “other organization” as your role.

Can I do more than 20 hours?

YES – We encourage every volunteer to do as many hours as they can.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to lucas@harvestjazzandblues.com.