Up Here festival

06/18/2026

Big Love for Design de Plume

06/11/2026

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Quinton Barnes, Samwoy, Weird Nightmare, Miesha and the Spanks and more will play the Sudbury fest this August

06/11/2026

Up Here 12 reeks of revolution. This year, we’re highlighting Canadian artists making waves in the industry. Come and experience something new, before it blows up.

MUSIC / MUSIQUE
Boutique Feelings
Boyhood
Eejungmi
Grief Debt
Hologramme
John from Dawson
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Lennie Rayen
Miesha and The Spanks
Quinton Barnes
Sadboi
Samwoy
Sook-Yin Lee
Status Non Status
Tedy
Weird Nightmare

MURALS / MURALES
Cat Hexes
June
La Pupila
Miskopwagan Asin

INSTALLATIONS
Allison Roberts
Cell Driver
Anthony Piazza
Collab: Ra'anaa Yaminah Ekundayo, Myths and Mirrors, and the Art Gallery of Sudbury

👀👀👀ANDDDD there’s more on the way 👀👀👀

Snag a passport before they run out! uphere.com/passes

Artwork by Raven Debassige

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Up Here 12, ça sent la révolution. Cette année, Up Here met un coup de projecteur sur les artistes qui font des vagues dans l’industrie canadienne. Viens tenter une nouvelle expérience, avant que ça explose.
👀👀👀 Et c’est pas fini… 👀👀👀
Prends ta passe de fin de semaine avant qu’il n’en reste plus! uphere.com/passes

06/10/2026

Another “Small Talk. Big Talk.” This time with Festival Director of Q***r North Film Festival, Simone.

Favourite mural? the Power Up by Lauren Verwolf

Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op

06/09/2026

Oh hey, what's up? We're launching our lineup this Thursday ;)

06/05/2026

The giveaway of the year is back. 3 music festivals. 6 free passes.

You can win:
🍓Two full-festival passes to NLFB (July 10-12)

🍓Two 3-day passes (Fri-Sun) to R&S (July 24-26)

🍓Two weekend passes to Up Here (August 14-16)

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This giveaway will run from June 5 until June 7, 2025 at noon. We will announce the winner on the 8th in the evening!

05/29/2026

02/05/2026

The theme for Up Here 12–Wake Up Now–suggests that if rest is a necessary defragging, maybe it’s time for a hard reboot.

Rest, renew, resist. Up Here 12 invites us to unplug from what is keeping us dormant and harness the power of a fresh perspective. Get up and build the world of your dreams. It’s time to wake up and smell the revolution.

Explore the theme, inspiration and get your submissions in before 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

www.UpHere.com/wakeupnow

⏰‼️Up Here 12, August 14–16, 2026‼️⏰

Le thème d’Up Here 12 « Réveille-toi maintenant » suggère si le repos est une défragmentation de ton disque dur interne, l’heure est peut-être venue pour un redémarrage total.

Repos. Renouveau. Résistance. Up Here 12 t’invite à te défaire de ce qui t’assoupit, et à profiter d’une perspective nouvelle. Lève-toi et façonne le monde de tes rêves. C’est l’heure de la révolution.

Explore le thème, ses inspirations, et envoie ton dossier avant 23h59 HE le mardi 24 février 2026.

www.UpHere.com/reveille-toi

⏰‼️Up Here 12, 14–16 août 2026‼️⏰

09/17/2025

Up Here 11 is all wrapped up, but we still need to hear from you! We want some cold, hard stats, plus some feels and feedback to help us measure Up Here 11's goods, bads, and do betters. If you can give us 10 minutes of your time to fill out this short survey, we’ll be forever grateful! https://forms.gle/ocRA4LQU2fKD1q8SA

Everyone who participates in this survey will be entered into a draw for a free FULL Weekend Pass to Up Here 12 in 2026 and some sweet festival swag! Survey closes Sunday, September 28 at 11:59 pm.

08/22/2025

All signs point to ... "A Sign of Things to Come" by , the installation that (mis)guided attendees all festival long.

A Sign of Things to Come scattered hand-painted signs throughout downtown like hidden Easter eggs. These signs reflect Sudbury's past while sparking imagination about its future, inviting viewers to explore the city through playful, gritty lens. Scattered throughout the festival, all weekend long.

Nico Glaude is a Sudbury-based installation artist, curator, and storyteller. His work taps into the emotional connection people have with Sudbury, capturing the city's raw, sweaty, and sometimes messy spirit.

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