Owen Riegling, The Washboard Union, MacKenzie Porter to play CCMA House in Kelowna
The lineup for the two-day event that is part of Country Music Week 2025 is crammed with past CCMA Award winners and many of this year's top nominees.
Owen Riegling
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced CCMA House: Live at Waterfront Park, a two-day all-ages event set for Sept. 12 and 13 that appears poised to be a highlight of Country Music Week 2025, in Kelowna, B.C. A truckload full of established and emerging Canadian country stars will perform, including Jade Eagleson, Andrew Hyatt, James Barker Band, Alexandra Kay, JoJo Mason, Madeline Merlo, Tyler Joe Miller, Jess Moskaluke, Meghan Patrick, MacKenzie Porter, Restless Road, Owen Riegling, SACHA, Thelma & James, The Washboard Union and more.
Introducing the event (produced by Thick as Thieves Entertainment), Amy Jeninga, president of the CCMA, states that "Kelowna’s stunning waterfront provides the perfect backdrop for a celebration of community, connection, and the incredible depth of talent in country music." A vendor market, food trucks and a fully licensed area are also features of CCMA House.
The CCMA House lineup features many of the top nominees who'll be competing for the CCMA Awards at the gala ceremony on September 13 at Prospera Place, in Kelowna, from 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Read the full list of nominees here.
The leading nominees for the CCMA Awards (with six nods apiece), Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb, are not part of CCMA House, but its performance lineup does include 5x nominee Owen Riegling, 4x nominee Jade Eagleson and triple nominees Madeline Merlo, Tyler Joe Miller, MacKenzie Porter and Sacha. Porter and Riegling both won two CCMA Awards last year.
Jess Moskaluke, Meghan Patrick, James Barker Band and The Washboard Union are all well-established top-tier Canadian country stars, with multiple CCMA Awards in their trophy case. B.C. trio The Washboard Union (winners of nine CCMA Awards) recently made news as the first signing to brand new label Arts & Crafts Country, an offshoot of famed Toronto-based independent record label Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, Feist).
The 2025 CCMA Awards (its 43rd edition) will broadcast live on September 13 from Prospera Place, in Kelowna, B.C., from 8 pm ET on CTV. Performers on the big show include Madeline Merlo and Tyler Joe Miller, Sacha and Restless Road, Dallas Smith and Alexandra Kay, Thelma & James, and Cameron Whitcomb, with more announcements to come.
Tickets for CCMA House: Live at Waterfront Park go on sale Friday, July 25 at ccma.org/ccmahouse.
