NEWS RELEASE
RIVERFEST ELORA
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Ontario’s “big-little” festival continues its run as one of Canada’s premier boutique festivals, offering top tier headliners, up-and-coming indie bands, local 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.
Heading into the 11th annual instalment, Riverfest Elora, which started as a backyard festival in 2009 with an attendance of around 700 people, has grown exponentially in recent years to see crowds of more than 5,000 a day over the August weekend.
Growing from the success of past instalments, which have included performances by The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Carly Rae Jepsen, Arkells, Metric, July Talk, Blue Rodeo, Chromeo, The Sheepdogs, Gogol Bordello, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Serena Ryder, Walk Off The Earth, Charles Bradley, Donovan Woods, Bahamas, The Strumbellas and many more, Riverfest Elora thrives because of the ongoing support it receives through its artistic partnerships and the unwavering support of Elora’s small but mighty community.
Riverfest continues with the Keychange pledge
Keychange is a pioneering European initiative empowering women to transform the future of the music industry and encouraging festivals to achieve a 50:50 gender balance by 2022. Keychange aims to accelerate change and create a better, more inclusive music industry for present and future generations.
Riverfest Elora partners with the McGinn Brothers Big Game in Support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington for Second Year
To help Riverfest Elora celebrate our 11th annual festival, we are pleased to partner with The McGinn Brothers Big Game in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Centre Wellington! The Big Game is a charity ball hockey tournament, taking place in Fergus on August 16, 2019, Riverfest Elora’s opening day. Kids from different age categories will vie for spots in the final game to play alongside some of their NHL hockey heroes. A great family event at no cost, fans will have a chance to bid on auction items, get pieces autographed, listen to live music and watch some entertaining ball hockey. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington.
One hundred per cent packed water free! Thanks to Riverfest Elora’s partnership with Wellington Water Watchers, the Township of Centre Wellington and Quench Buggy, Riverfest Elora will be 100% packaged water free for the sixth year in a row!
RIVERFEST ELORA IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE ITS 2019 LINEUP:
Friday, August 16th, 2019
Friday After Parties
Saturday, August 17th, 2019
Saturday After Parties
Sunday, August 18, 2019
For tickets and additional info: www.riverfestelora.com
For media inquiries: [email protected].
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