Riverfest Elora

Riverfest Elora
GenreMusic festival, Arts festival
DatesSecond Weekend in September
LocationsElora, Ontario, Canada
Years active2009-2019, 2021-2025
Attendance15,000 (2023) [1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Riverfest Elora was 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]

Following the 2025 edition of the festival, it was announced that it would be continuing saying that it would not be continuing. A statement from the festival partners said that it had "turned only modest profits a handful of times in its 15-year history, and none in recent years” with losses of $1.2 million in the last three years.[8]

Notable headliners

Treble Charger performing at Riverfest Elora 2024

References

  1. ↑ Kozolanka, Keegan (2023-08-25). "Over 15,000 people attended this year's Riverfest weekend". Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Schimdt, Hannah (2024-08-16). "Riverfest returns to Elora". CTV News. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Edge Presents: Riverfest Elora". May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Riverfest 2015: About". Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Elora Riverfest postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus". Guelph Mercury. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Mongu, Tiffiny (2021-07-21). "Riverfest Elora to hold in-person concerts, but on a much smaller scale". CBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Riverfest Elora 2021". Global News. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Buerkert, Kate (2025-11-19). "Riverfest Elora to end citing financial difficulties". Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Prairie Oyster headlining Elora's Riverfest". 2010-08-25. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Riverfest Elora: History". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Riverfest Elora music celebration update: Ashley MacIsaac, Born Ruffians, Rich Aucoin headline". 2013-08-14. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ↑ Hudson, Alex (2015-04-12). "Riverfest Elora Details Full 2015 Lineup". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Slingerland, Calum (2016-04-27). "Riverfest Elora Gets Chromeo, the Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Wintersleep for 2016 Festival". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  14. ↑ McDonald, Casey (2017-04-28). "Lineup for Riverfest Elora 2017 announced". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Riverfest Elora announces 2018 festival lineup". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Slingerland, Calum (2019-03-28). "Riverfest Elora Reveals 2019 Lineup with City and Colour, Jessie Reyez, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "2023 Riverfest Elora Lineup Released". 2023-04-19. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Violent Femmes, Fleet Foxes and Josh Ross headlining Riverfest 2024". 2024-03-22. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Riverfest Elora announces 2025 lineup". 2025-03-19. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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