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Riverfest Elora

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Riverfest Elora
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Private
Founded yearint
2009
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Riverfest Elora is a Canadian non-profit organization that produces an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario. Founded in 2009 and operating with a small team of 1-10 staff, the organization delivers a recurring community event that combines live music performances, visual art displays, and food-vendor programming for local residents and visiting attendees drawn to a festival-format arts experience.

The festival is the organization's sole material product and event-business model: revenue is generated through ticket sales for the multi-day programming, sponsorship from local and regional partners, fees paid by food-truck and artisan vendors on site, and donations or grants consistent with a registered non-profit. There is no disclosed platform, SaaS, app, or digital product surface; the operational footprint is anchored at a physical riverside venue in Elora, accessed and marketed through the riverfestelora.com domain.

Public-facing data on the company is unusually thin: leadership is not documented, no funding rounds or institutional backers are reported, no partnerships or sponsor rosters are visible, and no technology stack or customer roster has been disclosed. The available evidence supports a baseline characterization as a long-running, small-staff, community-scale arts non-profit, with deeper commercial detail unavailable within the input set.

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Riverfest Elora is a Canadian non-profit that operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, founded in 2009. It serves local and visiting attendees through live performances, art displays, and food vendors.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersElora, Canada
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Elora
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Canada
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North America
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Serves global market

Keyword5 values
live music festival, outdoor arts festival, community event, food truck festival, live performances
Industry2 codes
1Music Festival Organizers & Promoters
CodeMPAGAAABPrimaryYes
2Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks)
CodeMPAGAEAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries711
  • Musical Groups and Artists711130
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation71
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation7990
  • Services-Amusement & Recreation Services7900
Product category
Live Music & Arts Festival Events
Cost components4 values
Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Riverfest Elora operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, featuring live music performances, art displays, and food trucks for attendees. As a non-profit organization, it curates and delivers a multi-day community event combining live entertainment with food and visual arts experiences.

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Product and service1 record
1Riverfest Elora Outdoor Music & Arts Festival
CategoryLive Events / Music & Arts Festival
Description

An annual outdoor festival in Elora, Ontario featuring live music performances, visual art displays, and food trucks, aimed at local community members and festival-goers.

Recent move2 records

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Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

One of Canada's largest music festivals, also a multi-stage outdoor event. Comparable in outdoor music-festival format but operates at materially larger scale and budget.

TypeDirect peer
Description

A community-oriented outdoor music and arts festival held in Guelph, Ontario. Highly comparable to Riverfest Elora in scale, programming mix, and southern-Ontario community positioning.

3Burlington Sound of Music Festival
TypeDirect peer
Description

Free outdoor music festival in Burlington, Ontario. Comparable as a community-focused southern-Ontario outdoor music event, though at a smaller, free-admission scale.

4Beaches International Jazz Festival
TypeRegional player
Description

Toronto-based summer music festival with outdoor programming. Comparable in being a Canadian outdoor summer music event, but serves a different urban geography.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Multi-stage outdoor folk and roots festival in Calgary. Comparable in programming mix, outdoor format, and non-profit community-driven model.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Canada's largest country music festival, held annually in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Comparable as a large outdoor Ontario music festival but operates at significantly higher production scale and capitalization.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large North American outdoor music festival. Comparable in outdoor multi-stage format and live music focus, but operates at vastly larger scale and with for-profit sponsorship models.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Long-running Ontario folk and roots music festival in Orillia. Similar multi-day outdoor music format with community non-profit sponsorship, directly comparable in scale and audience.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Toronto-based multi-venue music and arts festival. Comparable as an Ontario music and arts festival, though more focused on indie/emerging artists and club-based programming rather than a single outdoor site.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Long-established Canadian outdoor folk music festival operating as a non-profit. Highly comparable in mission, format, and organizational structure, though at a larger attendance scale.

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Competitive moat2 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights4 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Riverfest Elora

Live Music & Arts Festival Eventsriverfestelora.com

Riverfest Elora is a Canadian non-profit that operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, founded in 2009. It serves local and visiting attendees through live performances, art displays, and food vendors.

What Riverfest Elora does

Riverfest Elora is a Canadian non-profit organization that produces an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario. Founded in 2009 and operating with a small team of 1-10 staff, the organization delivers a recurring community event that combines live music performances, visual art displays, and food-vendor programming for local residents and visiting attendees drawn to a festival-format arts experience.

The festival is the organization's sole material product and event-business model: revenue is generated through ticket sales for the multi-day programming, sponsorship from local and regional partners, fees paid by food-truck and artisan vendors on site, and donations or grants consistent with a registered non-profit. There is no disclosed platform, SaaS, app, or digital product surface; the operational footprint is anchored at a physical riverside venue in Elora, accessed and marketed through the riverfestelora.com domain.

Public-facing data on the company is unusually thin: leadership is not documented, no funding rounds or institutional backers are reported, no partnerships or sponsor rosters are visible, and no technology stack or customer roster has been disclosed. The available evidence supports a baseline characterization as a long-running, small-staff, community-scale arts non-profit, with deeper commercial detail unavailable within the input set.

Riverfest Elora firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Riverfest Elora
Website
https://riverfestelora.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2009
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Riverfest Elora is a Canadian non-profit that operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, founded in 2009. It serves local and visiting attendees through live performances, art displays, and food vendors.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Riverfest Elora industry classification

Industry
Product category
Live Music & Arts Festival Events
NAICS
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
SIC
Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
akta.pro primary industry
Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

Keywords

  • Live music festival
  • Outdoor arts festival
  • Community event
  • Food truck festival
  • Live performances

Where Riverfest Elora is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Elora
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Riverfest Elora business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Riverfest Elora product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Riverfest Elora operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, featuring live music performances, art displays, and food trucks for attendees. As a non-profit organization, it curates and delivers a multi-day community event combining live entertainment with food and visual arts experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Riverfest Elora Outdoor Music & Arts Festival An annual outdoor festival in Elora, Ontario featuring live music performances, visual art displays, and food trucks, aimed at local community members and festival-goers.

Companies that use Riverfest Elora

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Riverfest Elora technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Riverfest Elora partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Riverfest Elora competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Ottawa Bluesfest: One of Canada's largest music festivals, also a multi-stage outdoor event. Comparable in outdoor music-festival format but operates at materially larger scale and budget.
  • Boots and Hearts Music Festival: Canada's largest country music festival, held annually in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Comparable as a large outdoor Ontario music festival but operates at significantly higher production scale and capitalization.
  • Bluesfest (Tasmanian) / Summerfest: Large North American outdoor music festival. Comparable in outdoor multi-stage format and live music focus, but operates at vastly larger scale and with for-profit sponsorship models.

Direct peers

  • Hillside Festival: A community-oriented outdoor music and arts festival held in Guelph, Ontario. Highly comparable to Riverfest Elora in scale, programming mix, and southern-Ontario community positioning.
  • Burlington Sound of Music Festival: Free outdoor music festival in Burlington, Ontario. Comparable as a community-focused southern-Ontario outdoor music event, though at a smaller, free-admission scale.
  • Calgary Folk Music Festival: Multi-stage outdoor folk and roots festival in Calgary. Comparable in programming mix, outdoor format, and non-profit community-driven model.
  • Mariposa Folk Festival: Long-running Ontario folk and roots music festival in Orillia. Similar multi-day outdoor music format with community non-profit sponsorship, directly comparable in scale and audience.
  • Winnipeg Folk Festival: Long-established Canadian outdoor folk music festival operating as a non-profit. Highly comparable in mission, format, and organizational structure, though at a larger attendance scale.

Regional players

  • Beaches International Jazz Festival: Toronto-based summer music festival with outdoor programming. Comparable in being a Canadian outdoor summer music event, but serves a different urban geography.

Emerging players

  • NXNE (North by Northeast): Toronto-based multi-venue music and arts festival. Comparable as an Ontario music and arts festival, though more focused on indie/emerging artists and club-based programming rather than a single outdoor site.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Riverfest Elora M&A and investment

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Riverfest Elora

What does Riverfest Elora do?

Riverfest Elora operates an annual outdoor music and arts festival in Elora, Ontario, featuring live music performances, art displays, and food trucks for attendees. As a non-profit organization, it curates and delivers a multi-day community event combining live entertainment with food and visual arts experiences.

Is Riverfest Elora a public or private company?

Riverfest Elora is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Riverfest Elora founded?

Riverfest Elora was founded in 2009. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Riverfest Elora based?

Riverfest Elora is headquartered in Elora, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Riverfest Elora's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Ottawa Bluesfest, Boots and Hearts Music Festival and Bluesfest (Tasmanian) / Summerfest. Direct peers are Hillside Festival, Burlington Sound of Music Festival, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival and Winnipeg Folk Festival. Beaches International Jazz Festival is listed as a regional player. NXNE (North by Northeast) is listed as an emerging player.

Does Riverfest Elora have an API?

No public API is recorded for Riverfest Elora.

What industry is Riverfest Elora in?

Riverfest Elora's product category is Live Music & Arts Festival Events. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAGAAAB, Music Festival Organizers & Promoters, with a secondary code of MPAGAEAG, Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks). Its NAICS code is 711 and its SIC code is 7990.

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BillboardIn Canada: Riverfest Elora, Canceled Due to Financial Strain, Calls on Canadians to Support Local Live MusicOrganizers of the Ontario-based Riverfest Elora festival have launched a public appeal for support from Canadian businesses and policymakers after canceling the event due to financial strain. The cancellation follows rising production costs, reduced corporate sponsorships, and lower revenues that organizers state made the festival's model unsustainable after 15 years. This development highlights broader economic pressures facing the local live music sector, which generated $9.9 billion in visitor spending in 2023.GlobeNewswireRiverfest Elora Announces 2024 Lineup; “Feels Like The Strongest Group of Artists We’ve Ever Brought To The Festival”Riverfest Elora announced its 2024 lineup, headlined by Violent Femmes, Fleet Foxes, and Josh Ross, with over 40 acts. The 14th annual festival runs August 16-20 in Elora, Ontario, drawing over 5,000 daily. The event is 100% packaged water free.GlobeNewswire“Hands down, our favourite festival to play” – Bands request to join Riverfest lineup due to Elora, Ont. festival’s unique atmosphereRiverfest Elora, Ontario, is preparing for its 13th year on August 18-20, headlined by Metric, Feist, and The Reklaws. The festival, which attracts 16,000-18,000 attendees, has 70% of tickets sold out, and artists like The Darcys and Metric have praised its intimate, European-style atmosphere.