To book concert tickets call 709 243-2899 or visit www.theatrenewfoundland.com
To book workshops call 709 243-2023 or email grosmornefallfest@gmail.com

Schedule subject to change

Our very own Daniel Payne and local musicians The Misfits - Rick Biggin and Calvin Payne will be “popping up” at various times and locations throughout the festival.

Thursday, Sept. 26

9:00am-12:00pm
Long Range Academy
Grade K-6: Crafting with Denise (for students only)
Grade 7-12: Pod Auger Games and Tattoo Machine with Parks Canada

9:00am-12:00pm
Workshop - Making the most of your berries
Pick your own berries, make your jam and homemade jam-jam cookies with Theatre Newfoundland and Labradors Beverly Payne and Lorrie Reid
Bev and Lorrie will teach participants how to pick and prepare the berries, make the jam, and make the homemade jam jams
Each participant will get a small mason jar of jam and a box of jam jams to take home.
Participants will need to wear appropriate footwear and clothing (in the event of inclement weather, berries will be provided)
Location: Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts ( Kitchen)
Price: $35 per person

9:30am-12:00pm
Medicine Food Walk
Join Marcella Williams, Indigenous Interpreter with the Parks Canada Western Field Unit, for a medicine food walk on Cow Head Summerside from 9:30 to 11:00, followed by herbal tea from 11:00-12:00.
Location: Cow Head Summerside, Ampitheatre Parking Lot
Price: Free of charge

10:00am-12:00pm
Family Play: Fall Fun at Tree House
For children birth to age 6 - crafts, snacks and more!
Registration preferred - contact Jasmine Gale via Facebook Messenger or contact us at 709-243-2023 / grosmornefallfest@gmail.com
Location: Cow Head Town Hall
Price: Free of charge

12:00pm
Opening Luncheon & Music
Soup, sandwich and local berry dessert
Preorder preferred
Location: Shallow Bay Motel 709 243-2471

12:00pm
Dinner - with local musicians
Seafood
Location: Gros Morne Restaurant and Gas Bar

1:00pm
Long Range Academy
Pod Auger Games
Sponsored by Western NL Field Unit/Parks Canada (for students only)

2:00pm
Heritage NL Memory Mug Up - Strange Happenings & Bumps In The Night
Led by author Dale Jarvis of Heritage NL
Come along and hear our stories
A Memory Mug Up is an informal story-sharing session where people gather, have a cup of tea, and share memories.
Location: Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft Shop

3:30pm
Traditional Harvesting of Vegetables with music
Come harvest with us!
Weather Permitting: Alternate time - 1 pm on Saturday
Location: St. Mary’s Botanical Garden

5:00pm
Supper Restaurant Specials
Jakes Rib special/Cod Fish Dinner/Chowder & Roll (specials include coffee/tea & dessert)
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

6:00-7:00pm
Film Screening: Trees and Seas Film Festival
Join Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative (AHOI) for a special screening as part of the International Trees and Seas Film Festival. This event will feature a selection of films that highlight global issues such as climate change and plastic pollution, all while inspiring local action and conservation.
Location: St. Mary’s Church Hall
Price: By donation

8:00pm
Opening Concert
A mix of fine musicians hosted by Daniel Payne
Location: Shallow Bay Motel
Price: By Donation

Friday, Sept. 27

9:00am
Long Range Academy (for students only)
Music with Daniel, Jim and Fergus

10:00am-4:00pm
3 day Moose Tufting Workshop with Duncan Chisholm begins
Learn the ancient art of moose tufting using caribou and moose hair to produce your own framed work of art.
Location: Cow Head Town Hall
Price: $300

10:00am-4:00pm
Skin Slipper Workshop with Jackie Dyson begins
Create your own pair of moosehide/sealskin slippers, sewn using sinew. Your completed slippers will have sealskin bottoms and be finished with fleece lining.
Location: Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
Price: $200

10:00am-4:00pm
Lonesome Loggers - A Pillow Top Workshop with Eileen Murphy
The goal of this adventure is to learn the techniques to create unique woven textile "Pillow Tops" while gaining an appreciation for this traditional skill.
Location: Dr Henry N Payne Community Museum
Price: $100

10:00am-6:00pm
Demonstration - Grow Your Own Colour
A demonstration of the techniques of natural dyeing, using locally grown or foraged plants
Location: Skivvers Fibre Studio & Wool Craft

12:00pm
Dinner with local musicians
Seafood Chowder/Roll/Fish ‘n Chips/Homemade Beef Vegetable Soup/Roll/Local Partridgeberry Cheesecake
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

12:00pm
Dinner with local musicians
Seafood Dinner
Location: Gros Morne Restaurant and Gas Bar

12:00pm-4:00pm
Meet the Maker - Sea Salt & Twig
Stop by for a visit with Liz Combdon of Sea Salt & Twig as she discusses creativity, her products and being the multi-faceted artisan that she is.
Location: Skivvers Fibre Studio & Wool Craft

2:00pm-3:00pm
Forest Health Nature Walk - Mission: Future Forests
Moose over-browsing, insect outbreaks, windstorms... many factors affect forest health! 
Join Parks Canada interpreter Cedric Davignon on a gentle one-hour hike on the Old Mail Road trail to learn more about how the forest of Gros Morne National Park is doing and why, since 2023, trees are being planted in areas of the park where regeneration has been prevented by moose over-browsing.
Parks Canada - Western Field Unit
Location: Shallow Bay Day Use Area
Price: No charge

2:30pm
Recitations, Stories & Music with Jim Payne, Mark Cormier and friends
Location: Outside the Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft Shop (In the event of inclement weather, it will be held at - TBD)

4:00pm
Newfoundland Trivia with Gary Noel
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

5:00pm
Moose Supper & Sides Dishes with live music - sponsored by St. Mary’s Anglican Church Women.
Location: Church Hall
Price: $15

5:00pm
Supper
Lemon Dill Salmon/Fish ‘Chips/Seafood Chowder and Roll
Specials include coffee and dessert
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

7:30pm
Musical Concert: Rum Ragged - Opening act Stephanie Payne
Experience a night of contemporary folk and traditional Newfoundland music with 3-time 2024 MusicNL award winners and 2021 JUNO Award Nominees Rum Ragged, opened by singer/songwriter/musician and Cow Head’s very own Stephanie Payne.
Location: Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
Price: $40

9:30pm-1:30am
Open Mic and Karaoke
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

Saturday, Sept. 28

9:00am-11:00am
Beans, Bologna, and all the Fixins’ Breakfast
Wash it all down with a good dose of Traditional Newfoundland Music. Sponsored by War Memorial Committee
Location: St. Mary’s Church Hall
Price: $10

9:30am-4:00pm
Moose Tufting Workshop with Duncan Chisholm resumes

10:00am
Heart and Soul Hike (hiking, music, history, and cuisine)
Tour Cow Head Summerside with Glenda, Daniel, Jim, Fergus, & friends. Approx. 2 1/2 hrs. Register at the museum at 709 243-2023 or email:grosmornefallfest@gmail.com
Location: Meet at the amphitheater parking lot (Summerside). Limited capacity
Price: $40

10:00am-2:00pm
Workshop for Kids - Birds, Oceans and Forest Creatures
Making puppets from recycled and on-hand materials
Ages: K-6
Location: Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
Price: $10

10:00am-4:00pm
Skin Slipper Workshop with Jackie Dyson resumes

10:00am-4:00pm
Quilt & Fibre Art Show & Sale
Location: St. Mary’s Anglican Church
Admission: By Donation

12:00pm
Dinner with local musicians
Fish Burger/Fish ‘n Chips/Bacon Wrap Scallops/Onion Rings/Cod au Gratin/Seafood Chowder w/roll
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

1:00pm-3:00pm
Little Red Truck
Photo op for those who wish to take pictures with the little red truck
Location: Fish shed near Seabreeze B&B

2:00pm
Kitchen Party
Traditional Music and Song
Location: Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft Shop garden (St Mary’s Church Hall in the event of poor weather)

3:00pm-4:30pm
Crafting Demonstrations
Fly-tying, Thrummed Knitting, Crazy Quilting and more.
Location: Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft Shop

5:00pm
Jake’s Special Dinner
Enjoy a 3 course meal specially prepared by chef Jake Meade.
Reservations required.
Location: Shallow Bay Motel 709 243-2471

7:30pm
Musical Concert - Daniel Payne, Fergus O’Byrne and Jim Payne - Opening act Mark Cormier and Ryan Perrier
Enjoy a night of traditional Newfoundland folk culture by this ensemble of gifted entertainers - Cow Head’s Daniel Payne, alongside Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne - as they cover a broad spectrum of Newfoundland folk culture, including songs, stories, and dance tunes. Opening act Mark Cormier & Ryan Perrier will get things started with the rich musical traditions of the Port au Port Peninsula.
Location: Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
Price: $40

Sunday, Sept. 29

9:30am
Moose Tufting Workshop with Duncan Chisholm resumes

10:00am-4:00pm
Craft Fair
Silent Auction (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
Pause Cafe - At Craft Fair - 10:30 am-tbd
Location: Long Range Academy

12:00pm
Dinner - with Local Musicians
Golden Crispy Chicken/Homemade Burgers/Fish ‘n Chips/Seafood Chowder
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

1:00am
Hike and Plein Air Paint Workshop - with Lori Deeley
Location: Cow Head Summerside - Meet at the Lighthouse Trail parking lot
Cost: $60

2:00pm
Music and Song with Daniel Payne & Friends
Feel free to bring your instrument and jam with us
Location: Shallow Bay Motel

4:00pm-5:30pm
Literary Local Writers Open Mic
An opportunity to hear local writers read from their poetry, short fiction, and other literary contributions.
Interested participants should contact pgill@grenfell.mun.ca. Sponsored by the Grenfell Campus Office of Engagement
Location: Shallow Bay Pub

7:00pm
Gospel Concert
Location: St. Mary’s Anglican Church
Price: By Donation

For more information:
Contact us: 709 243-2023/2466
email: grosmornefallfest@gmail.com

Feel free to view any of our workshops

Accommodations available at:
Shallow Bay Motel - 709 243-2471
Seabreeze B&B and RV Park - 709 243-2888
Starfish Suites - 709 638- 3821
Shallow Bay Campground - https://reservation.pc.gc.ca
Sunrise Bakery, Cafe, and Cabins - Parsons Pond - 709 243-2305
The Turnip B&B - Parsons Pond - 709 638-1854

Golf - Gros Morne Golf Course
Hike - the Old Mail Trail at Shallow Bay
Stroll along Shallow Bay Beach (very therapeutic)
Cow Head Summerside Lighthouse Trail
Meditate at the Botanical Garden
St. Paul’s Walking Trail
St. Paul’s / Cow Head Heritage Trail
Gros Morne National Park Trails