The 2026 EMDSL Festival for teams aged U8 to U11 inclusive will be held over two weekends at 1 Password Park located at 355 Burwell Road in St Thomas. Teams will play two games on their assigned Festival Day. The park also has playgrounds and a splash pad for the teams to enjoy and the concession will be operational. There will also be a skills and drills area for the teams to show off their skills! Please see below for your assigned Festival Day.

Assigned Festival Day
Due to the World Cup Finals being on Sunday July 19th, the preseason assigned Festival Day may have changed for your age group. The league apologizes for any inconvenience caused for this change. Teams are able to opt out of the Festival without penalty by emailing admin@emdsl.ca by May 22nd. Teams opting out after this date will face an opt out fee and any teams not showing up for their games will be assessed a forfeit fee for each game missed. Please ensure you review your date with your team as soon as possible to ensure you will have enough players to participate

Saturday July 4th: U9 Boys, U9 Boys Tier 3, U9 Girls Tier 3, U10 Boys Tier 2.
Sunday July 5th: U8 Boys, U8 Boys Tier 3, U9 Girls, U10 Boys Tier 1, U10 Boys Tier 3.
Saturday July 18th: U11 Boys all tiers, U11 Girls all tiers.
Sunday July 19th: U10 Girls all tiers, last games to start at noon.

Notes
Teams are responsible for the match official fees for any Festival games where you are the assigned home team.
Schedules will be released shortly after the May 22nd opt out date.

Festival Field Map