The Home County Music & Art Festival (formerly Home County Folk Festival) is a festival held the third weekend of July in London, Ontario.[1]
| Home County Music & Art Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Victoria Park, London, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 42°59′20″N 81°14′53″W / 42.9890°N 81.2480°W |
| Years active | 1974-present |
| Founders | Home County Folk League |
| Attendance | 55,000 |
| Website | homecounty |
The founders chose the name "H.O.M.E County" because it was an acronym of the nearby counties of Huron, Oxford, Middlesex, and Elgin.[2]
The festival is an admission by donation and is held in Victoria Park, London, Ontario.[3] It is hosted by the Home County Folk League, a non-profit organization formed in 1973, and they have held a festival every year since 1974.[4] In 2023, it was announced that the 2024 festival was canceled.[5]
References
edit- ^ Helga Loverseed, "Summer means large, small festivals: There's Highland games, steel drum bands, art and music at some of the fetes in Ontario and Quebec". The Globe and Mail, July 8, 1992.
- ^ "Home County: Why a storied London music festival appears to be done". The London Free Press.
- ^ Heather Rivers, "Home County, 'London's longest-running festival,' puts down roots again". London Free Press, July 14, 2023.
- ^ Wults, Philip M.; Downs, Philip G.; Baldwin, Jane (July 28, 2014). "Music in London". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Home County Music and Art Festival cancelled for 2024". CBC.
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