Sappy Saturday may be a rainy one, but we press on together! A full day of programming awaits under and around the tent:
The ever-popular Sappyfest Zine & Craft Fair returns! A parade of new and returning makers. Zinesters, poets, photographers, beaders, and makers of all kinds rejoice! Head to the upper floor of the Legion anytime from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
On the first floor of the Legion at 12:15 pm, Moncton shoegaze band Tea 4 Three brings the noise. Toronto band Mother Tongues, playing their first of two Saturday shows, gives Sackville the cyberpunk edge we all need.
At Struts Gallery, Over and Over enters its second day of exhibition from 12-5 pm. How do we perform memory as we revisit memorabilia? Explore treasured and mundane objects on display.
Doors to the tent open at 1 PM. Make your way to the stage for 1:30 to hear Jing Xia's stunning, moving guzheng performance. Then, Flour draws us in: an angry invitation to sway together amidst disaster. Nico Paulo touches hearts deeply with lush harmonies and sophisticated pop arrangements.
The tent closes at 4:30 pm so we can prep for our evening show. Head over to Struts Gallery for Untitled Peter Tripp Project presented by Bundon Pfeifer Henderson, born in contemplation of a publicity stunt from 60 years ago. Hungry? As you wander back to the tent, grab delicious food and find new clothes, crafts, and treats sold by our amazing vendors at the Sappy Street Market!
Doors open at 7:30 pm. At 8:15, Bridge Street comes to life with a solo set by Matty Grace from Halifax punk band Cluttered. Playing their second show of the day, Mother Tongues peer into the future—it's queer, it's goth, it's freedom, and everyone is wearing eyeliner. Fiver and the Atlanticks Official share chaotic reinterpretations from Simone Schmidt's catalogue: wide net, no misses. By Divine Right closes the night with psych-infused art-pop magic.
Sun or showers, we gather at the marsh! SAPPY DAY 2! C'EST PARTI!
Zine & Craft Fair Illustration by Patrick Allaby
Photos by Kheaven Brasier