🎷 Weekend Vibes: Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Returns This Weekend with All-Canadian Lineup

Mississauga, ON – Mississauga’s most iconic music festival is back. The Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival celebrates its 27th year this weekend — from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7 — transforming Port Credit into a live music mecca with three days of top-tier talent, including headliners The Sheepdogs, Big Sugar, and The Hogtown Allstars Extra Large.

From rising youth talent to Juno-winning rockers, the Southside Shuffle brings together Canada’s best in blues, roots, funk, and jazz — in a mix of ticketed Main Stage shows and free performances throughout Memorial Park, the village of Port Credit, and local clubs.

Headliners & Main Stage Highlights

• Friday, Sept 5 – The Sheepdogs (Presented by Visit Mississauga)
  Platinum-selling Saskatoon rockers known for fusing blues, roots, and Southern swagger.

• Saturday, Sept 6 – Big Sugar
  Legendary Canadian band blending blues, reggae, funk, and Latin rhythms, with a decades-long chart-topping career.

• Sunday, Sept 7 – The Hogtown Allstars Extra Large (Presented by Rama Gaming House)
  A blues supergroup with alumni from the Downchild Blues Band, Maple Blues Band, and guest stars including Alison Young, Cheryl Lescom, and Quisha Wint.

Also featured on the Main Stage:

• Tom Wilson

• Steve Strongman (Grammy nominee)

• David Gogo (2025 Juno nominee)

• David Rotundo Band

• Miss Emily (unplugged)

• Ira Walker

• Pappy Johns Band ft. Joshua Arden Miller

• In Spite of Ourselves: A Tribute to John Prine

Free Stages & Street Shuffle

Memorial Park features two free stages:

World Stage

Includes performances by:

• Jay Douglas & The Allstars

• Loco Zydeco w/ Chuck Jackson, Cheryl Lescom & Pat Carey

• Swamperella, Duende, Delta Fuse, Frankie Foo & the YoYo Smugglers, and more

Queen Bea Acoustic Stage

Featuring: Teddy Leonard, Erin McCallum, Jesse Greene, Mark “Bird” Stafford, Penny Skolski, Crossfield Bend and others

LIUNA Local 183 Street Shuffle

Over 20 bands will perform along Lakeshore Road on Saturday from 1–5 PM, turning the entire village into a vibrant street festival.

Rising Stars, Clubs, and Special Ceremonies

• Youth Performers will compete in the Rising Star Youth Challenge, supported by Metalworks Studios, SoundsUnite, Long & McQuade, and the Hazel McCallion Foundation.

• The festival will also host the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame induction ceremony, honouring:

  • Donna Grantis (Prince’s guitarist)

  • Triumph – Legendary Canadian rock trio celebrating their 50th anniversary with the first-ever ICON Award

Ticket Info & Festival Hours

🎟 Buy tickets or see full artist schedules at southsideshuffle.ca

📍 All events take place in Memorial Park, Port Credit — with performances extending to local clubs and restaurants.

Sponsors & Support

Festival Chair Kristine Kane credits the event’s longevity to generous sponsors, grantors, and community support:

Key Partners:

• Tim Hortons Mississauga

• Visit Mississauga

• Ontario Creates

• Canadian Heritage

• Hazel McCallion Foundation

• City of Mississauga

• Port Credit BIA

• LIUNA Local 183

• Rama Gaming House

• Amica Credit Mills

• Edenshaw, and more.

The festival also receives support from the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, a program of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.

Whether you’re there for the hits, the horns, or the rising stars — the Southside Shuffle is Mississauga’s ultimate music weekend.

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