EVERYSEEKER takes place in Kjipuktuk, located in Mi’kma’ki which is unceded and unsurrendered Mi'kmaq territory bound by the Peace and Friendship Treaties. 

It is crucial to recognize that these Treaties never gave land rights to settlers, that is why it is important to name that Mi'kma'ki is unceded and unsurrendered. As a music festival that has historically used performance spaces in the North End of Kjipuktuk, a traditionally African Nova Scotian and Mi'kmaq neighborhood, we interrogate and challenge the ways that arts spaces and the creative sector at large works as gentrifiers and identify the ways that we benefit from anti Indigenous and anti Black racism. We are actively in processes as an organization to continuously grow, further relationships of mutuality, trust, care, and work within our responsibilities to elevate underrepresented voices and perspectives through our platform.


For EVERYSEEKER 2021, expect to be moved into celebration, to (re)believe in magic and spell-casting of the sonic variety, and called into responding to rhythm - beat - melody - experimentation.

Expect to feel like summer has arrived and like you have been transported to memories of crowded, sweaty dance parties, holding your best friend's hand as you listen reverently to the most exquisite grace note; the joy of watching exuberant dance-offs and witnessing our communities reverberate collectively. EVERYSEEKER 2021 tastes like childhood popsicles in late August, a warm stack of pancakes, too much sugar in your iced coffee, the ripest fruits. This festival sounds like delightful pandemonium, joyful roar, playful sonance, soft orchestra, heartfelt drums, exploratory invitation, poly-dimensional resonance, mystifying timbre, time travel.

2021 ARTIST LINE UP… DRONE ROLL PLEASE…

Aiden Gillis | aRENYE | Asuquomo | Brandon Hoax | Bucko Art Machine | Cher Hann | Elle Barbara | EVERYSTINKER | Ikumagialiit | Killa Atencio | Lafawndah | Leelee Oluwastoyosi Eko-Davis | Maria Chavez | Marissa Sean Cruz | Maximata | Moor Mother ft Tcheser Holmes and Luke Stewart | Ouri | Sheenah Ko | Stand Partners | Still House Plants | Thanya Iyer | Wholesound | Zamani Millar | zamzam club


All of our digital programming is free and open to the public. We would like to use this difficult time of uncertainty, and the ways the presenters in the arts sector have adapted, as an opportunity to reimagine free and further accessible arts programming for our collective post-COVID worlds. If you are able to invest in this reimagination, please consider donating to our ARTIST TIP POOL or subscribing to our NEW MEMBERSHIP platform (link in bio).

p.s. membership will give u sneaky peek access to behind-the-scenes and program leaks!