Community Event

The CKCU broadcast zone will also include live painting by visual artists Jesus Rivera and Patrick Larkin... and give-aways from Pet Valu, Desjardins Financial Services and Stubbe's Chocolates!

The Taste of Wellington Festival takes place along Wellington Street West for 1.9 km from Somerset Street to Island Park Drive, making it the world's longest street festival! The five CKCU shows that will be broadcasting live that day represent over 220 years of CKCU programming! CKCU will be celebrating 50 years of broadcasting on FM on the November 14-16 weekend.

10 am to noon
Canadian Spaces
Canada's longest-running folk/roots show, founded in 1980
with hosts Chris White and Carolyn Sutherland

Noon to 1:00 pm
The Back 40
CKCU's flagship country and bluegrass show, founded in 1990
with host Ron Moores

1:00 to 3:00 pm
The Groove
Canada's longest-running dance music show, founded in 1979
with host Elorious Cain

3:00 to 5:30 pm
Reggae In The Fields
Canada's longest-running reggae show, founded in 1976
with host Junior Smith

5:30 to 6:00 pm
Spirit Of Vietnam
Canada's longest-running Vietnamese show, founded at some point prior to 1979
with hosts Minhtri Truong, QD Nong and King Kimbit

Running 1.9 kilometres along Wellington Avenue West from Bayswater to Island Park, the Taste Of Wellington Festival is the world's *longest* festival! The event will feature food tastings, local shopping, live music, circus acts, buskers, roller disco, kids’ activities, live visual art creation, car shows, bouncy castles, face painting, gardening workshops, participatory yoga, free secure bike parking and a dog photo booth (!). All activities are family-friendly and free to enjoy. For more information about the festival, see https://www.wellingtonwest.ca/tastes/