OCTOBER 14 – 18, 2026 • CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI
ANCHOR FEST
FILM • TV • MUSIC • COMEDY • CONFERENCE
ABOUT USANCHOR Fest (Formerly The Charlottetown Film Festival) is five days of film screenings, concerts, comedy shows, and conference activities spread across downtown Charlottetown October 14 to 18.
Operated by A.M.P.A. (non-profit), ANCHOR’s purpose is to showcase exciting Canadian talent and foster PEI’s growing film industry.
FILM & TV
Screening the most buzzworthy screen work of the year and helping you discover your next favourite filmmaker
COMEDY & PODCASTS
PEI’s rising comedians and national entertainers who straddle the worlds of stand-up, podcasting, and film.
MUSIC
Bespoke concert experiences, mixed media performances, and the best Atlantic Canada’s underground music scene has to offer.
CONFERENCE
Panels, workshops, and networking events where local creatives learn from industry experts and expand their professional networks.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ANCHOR Presents:CANADA.GOV.CA
Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, John Batt is the brain behind the popular instagram account @canada.gov.ca, curating stories from the obscure and often bizarre side of Canadian history and culture. The tales and memes ride that sweet line between education and entertainment, recounting yarns about queer musical resistance in '70s Toronto bars, celebrating the inspirational FERO dumpsters, and skewering greedy Galen Weston. He's taken his one-man show—a cross between a Ted Talk and a couple drinks with a good buddy—on the road all over Canada including shows in Dawson City, Yukon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, Halifax and St. John's, Newfoundland. He counts Canadian music heavyweights like Springhill's Anne Murray and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo among his loyal followers, not to mention a now-squashed beef with Jann Arden. Come see what all the fuss is about. It's not a podcast, it's not stand-up comedy. It's @canada.gov.ca
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Jack Blanchard Hall - 7 Pond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 2N9
6:00 PM Doors | 7:00 PM Show
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Stay tuned for event lineups, guest announcements and ticketing information.
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Information for submissions will be announced soon
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To learn more about sponsorship opportunities please reach out to sam@clubredproductions.com