43rd Annual Gathering on The Green
Celebrating 50years of OSCO
Everything you need to know about the 43rd Annual Gathering on The Green
A London tradition for 43 years and this year things will be hotter than ever. 43rd annual Gathering on the Green presented by your friends at Old South Community Organization and proudly supported by the Forest City London Music Awards during FCLMA London Music Week.
That means more music and more fun!
YOUR GOG CHECKLIST
- BBQ: Check!
- Enjoy all your favourite BBQ foods prepared onsite for you, by our volunteers.
- 100 + Craft Vendors: Check!
- Shop and know you are getting quality crafts and helping independent artists.
- Bike Parade: Check!
- Join us at 9:45am on Saturday June 7 for a fun, family ride. Park your bike for free and stay for the festivities all day! Register HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/village-ride-2025-tickets-1351370839559
- Charlotte’s Tea Garden: Check!
- Relax and enjoy a hot cup of tea and some fresh baked goods.
- Silent Auction: Check! Bid on some neat stuff and grab a bargain.
- Dunk Tank: Check!
- Get soaked and have fun. You’ll cherish the pictures forever.
- Live Entertainment: Check, check, check!
- Some of the hottest musicians in the region to get you dancing, singing and clapping.
- Pet Show: Check!
- Brought to you by Village Tail
YOUR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SET TIMES
10am – Smudging Ceremony/Land Acknowledgment
Mary Lou Smoke is a community leader, teacher, musician and Forest City London Music Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient 2019.
10:30am – Paul Stock is a perennial favourite and an established children’s entertainer.
11:15am – Saidat & DJ KZ Saidat, a dynamic force in children’s education and entertainment, has impacted over 2 million children during her 20-year career. Saidat was recently honoured as a 2025 YMCA Woman of Excellence.
12:30pm – For The Record Led by HB Beal student Daniel Tennant, this is one band to keep an eye on.
2:15pm – Paddy Murphy’s Ghost Hailing from the East Coast, Ireland and small towns in South-Western Ontario, London is where Paddy Murphy’s Ghost has landed. We love to get crowds tapping their feet, singing along and dancing.
3pm Rising Moon Belly Dancing Rising Moon is a very welcoming and fun environment for learning belly dance. Luna is a wonderful, talented, and beautiful teacher and dancer. Prepare to swing your hips!
3:15pm Amanda Keeles Country Singer-Songwriter Amanda Keeles is a Canadian artist from London, Ontario. With multiple awards already to her name, Keeles has twice taken the top spot in The Canadian Open Songwriting Contest, and winner of the 2024 Forest City London Music Awards, ‘Music Video of The Year’. She is nominated again this year for an FCLMA Country artist of the year.
4:15pm Swagger London’s favourite cover band, Swagger!
Bringing the party with hit songs and a high energy show – you won’t stop dancing! Multiple Forest City London Music Award winners for Best Cover Band and Fan Favourite.
Join us at 9:45am on Saturday June 7 for a fun, family ride.
Park your bike for free and stay for the festivities all day!
Register HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/
Participating Artisan Exhibitors June 7th, 2025
Pet Show – Proudly Sponsored by A Village Tail
The Old South Community Organization Acknowledges The Support Of The Forest City
London Music Awards For The 43rd Annual
Gathering on The Green During
FCLMA London Music Week – June 1 – 8
Click for the Music Week Schedule:
https://fclma.ca/fclma-music-week-2025/
Forest City London Music Awards Gala Volume 1 – June 1, 2025 at Aeolian Hall
Free to attend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwJJuhY6i6Q
Forest City London Music Awards Gala Volume 2 – June 8, 2025 at London Music Hall
Free to attend.
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