2025
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Editions
Overview
About
Second Summer is an independent music festival spread across roughly thirteen venues in Toronto's west end, founded by Brendan McCarney, a label manager at Paper Bag Records. Its inaugural edition, in September 2026, features over one hundred emerging artists from the Canadian indie rock, punk, folk and hip hop scenes, with a lineup co-curated by the band PUP.
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Practical info
Venue type
- Indoor
Kids & family
- Family friendly
- Minimum age: 19
Getting there
Location
Toronto, Canada
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Past editions
2026Sep 24–26, 202680+ artists
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