Hillside Inside is a new event produced by the Hillside Festival organizers.
Hillside Inside runs Feb. 2 from 1 to 11pm at the Sleeman Centre, downtown Guelph.
Grandstand tickets are still available for the reserved seating event.
Confirmed acts include: City and Colour, Xavier Rudd, The Weakerthans, Tokyo Police Club, Cuff the Duke, Shout Out Out Out Out, Wintersleep, Attack In Black, Martyn Joseph, Les Batinses, The Abrams Brothers, Roxanne Potvin, Zaki Ibrahim, and Hayley Sales.
The event will feature two alternating stages and a unique seating layout that allows all reserved seats access to the general admission floor area, based on capacity.
Hillside Inside will have a craft and community booth area, plus Hillside Inside and Hillside Festival merchandise will be for sale. Food options include Hillside type vendors, plus Sleeman Centre concessions. Free potable water will be available for patrons; so attendees are encouraged to bring their own drinking bottles.
Tickets are $49.95 with GST included, and are available at www.hillsidefestival.ca, by phone at 1-866-598-4455, the Hillside office, and at designated outlets. There is also a limited number of $39.95 (GST included) discounted tickets for seniors over 65 and kids aged 6 to 12, available only at the Hillside office.
Organizers received support for Hillside Inside from the Ministry of Tourism’s Celebrate Ontario Program, and from The Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the government of Ontario.
The Hillside Festival organization is a not-for-profit group that produces the annual Hillside Summer Festival which is a three-day, community-based celebration of music, drumming, and the spoken word and is held annually at Guelph Lake Conservation Area. The 25th Hillside Festival will take place in July.
