Lambton Film and Food Festival and Street Festival Thursday May 23-to Sunday 26
Come and enjoy a weekend in the county! The 11th annual Lambton Film and Food Festival is back for 2024!
This year the festival kicks off with a Film Festival Gala on Sat May 11, with a film screening from 4:00-6:30 at the Kineto Theatre and featuring a “ signature drink” and appetizers. This will be followed by cocktails, live entertainment and dinner at the Forest Curling and Social Club. This is a semi formal event and tickets are $75. Advance tickets only on line at Kineto.ca. Go to the movies link and select your tickets.
The festival weekend begins on Thursday evening , May 23 at 6:00 pm at the Kineto with the Youth Film Competition Awards. Highlighting the evening will be the screening of the winning student films and the awards. Community is welcome and goodwill donations at the door are appreciated.
The focus of the festival is the screening of 7 award winning films over three days Friday May 24-Sunday May 26. Films screen at 3:00 and 8 :00 pm Friday and Sat and Sunday 1:00, 3:00 and 8:00 Sunday . See Kineto .ca for film trailers and for tickets. Downtown King Street West will be closed to traffic Friday through Sunday at 2:00 for special festival happenings.
The Street Festival has some exciting additions this year. Once again we will have 250-300 students from area schools will participating in the second annual “ chalk art fest”. Teams have been arranged and the children are coming with a plan. A chalk artist has been invited to be a part of the morning festivities and we can’t wait to see what the kids will produce. A drone will capture the activity and the finished product. An entertainment tent and live music will play from 10-4.
Saturday will bring two films, live entertainment and an artisan market that will be set up on King Street. The chalk art will remain and we hope that the community will enjoy viewing what young people have produced. The Forest Branch of the Lambton County Library is offering a free workshop Saturday afternoon at 4:30 downstairs at the Kineto “ Here’s Looking at You: From Casablanca to Casino Royale “ using library resources.
For 2024 we are adding three street BBQ’s and a Friday evening Cornhole Tournament from 5:30-8:00 when the movie goes in. BBQ’s are Friday and Sat at 5:30 and Sunday at noon . The Sunday BBQ will be have entertainment accompaniment and be followed at 1:00 with a Family movie and the final two festival movies at 3:00 and 8:00.
The Kineto patio will be open Friday from 4:30-8:00 , Sat 12:00-8:00 and Sunday 12:00-2:00 serving Stonepicker beer and house wine.
See www.kineto.ca and the Kineto Theatre in Forest Ontario facebook page for details.
Come join us for a weekend in the county!
Attached :
• advertising poster for the festival,
• advertising poster for the Youth Film Competition
• advertising poster for the Film Festival gala
LaFFF Components:
• Film Festival Gala -Sat May 11, 4:00 on
• Youth Film competition awards night Thursday May 23 at 6:00 pm
• 7 films over 3 days Fri May 24, Sat May 25, Sun May 26
• Tickets at kineto.ca for films or walk in
• Friday Street Festival with entertainment 12:00-4:00 and 5:30-7:30 , Chalk a Block Artfest , Street BBQ and Cornhole at 5:30
• Saturday Street Festival with entertainment 10 :00-4:00 and 5:30-7:30 , artisans market 10:00-4:00, Street BBQ at 5:30
Sunday -12:00 street BBQ followed by family move at 1:00. other movies 3:00 and 8:00 pm