The 19th Annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival | Aug. 5th-7th, 2011

Downtown jazz festival gets $75,000 from province

One of
the largest jazz festivals in the province, which takes place each year
in Oakville, is getting funding from the province.

The Downtown
Oakville Jazz Festival is entering its 19th year with a $75, 000
donation from the province, through the Celebrate Ontario 2011 program.

The funding announcement was made by Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn with a presentation to the Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Committee.

“Every
summer the Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Festival draws thousands of
tourists and residents to Oakville’s downtown core. This is fantastic
news for everyone and it is a true investment into Oakville and will
further develop the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival, ” Flynn said in a
press release.

“In 2010 the BIA went forward and closed Lakeshore
all day Saturday and increased the event programming for the whole
weekend and in effect brought more people into the downtown core, which
ultimately has a direct impact on the economy in a good way — this is
great for the business. The venue, Oakville’s downtown core, is a key
success factor for the Jazz Festival and Oakville has an dynamic
downtown core, and I look forward to the 2011 Downtown Oakville Jazz
Festival.”

The annual summer event offers three days of a cultural experience and first-class jazz in the downtown core.

In
addition to the provincial funding, the BIA also signed Wellington West
Capital Inc. as Gold Sponsor for the next three years of the festival.

“Wellington
West Capital is eager to be part of the festival and as a downtown
Oakville business, we know how important this event is to the community
and to the downtown business core, ” said Jim Best, Wellington branch
manager, in the release.

According to the BIA, in its 19 years,
the festival has hosted more than 40 free concerts on three main stages
as well as two smaller ones over a three-day weekend.

This year’s jazz festival will take place Aug. 5-7.

For more information, on the event visit www.oakvillejazz.com.