Cultivate Festival 2023

Sept. 20-22, 2024

A Feel Good Festival

Three days of live Music, local food and fun for the whole family

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Cultivate Festival Is Coming

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Live Music

Immerse yourself in a diverse cultural programming experience celebrating Canada’s deep pool of artistic excellence. Feel-good, family friendly programming over two stages, never overlapping so you don’t have to miss a thing.

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Cultivate Kids

Always free, Cultivate Kids programming offers a vibrant blend of creativity and education. With interactive workshops, engaging performances, and hands-on activities, children explore art, music, nature, and more, fostering their curiosity and imagination in an inclusive and joyful environment.

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Art Hive & Academy

Head into The Art Hive and Cultivate Academy for tons of participatory art opportunities, demonstrations, workshops and intimate performances!

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Food & Drink

Embark on a farm-to-festival journey! Born a local food festival, Cultivate will forever feature the finest in local food and drink, celebrating our region’s agricultural abundance, food and drink professionals and taste-of-place! PS – our lineups are short too!

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How else can you participate?

Help us create an unforgettable experience or showcase your local products!

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Haute Goat Farm

200 acres of stunning landscapes, complete with farm animals, trails, a cafe, 18 hole disc golf course, farm experiences and more. The perfect feel good venue for the perfect feel good festival!

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Sustainability

Cultivate Festival is deeply committed to sustainability, embracing practices that nurture both the environment and the community. From renewable energy sources to zero waste initiatives, we strive to create a festival experience that celebrates nature while minimizing our ecological footprint. Together, we cultivate a greener future.

Inclusivity

Cultivate Festival embraces inclusivity at its core, creating a vibrant space where diverse voices and perspectives flourish. With a celebration of art, music, and culture, it fosters a welcoming environment that promotes unity, acceptance, and the power of shared experiences. We are also committed to access for all – if you’d like a free ticket send us an email to info@cultivatefestival.ca and we’ll send you some with no questions asked.

Free Programming

Cultivate Festival by offering exclusively free programming within its gates. With a commitment to accessibility, attendees can immerse themselves in a vibrant cultural experience, enjoying diverse performances, workshops, farm experiences and interactive artistic programming, all without any cost barriers. Even the parking is free!

Music Lineup

Feel-good, family friendly programming over two stages, never overlapping so you don’t have to miss a thing.

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Sarah Harmer

Good Lovelies

Lady Yetunde and Afrika Libre

Diogo Ramos

OKAN

Charlotte cornfield

Bio Ritmo

Nimkii and The Niniis

FAQs

You’ve Got Cultivate Questions? We’ve Got The Answers!

When is Cultivate Festival?

Cultivate Festival takes place on September 22, 23 and 24 at Haute Goat Farm, rural Port Hope.

Tell me about Camping

Check out our Camping section on the site.

How do I get there?

You can pop this into your GPS. You could also cycle – it’s a beautiful ride!

Can I bring my pet?

Cultivate welcomes support animals but no other animals will be permitted. As a working farm, it’s very important and no acceptions will be made. Sorry.

Did I hear something about after parties?

You sure did!

Exclusive for campers, we’ll be having a lot of fun around the campfire once the gates close. More free programming for you to enjoy, now go get those camping tickets!

What’s included with my ticket?

A weekend pass to Cultivate includes unlimited, weekend-long access to:

Live music with an emphasis on Canada’s finest performers
Free artistic and farm friendly programming throughtout the weekend
Tons of participatory art opportunities, demonstrations, workshops and intimate performances in Cultivate Academy and Art Hive
Cultivate Kid’s provides open-ended play opportunities, family-focused performance, creative art workshops, and a comfortable breastfeeding and baby-change station
A safe space for everyone
A weekend pass for kids 18 and under is free!
Out-of-the-box multi-disciplinary arts experiences
Access to incredible local food, sourced mostly from Northumberland but exclusively from within Ontario, straight from farm-to-festival.
Access to handcrafted and local beverages, from craft breweries to artisanal cocktails
Access to hot and cold non-alcoholic, hand-crafted beverages from Northumberland’s best producer
Free on-site parking
Keep an eye on our programming for all the details

Does it include any tastings?

General Admission pricing covers the full festival experience, but does not include food and drink purchases. Ask nicely though, and you never know what you’ll get. 🙂

Is Cultivate accessible?

We have taken steps to ensure that there are as few barriers to enjoy the festival as possible. Although the venue offers many accessible areas, it is an outdoor, grassy surface.

We have a dedicated Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility committee on-site to ensure we can make the experience as enjoyable as possible.

There are parking spots reserved for those with accessibility permits right close to the gates. Also a drop off area. There is clear directional signage marking the location of the festival, the front gate is fully accessible. Support persons and animals are permitted to the festival.

Inside the festival, all food menus are written on large boards, the washrooms, food and drink service areas and stages are all wheelchair accessible. The Craft Beverage tent has tables with removable chairs.

There will be accessible seating areas.

Multiple accessible washrooms will be made available.

Is there a refund policy?

Tickets are non-refundable. Cultivate Festival is rain or shine!

Can I bring outside food or drink?

Inside the festival grounds you will find a wide variety of food and drink, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. Food and drink is a key part of the Cutlivate experience, and our vendors appreciate your support more than ever. We know different people have different needs, but please be considerate of these vendors as much as possible and be sure to pack out any waste that you bring in.

Outside alcohol is completely forbidden. Anyone caught with outside alcohol will be asked to leave the festival and will not be permitted to return.

Is there a schedule of events?

There will be! You can see what is happening on what days at this point. We should have a schedule out soon.

Where can I find the Terms and Conditions?

Right here!

Terms + Conditions

What are Cultivate’s COVID-19 protocols?

The Festival Organizer requires all Festival participants to comply with Provincial and local health unit COVID-19 Guidelines in effect at the time of the Festival. It is anticipated that these guidelines will dictate screening, mask wearing, social distancing and other protocols. Signage will be conspicuously posted. Touchless transactions will be implemented at ticket scanning and elsewhere when possible to minimize any direct contact.

As we get closer to the event, we will be announcing more details.

To see our terms and conditions, please click here.

Passes on Sale in December

Kids 18 and under are free with a ticket holding adult.
Young adults are around half price. Available Now

Hibernate with Aysanabee

$49

Our kickoff party at United Church on Friday February 16, 2024. Support by Mia Kelly.

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Hibernate with Inn Echo

$35

We’re taking over Ganaraska Brewing Company for a live concert on Saturday February 17th, 2024. Support by Jordan Mowat.

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hibernate with Elliott Brood

$35

We’re taking over Ganaraska Brewing Company for a live concert on Sunday February 18, 2024. Support by Nickola Magnolia.

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Weekend
Pass

$99

Tickets to the Aysanabee, Inn Echo and Elliott Brood shows.

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Programming Partners

These community organizations are as dedicated to building healthy and vibrant communities as much as we are and we couldn’t be more proud to have them presenting unique, collaborative art experiences that strengthen the Cultivate Community.