Hillside Festival


The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-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.

List of past performers

Notable performers who have played at Hillside include:
Notable spoken word artists who performed at the festival include Sandra Alland, Stuart McLean, Robert Priest, Tony Leighton, Tom King, and Shane Koyczan. Barenaked Ladies played a concert before the festival to celebrate the construction of the permanent Hillside main stage that had recently been built.