The 10th annual Riverfest Elora lineup is out, with The Flaming Lips, Carly Rae Jepsen, Blue Rodeo, July Talk, Wolf Parade, Dear Rouge and Bedouin Soundclash set to perform.
This year’s festival will take place at Bissell Park in Elora from Aug. 17 to 19.
Tickets will go on sale March 24 at 10am.
“Ontario’s ‘big-little’ festival has become one of Canada’s premier boutique festivals over the last 10 years, offering top-tier headliners, up-and-coming indie bands, artisans, food trucks and craft brews, all within a majestically natural setting along the banks of the famed Grand River in Elora – Ontario’s most beautiful village,” organizers state.
Riverfest Elora started as a backyard festival in 2009 with an attendance of around 700 people. In recent years, the festival has grown to see crowds of over 5,000 a day.
“Riverfest Elora is enjoying the continued support it has been getting through its ongoing community and artistic partnerships and the unwavering support of Elora’s small but mighty community,” officials state.
This year, Riverfest will join the Keychange pledge.
Keychange is a European initiative that aims to empower women to transform the future of the music industry and encourages festivals to achieve a 50-50 gender balance by 2022.
New this year, Riverfest will also be partnering with The McGinn Brothers Big Game in Support of Big Brothers Big Sister of Centre Wellington. The charity ball hockey tournament takes place in Fergus on Aug. 17.
Kids from different age categories will vie for spots in the final game to play alongside some of their NHL hockey heroes.
Fans will have a chance to bid on auction items, get pieces autographed, listen to live music and watch some ball hockey. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington for its capital campaign to create a hub of services to support youth mental, physical and emotional health.
Riverfest will continue its four-year tradition of remaining packaged water free. This year the festival will also cut out the use of plastic straws.
To see the full Riverfest lineup visit riverfestelora.com.
