Saturday night Ember festival at Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Another summer done and dusted. Each year is different but taking the time to appreciate and reflect is beneficial.

That’s the concept behind Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s (RMR) new Ember Music Festival — a celebration of the transition from summer to fall, a chance to take stock of time passed and an opportunity for local residents to get together and enjoy some upbeat music.

The festival on Saturday, September 17 will be high up on Mount Mackenzie at RMR’s Revelation Lodge and meadows. Festival organizer Ben Taylor says the meadows are the ideal spot to watch the sun’s cascading colours descend over town as its location is one of the last spots in town to watch the day turn to evening.

It wouldn’t be a festival without food and drinks and RMR will sell drink tickets for alcohol inside and outside (cards accepted) and the food trucks include the popular The Taco Club van, Salmon Arm’s wood fired pizza and flatbread Panzudo and Twisted Berry who sell frozen yoghurt.

The resort will also have a mini-market with a number of art vendors.

The resort is aiming for a family friendly vibe and the bands chosen are energetic with a cross between folky and rock genres. The line-up has Vancouver-based Bend Sinister as headliner and the other bands are The Royal Foundry, Scenic Route to Alaska and Revelstoke favourite Devon Coyote. Guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets.

Event details:

Tickets are $29 for adults/ $21 for kids under 13 + seniors. Children under 5 are free. Tickets include access to Revelation Lodge via the Revelation Gondola.

Your festival wristband gets you access to the after party at the River City Pub where, local funk band, Majesty will keep the good times going. Cover is $10 without a wristband.

A Shuttle is available for $3 one-way or $5 return. See the schedule.