La Nuit sur l'étang is a Canadian

Canada

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 music festival, held annually in Sudbury, Ontario

Ontario

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Established in 1973 by Fernand Dorais and a group of students (namely André Paiement) from Laurentian University

Laurentian University

Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....

, the festival presents a concert program of francophone

Francophone

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 musical artists over a night. It is one of the major annual events in franco-ontarian

Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....

culture.

The festival also stages an annual competition for new and emerging franco-Ontarian bands, La Brunante. The winner of each year's La Brunante is given a slot on the Nuit sur l'étang bill.