SweetWater Music Festival showcases internationally acclaimed Canadian and global artists performing classical, jazz, and contemporary music in Owen Sound and Meaford, Ontario, Canada. SweetWater offers audiences unique, intimate and cutting-edge musical experiences that engage the mind, the spirit, and the community. Along with the main Festival, which takes places over three days on the third weekend in September, several one-off concerts, workshops and events take place throughout the year. Education and outreach activities are a key part of SweetWater's mandate to offer access to all in the community to music experiences and foster the next generation of musicians and music lovers.