Ovation Music Festival [SEP] inception
Ovation Music Festival
In September 2005, Stratford, Ontario hosted the Ovation Music Festival, organized by local resident Chris Parson. Local musicians opened for several big name Canadian groups including Sum 41, Simple Plan, Our Lady Peace and Barenaked Ladies. 
History.
The Ovation Music Festival opened with the performances of Sum 41 and Simple Plan. The following night, the festival attracted a slightly larger crowd with entertainers like Sloan, Finger Eleven and Our Lady Peace. On the closing day and evening, the festival diversified its
awards are made annually in any one of the disciplines of drama, music, jazz, visual art, dance and film. Since the inception of the awards in 1981 a total of 105 awards have been presented plus five special awards to artists in recognition of their contribution to the National Arts Festival and the arts of South Africa. A complete list of previous winners is as follows:
Fringe awards.
In 2010, the National Arts Festival launched a new set of awards for Fringe productions – the Standard Bank Ovation Awards