3 days of Live music, local food and fun for the whole family
Live music - Friday
Joel Plaskett Emergency


Julian Taylor
UNion Duke
pub tent takeover (2 sets)

Saturday
Shad


The Sadies
Amanda Rheaume


The Human Rights
Ramon Chicharron


Ontario All-Star Bluegrass Band
Locally Grown Stage (2 sets)
Melissa Payne and Friends
Locally Grown Stage


Mayhemingways
Locally Grown Stage
Ganaraska Sheiks
Locally Grown Stage

Sunday
Kathleen Edwards


Kate Boothman


Brooks and Bowskill with The Hometown Beauts
Mimi O'Bonsawin

Local Food and Fun For the whole family
Food Vendors
ReyRay's, Smashed Patties, Toller Pizza (sunday only), Lallie's, The Screaming Goat Cafe, The Mill Restaurant The Shortbread Company, The Pop Stand, Market & Smor and more!


Craft Beverages
William Street Beer Co., Northumberland Hills Brewery, Ganaraska Brewing Company, Cultivate Cocktaills with Wes Galloway and more to come!
Cultivate Academy
Learn about all things Cultivate at the Cultivate Academy. Food Demos? Check! Folk Dancing? Check? Choir Singing? You got it! There's alwasy something interesting happening at the Academy.


Cultivate Kids
Cultivate Kids run wild! A weekend full of self guided play and arts and crafts opportunities plus workshops in hoola hoop dancing, drag story time, theatre workshops and more!
Cultivate Kids are ALWAYS free thanks to the generous support of Jacqueline Pennington.
Cultivate Art
Tons of participatory art opportunities at the Cultivate Art Hive led by our friends at The Living Room Community Arts Studio, Green Wood Coaltion and Folk Camp.
Plus, Critical Mass and The Department of Illumination, Two Blue Shirts "Speaker's Corner" and a Human Dream Catcher with Mimi O'Bonsawin.

how else can you participate?

Volunteer!
There are so many benefits to volunteering for our festival! When you commit to a minimuym of 12 hours (before, during or after the festival), you get these perks!
- Work with amazing people, doing important work that benefits the community
- A free festival weekend pass
- A volunteer t-shirt
- An invitation to our wrap party on September 25th
- Free on-site camping (volunteers only)
Wow! Why wouldn'y you?
Sponsor
We, like you, think strengthening community is important. We think the work being done here by farmers, artists, food service providers, entrepreneurs and volunteers is great work. We believe a platform is important and that gathering everyone in one space makes a place special. Our organisation, now in its 7th year, is fueled by our community - sponsorships, provincial funding, donations and volunteerism. We are 90% volunteer run and we couldn’t do that without you.


be a food vendor
Would You Like To Be A Food Vendor At This Years Festival? Please Apply!
Keep in mind this is all about local food. Does your business incorporate local food whenever possible? If so, this is a great fit..
Whether you have a food service operation or you’re an artisan producer, we could have the spot just for you!
be an arts and crafts vendor
We will be carefully curating a small arts and crafts village. If you would like to participate, you are a local indepented artist/maker, please fill out the application below.

Frequently Asked Questions
Cultivate Festival takes place on September 23, 24 and 25 at Haute Goat Farm, rural Port Hope.
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