Hillside Festival | |
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The Hillside Festival logo.
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Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Guelph Lake Conservation Area |
Inaugurated | 1984 |
Most recent | 2016 |
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The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-stage (including one kids' stage) summer festival occurring in Guelph, Ontario hosting musicians, spoken word artists, workshops and more. The Hillside Festival occurs in late July on Guelph Lake Island.
Notable performers who have played at Hillside include:
Notable spoken word artists who performed at the festival include Sandra Alland (2005), Stuart McLean (2008), Robert Priest (2005), Tony Leighton (2007, 2008), Tom King (2007), and Shane Koyczan (2010, Inside 2011, 2013). Barenaked Ladies played a concert before the festival to celebrate the construction of the permanent Hillside main stage that had recently been built.
Coordinates: 43°35′49″N 80°14′35″W / 43.597°N 80.243°W