The 2021 digital festival curtain raiser began with the 2nd annual edition of VSTAR, an online talent hunt of local emerging artists that began on June 21 and concluded on July 20. The top three contestants will get the opportunity to perform at the Vibrant Brampton in-ground festival in 2022.

Over 100 entries were received for VSTAR 2021 and top 46 were selected for the

first round, coming down to top 6 finalists who performed on July 25th.