Hillside Festival 2025

Hillside Festival 2025

Hillside Festival brings together acclaimed and groundbreaking artists for the ultimate musical celebration!

By Hillside Festival - Guelph
Lots of repeat customers 📈

Date and time

Fri, Jul 18, 2025 4:30 PM - Sun, Jul 20, 2025 11:00 PM EDT

Location

Guelph Lake Conservation Area

7743 Conservation Rd Guelph, ON N1H 6J1 Canada

Performers

  • Abigail Lapell
  • Adam Baldwin
  • Absolute Losers
  • Ballsy
  • Bells Larsen
  • Bibi Club
  • Los Bitchos
  • Boreal
  • Bria Salmena
  • Celeigh Cardinal
  • The Devin Cuddy Band
  • DijahSB
  • Drezus
  • Eljuri
  • Etran De L'Aïr
  • Excuse Me.
  • Femi Kuti
  • Fron Reilly
  • Ghostkeeper
  • Hurray For The Riff Raff
  • Ikky
  • Joel Wood & Tonia Jo Hall
  • Jolie Laide
  • Jon McKiel
  • Kelly McMichael
  • Lex Leosis
  • Lilyisthatyou
  • Lloyd Spiegel
  • Lucius
  • Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin
  • Mexican Institute Of Sound
  • Milk & Bone
  • Maryna Krut
  • Petite Noir
  • Quote the Raven
  • Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
  • Ruby Waters
  • Ryan Young
  • The Sarandons
  • Sebastian Gaskin
  • Shane Cook & The Woodchippers
  • Son Rompe Pera
  • Steve Poltz
  • Steven Taetz
  • Tamar Ilana & Ventanas
  • Tim Baker
  • Taylor Ashton
  • Vieux Farka Touré
  • Torrance

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 days 6 hours

Ticket policies:

Festival runs rain or shine. No refunds.

Children 12 and under are admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

Hours:

Friday: Gates open at 4:30 PM; Welcome starts at 5:30 PM.

Saturday: Gates open at 10:00 AM; programming starts at 11:00 AM.

Sunday: Gates open at 9:30 AM; programming starts at 10:30 AM.

Festival closes at 11:00 PM every night.

Frequently asked questions

How to Hillside

Find information about accessibility, our dishwashing system, lost & found, and more here: https://hillsidefestival.ca/how-to-hillside/

Getting into Hillside

Find more information about parking, bus shuttles, and more here: https://hillsidefestival.ca/getting-into-hillside-2025/

How does camping work?

If you are looking to book a campsite—either campground campsite or festival field campsite—please check the Grand River Conservation Area website. Details here: https://hillsidefestival.ca/camping-2025/

Organized by

Lots of repeat customers
Set in a beautiful, accessible conservation area with campgrounds on Guelph Lake, our summer festival is world-renowned as one of Canada’s most progressive, environmentally conscious, completely non-commercial community celebrations. We create a village on Guelph Lake Island that we fill with music, dance, drumming, food, crafts, and more.
From $97.62