Event: Mega Truck Racing and Bearfest Concert
Date: Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30, 2026
Location: Chalmers Street Snow Dump, Cochrane, Ontario
Ticket Deadline: August 27, 2026 at midnight
Tickets: On Sale Now!
Cochrane is home to one of Canada's most iconic wildlife sanctuary stories, and this August it's adding a new chapter. The inaugural Mega Truck Racing and Bearfest Concert brings two days of ATV, side-by-side, and monster truck racing to the Snow Dump site on Chalmers Street on August 29–30, 2026, with proceeds supporting the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat. After the racing wraps each day, the site turns into a concert venue headlined by Northern Ontario country artist Larry Berrio.
Here's what you need to know before you go.
Mega Truck Racing and Bearfest is a two-day motorsport and music festival held in Cochrane, Ontario on August 29–30, 2026. During the day, drivers and teams compete in ATV, side-by-side, and monster truck racing at the Snow Dump grounds on Chalmers Street. After the racing wraps up, the site turns into a concert venue. The weekend lineup includes Invocate, a heavy metal band from Timmins and last year's Battle of Bands winners, and headliner Larry Berrio, the Sudbury-based Canadian country artist known for his love of Northern Ontario—and powersports.
The event takes place at the Chalmers Street Snow Dump in Cochrane, Ontario. Cochrane is located on Highway 11 in Northeastern Ontario, roughly 700 kilometres north of Toronto and accessible from Timmins (about 140 km southwest) and Kapuskasing (about 125 km northwest). The town also sits on the Ontario Northland rail corridor.
The racing program includes:
Competing teams and organizations include Ontario Offroad Racing, OMR Mud Racing, Carlow Off-Road Racing, Can X Racing Ontario, and Off Road Ontario.
Invocate opens the show. The band is a metal and hardcore act from Timmins, Ontario, and took home top honours at last year's Battle of Bands competition. Find them on Facebook at facebook.com/InvocateOfficial.
Larry Berrio headlines. He's a country and country-rock singer-songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario, active since 1996, and one of the few Canadian country artists who has made powersports a recurring theme in his music and public life, headlining events such as Rockin' The Trail and his annual Sandbanks boat-in concert on Lake Wanapitei.
Advance tickets must be purchased by midnight on August 27, 2026. At-the-gate availability is not guaranteed, so pre-purchase is strongly recommended.
Ticket Type | Price |
Day Pass (ages 13+) | $30 per person |
Weekend Pass (ages 13+) | $50 per person |
Child (ages 6–12) | $10 per person |
Child (ages 0–5) | Free |
Day Pass at the gate (ages 13+, if available) | $40 per person |
All passes include both the racing and the concert on the applicable day(s).
Yes. Children ages 6–12 attend for $10, and kids 5 and under get in free. The full experience including racing and concert is included with every ticket. Families looking for a high-energy, spectacle-driven weekend will find both motorsport action and live music at the same site.
Tickets are available now! The purchase deadline is midnight on August 27, 2026. Don't wait! Gate tickets (if available at all) will be priced at $40 for a day pass for those 13 and up
Do you love motorsport, live music, and outdoor events? Mega Truck Racing and Bearfest is built for fans of all that and more in Northern Ontario. If you follow off-road racing circuits, ATV events, or side-by-side competitions through organizations like Ontario Offroad Racing or Off Road Ontario, this is a weekend worth the drive. Music fans drawn to heavy metal and Canadian country will find both genres on the same bill.
Cochrane sits on Highway 11 in Northeastern Ontario. Key driving distances:
Cochrane is also served by Ontario Northland bus and rail services. The town has hotels, restaurants, and gas stations along the Highway 11 corridor. Book accommodations early, a big event like this in a town of 5,000 will fill up fast!
Tourism Cochrane will be coordinating additional programming around the August 29–30 weekend. Details are forthcoming, so check with Tourism Cochrane and the Town of Cochrane's website for updates closer to the event.
