Riverfest Elora
| Riverfest Elora | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music festival, Arts festival |
| Dates | Second Weekend in September |
| Locations | Elora, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 2009-2019, 2021-present |
| Attendance | 15,000 (2023) [1] |
| Website | Official website |
Riverfest Elora is an annual art and music held at Bissell Park in Elora, Ontario.
The festival was founded in 2009 by artist Marilyn Koop,[2] initially as a backyard festival that was attended by 700 people[3] with headliners Rawlins Cross and Tony McManus.[4] In 2011 the festival moved from its original location on the grounds of the Elora Centre of the Arts across the street to its current home of Bissell Park.[4]
The 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19.[5] In 2021, the festival was initially planned to run on a shrunken basis due to continuing COVID-19 requirements with only 430 tickets sold for a line up of 11 artists[6] before being cancelled altogether.[7]
Notable headliners
- 2009 - Rawlins Cross, Tony McManus.[4]
- 2010 - Prairie Oyster[8]
- 2011 - Danny Michel, Kevin Breit[9]
- 2012
- 2013 -Ashley MacIsaac, Born Ruffians, Rich Aucoin[10]
- 2014 - Blue Rodeo, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires[9]
- 2015 - Metric, Sam Roberts Band, Bruce Cockburn[11]
- 2016 - Chromeo, the Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta![12]
- 2017 - Monster Truck, MGMT, Gogol Bordello[13]
- 2018 - The Flaming Lips, Blue Rodeo, July Talk[14]
- 2019 - City and Colour, Jessie Reyez, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones[15]
- 2022 - Alessia Cara, The Glorious Sons and Mother Mother[16]
- 2023 - The Reklaws, Metric, and Feist[17]
- 2024 - Violent Femmes, Fleet Foxes, Josh Ross[18]
- 2025 - Silversun Pickups, Fitz and the Tantrums, City and Colour[19]
References
- ^ Kozolanka, Keegan (2023-08-25). "Over 15,000 people attended this year's Riverfest weekend". Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Schimdt, Hannah (2024-08-16). "Riverfest returns to Elora". CTV News. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Edge Presents: Riverfest Elora". May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Riverfest 2015: About". Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Elora Riverfest postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus". Guelph Mercury. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Mongu, Tiffiny (2021-07-21). "Riverfest Elora to hold in-person concerts, but on a much smaller scale". CBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Riverfest Elora 2021". Global News. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Prairie Oyster headlining Elora's Riverfest". 2010-08-25. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Riverfest Elora: History". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Riverfest Elora music celebration update: Ashley MacIsaac, Born Ruffians, Rich Aucoin headline". 2013-08-14. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (2015-04-12). "Riverfest Elora Details Full 2015 Lineup". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (2016-04-27). "Riverfest Elora Gets Chromeo, the Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Wintersleep for 2016 Festival". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ McDonald, Casey (2017-04-28). "Lineup for Riverfest Elora 2017 announced". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Riverfest Elora announces 2018 festival lineup". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (2019-03-28). "Riverfest Elora Reveals 2019 Lineup with City and Colour, Jessie Reyez, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Gregory, Allie (2022-05-17). "Riverfest Elora Gets Alessia Cara, B.A. Johnston, the OBGMs, Dizzy, DijahSB, Bran Van 3000 for 2022". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "2023 Riverfest Elora Lineup Released". 2023-04-19. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Violent Femmes, Fleet Foxes and Josh Ross headlining Riverfest 2024". 2024-03-22. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Riverfest Elora announces 2025 lineup". 2025-03-19. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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