Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival
September 17-20, 2026
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Got Blues are an electric blues band based on PEI. They started in 2009 and have been hosting a Saturday afternoon matinee and jam to packed houses September to June ever since.
They released one recording “Vol 1” and have headlined the PEI TD Jazz & Blues Festival along with many other island venues. They are well known for their high energy performances which always include a special guest. Their home is the Trailside Music Hall in Charlottetown.
Inn Echo is a Prince Edward Island–based instrumental trio formed in 2019 by Karson McKeown, Tuli Porcher, and Tom Gammons. Originally from Ottawa, Victoria, and Montana, the three musicians connected through PEI’s traditional music scene and a shared passion for exploring folk music in new ways.
Combining fiddle, five-string fiddle, cello, and guitar, Inn Echo brings together influences from Ottawa Valley, West Coast, Celtic, Maritime, Québécois, and Appalachian traditions. Their music pairs traditional roots with contemporary arrangements and original compositions, creating an energetic and distinctive sound.
Since forming, Inn Echo has toured three continents and performed at international festivals in Australia and Scotland. The trio has received Music PEI awards and nominations from the JUNOs, ECMAs, and Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their 2023 album, Hemispheres, draws inspiration from their international travels while maintaining a strong connection to Prince Edward Island and its musical traditions.
Keelin Wedge, a master fiddler and multi-instrumentalist, is a descendant of the Perry (Poirier) family of western PEI and her playing is a masterclass in regional style. She bridges generations by bringing ancestral melodies into a modern spotlight with a technical mastery and signature fire that has made her a standout on the Atlantic circuit.
Hélène Bergeron is an acclaimed Acadian musician, step dancer, and performer celebrated for her dynamic stage presence and deep roots in traditional music. A founding member of the award-winning groups Barachois, Les Girls and now Gadelle, she helped bring Acadian music, dance, and culture to audiences across Canada and around the world.
Rounding off the performance trio is Rémi Arsenault, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire who has toured with countless acts internationally and currently performs as part of Natalie MacMaster’s touring band.
Dedicated to preserving Acadian traditions, they continue to captivate audiences through performances that blend exceptional musicianship, storytelling, and infectious joie de vivre!
Kim Albert from Prince Edward Island is a fan-favorite country singer who has taken her music worldwide to places such as Nashville, Dubai, US Virgin Islands, Alberta and Ontario in addition to the East Coast. She has recorded several albums and released songs and videos across Canada. In addition to her own songs, Kim plays classic and modern country favorites that get the crowd singing along!
When quirky, personable siblings Stephanie, Johnny, and Danielle come together as a band, they are no longer just a family, no longer just Rosses. They are: the Ross Family (cue the cackles)!
Big vocals, heartfelt nerdy stories, stylish fiddle sets, wicked piano, and fine step-dancing: The fruit of several generations of Ross and Arsenault values, talents, languages, and hardship.
The group desires to preserve and play with their centuries-old PEI heritage, as well as contemporary folk influences. Add in these music lovers’ varied tastes and there lays the foundation for their original music. Songwriting that tends to reflect on how our roots, our home, our people shape us.
Even after twenty years of performance, the bright stage lights have not blinded the Ross Family from truly seeing those who support and connect with their art. Art that is often described as uplifting and emotionally stirring, full-circle and full-sounding, with sincere depth and goofiness… in other words, love.
Luka Hall is a dynamic PEI singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler known for blending traditional folk and country. His 2024 EP, To Be Honest, earned him nominations for a 2025 Music PEI Award (Traditional Recording of the Year) and a 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award (Young Performer of the Year). In 2025, he released an original holiday single “Maybe Next Christmas” with Brooke MacArthur. A compelling live act, Luka has performed at the PEI Festival of Small Halls, Harmony House, Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival, and Canadian Folk Music Awards. He is a rising talent quickly gaining traction across the Canadian music scene.
Krysten Cameron is a talented, bilingual singer and performer from Summerside, PEI who has been playing in community venues across the Island since the age of three. A graduate of AMDA Performing Arts College in New York, her theatre background saw her perform in Anne and Gilbert, The Musical in Charlottetown for several seasons and Munschables at the Confederation Centre to name a few. She is a past winner of the PEI Mutual Youth Talent Contest and the Amateur Country Music Singing competition. She regularly shares her performances on TikTok and Instagram.
Ray Knorr is an award-winning PEI multi-instrumentalist with roots stretching back to the wide-open prairies of Saskatchewan. Steeped in the Canadian Old Time and Métis fiddle traditions, his playing carries a warmth and deliberateness that makes him a sought-after collaborator across the Island’s music scene.
Together, Luka, Krysten, and Ray deliver an engaging, footprint-stomping performance. Steeped in Maritime tradition and rich in harmony, their music invites listeners to lean in, tap their toes, and feel right at home.
The festival’s premier corporate experience, designed for groups who want to celebrate the 30th anniversary in style. Includes everything in the VIP experience, plus a dedicated table with seating for 10 and your company logo, a personal volunteer ambassador for the day, an assorted food tray, and a group photo with Chef Corbin.
The festival’s premier corporate experience, designed for groups who want to celebrate the 30th anniversary in style. Includes everything in the VIP experience, plus a dedicated table with seating for 10 and your company logo, a personal volunteer ambassador for the day, an assorted food tray, and a group photo with Chef Corbin.
Spend the afternoon exploring live culinary demos, shellfish samplings, competitions, and everything the festival grounds have to offer, then at 5 PM, your exclusive VIP experience begins.
Includes full festival access, exclusive VIP entrance, preferred front-of-stage viewing for the evening’s live entertainment, a private bar with premium drinks, anniversary specials and a signature cocktail station, curated grazing stations, a private oyster bar, exclusive culinary demos and samplings with Chef Corbin and food and beverage partners, dedicated hosts, a private washroom trailer, live screen feeds from the mainstage, a special 30th anniversary gift, and exclusive VIP contesting. Full access to the evening concert featuring Ben Chase and Shell Yeah! 30 Years of PEI’s Largest Kitchen Party with Craig Fair Productions.
Please note: the VIP area is a standing, open-concept space.
Spend the afternoon exploring live culinary demos, shellfish samplings, competitions, and everything the festival grounds have to offer, then at 5 PM, your exclusive VIP experience begins.
Includes full festival access, exclusive VIP entrance, preferred front-of-stage viewing for the evening’s live entertainment, a private bar with premium drinks, anniversary specials and a signature cocktail station, curated grazing stations, a private oyster bar, exclusive culinary demos and samplings with Chef Corbin and food and beverage partners, dedicated hosts, a private washroom trailer, live screen feeds from the mainstage, a special 30th anniversary gift, and exclusive VIP contesting. Includes Signal Hill headlining Friday’s Kitchen Party.
Please note: the VIP area is a standing, open-concept space.
Full evening access featuring the Tie One On Competition awards, PEI Potato Chowder Championship heat, and the Raspberry Point International Oyster Shucking Championship, mainstage action, the local food pavilion, and Saturday night’s once-in-three-decades show: Ben Chase and Craig Fair Productions’ Shell Yeah! 30 Years of PEI’s Largest Kitchen Party.
Full evening access to the festival featuring the Garland Canada International Chef Challenge semi-finalists and the Irish Point Oysters PEI Shucking Championship, mainstage action, the local food pavilion, and Friday night headliners Girls Night Out and festival favourites Signal Hill.
New for the 30th anniversary, every Shellfish Lovers Pass includes tastes of PEI’s finest shellfish and local fare served throughout the day as part of demos, activations and programming across the grounds. Portions are sized for grazing and discovery, the more of the afternoon you explore, the more you’ll get to sample. Includes the Garland Canada Chef Challenge, interactive competitions, live entertainment, and food demos.
New for the 30th anniversary, every Shellfish Lovers Pass includes tastes of PEI’s finest shellfish and local fare served throughout the day as part of demos, activations and programming across the grounds. Portions are sized for grazing and discovery, the more of the afternoon you explore, the more you’ll get to sample. Includes the Garland Canada Chef Challenge, interactive competitions, live entertainment, and food demos.
New for the 30th anniversary, every Shellfish Lovers Pass includes tastes of PEI’s finest shellfish and local fare served throughout the day as part of demos, activations and programming across the grounds. Portions are sized for grazing and discovery, the more of the afternoon you explore, the more you’ll get to sample. Includes the Garland Canada Chef Challenge, interactive competitions, live entertainment, and food demos.
Presented by the Lobster Fishers of PEI, this spectacular roaming chef and producer experience kicks off the festival and the 30th anniversary celebrations. Guests will explore chef-attended stations, abundant harvest and seafood tables (oysters included), Atlantic Canadian flavours, local producers, and live culinary experiences.
This event sells out every year — full menu coming soon.
SHELL YEAH! is a one-night musical tribute to three decades of Atlantic Canada’s greatest kitchen party and everyone’s invited.
Created by Craig Fair Productions, this high-energy celebration spins through a 30-year playlist of the PEI International Shellfish Festival’s headline musicians while showcasing the East Coast’s biggest hits and most beloved performers. From the songs that shook the tent poles to the choruses everyone still knows by heart, Shell Yeah! is a love letter to the music, the food, and the community that turned Atlantic Canada into the kitchen party capital of the country.
So grab a seat, grab a drink, and grab the person next to you, because for one unforgettable night, we’re raising a glass to thirty years of the songs that brought us all together.
Born and raised on Prince Edward Island and now based in Nashville, BEN CHASE is a rising country artist with over 8 million streams, two #1 Canadian iTunes Country singles, and multiple award nominations. Known for his high energy live show, he’s played top festivals across North America and shared stages with Dan + Shay and Zach Bryan. His fan-favorite “Saltwater Cowboy” has become a proud Island anthem.
Shell Yeah! Craig Fair Productions Show
SIGNAL HILL is a four-piece acoustic guitar based band with strong emphasis on four part vocal harmony. Hailing from Newfoundland, Canada, this band is revered throughout the country as the quintessential East Coast group. This has been achieved by expanding their repertoire beyond that of standard traditional songs to celebrating music across the decades and genres. Their arrangement are now woven into the fabric of East Canadian culture. They play 4 to 7 night per week all year round from St. John’s Newfoundland to Toronto Ontario. In addition to many other notable venues, Signal Hill has also been twice to Moscow Russia to play the Hard Rock Café and the Boarhouse Night Club.
GIRLS NIGHT OUT is PEI’s premier tribute to the legendary women who defined Canadian rock. From the grit of Sass Jordan and the bluesy power of Alannah Myles to the alt-rock energy of Alanis Morissette and Bif Naked, this powerhouse ensemble celebrates decades of chart-topping hits that became the soundtrack of a nation.
The band is fronted by Elise Moher, a lead singer whose exceptional vocal range brings justice to every icon they cover. Backing her is an elite lineup of Island musicians: Nigel Perry provides the thundering bass and backing vocals, Chris Nosworthy adds a masterclass in multi-instrumentalism on keyboards and harmonica, and Corey Mazurek anchors the group with a rock-solid beat honed over years behind the kit. The wall of sound is completed by the soulful, soaring leads of guitarist Riley McKay and the high-energy rhythm and acoustic work of Corey Buchanan.
Whether it’s the classic anthems of Toronto and Headpins or modern hits from JJ Wilde and Avril Lavigne, Girls Night Out delivers a high-octane performance that keeps the dance floor packed and the spirit of Canadian rock alive.
JASON MARTELL is the frontman of award-winning Canadian Celtic rock band Raglan Road, though tonight, he’s flying solo. Known for the kind of stage presence that turns first-time listeners into front-row regulars, Jason has helped push Raglan Road to the forefront of the Atlantic Canadian music scene, with festival stops this year stretching all the way to Liverpool, England.
Along the way, he’s shared stages with The Sheepdogs, Big Wreck, Colin James, The Trews, Kim Mitchell, Lindsay Ell, Honeymoon Suite, Lee Aaron, Sam Roberts, and a long list of other artists who know how to bring it.
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