Hillside Festival

Hillside Festival is a grassroots music festival that is volunteer-powered and green as can be. We create a village on Guelph Lake Island that we fill with music, dance, drumming, food, crafts, and all manner of happy happenings! You'll hear stirring music from five stages, participate in workshops on everything from peacemaking to poi, and have access to entire gorgeous conservation area!
In the winter, to beat the cold dreary weather, we stage Hillside Inside and light up downtown Guelph with the warm sunny spirit of our summer festival!