Home County Music & Art Festival

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
GenreMusic
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Victoria Park, London, Ontario
Coordinates42°59′20″N 81°14′53″W / 42.9890°N 81.2480°W / 42.9890; -81.2480
Years active1974-present
FoundersHome County Folk League
Attendance55,000
Websitehomecounty.ca

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]

Home County Music & Art Festival

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Home County: Why a storied London music festival appears to be done". The London Free Press.
  3. ^ Heather Rivers, "Home County, 'London's longest-running festival,' puts down roots again". London Free Press, July 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Wults, Philip M.; Downs, Philip G.; Baldwin, Jane (July 28, 2014). "Music in London". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Home County Music and Art Festival cancelled for 2024". CBC.
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