The Elora Festival

The sweet sounds of summer rise above the village when the Elora Festival brings the world of music to our door, for three full weeks of world-class performers and performances in a variety of music genres from classical and choral to opera, jazz and contemporary sounds and so much more.

Now in its 47th season, the Elora Festival has established a reputation as Canada’s international choral festival, presenting world-class choirs and vocal ensembles over three weeks in July in the artists village of Elora, “Ontario’s most beautiful village”.

The Festival’s ensemble-in-residence is The Elora Singers, one of Canada’s finest professional chamber choirs.

The choir performs throughout the three weeks of the festival, both with solo concerts and in collaboration with guest artists and ensembles. The Elora Festival and The Elora Singers are both led by Artistic Director, Mark Vuorinen.

The Elora Festival has presented such internationally-recognized choirs as the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Chanticleer, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal , the Trinity College Choir, the State Choir LATVIJA and such vocal ensembles as Voces 8, Cantus, The Gesualdo Six, The Kings Singers and others.

Additional guest artists include such celebrated luminaries as Maureen Forrester, Gordon Lightfoot, Holly Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Moe Kaufman, Dame Cleo Laine, Jesse Cook, Andre Laplante, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Randy Bachman, Ben Heppner, Chantal Kreviazuk, Natalie Macmaster, Janina Fialkowska and Measha Brueggergosman.

Who is it for?
all-ages

Tickets : Free and ticketed

 

How to get tickets?
Buy Online

Date & Time: July 10 – 26, 2026 – Schedule

 

Highlights:

• Opening Night: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Friday, July 10, 2026 at 7:30PM
• The MacMaster Leahy Family in Concert – Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Rachel Fenlon, Penderecki String Quartet & The Elora Singers – Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Unplugged – Friday, July 17, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Joni Mitchell & the Canadian Songbook Reimagined with Laila Biali – Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Earth, Our Home – Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Gabriel Kahane & The Elora Singers in Concert – Friday, July 24, 2026 at 7:30PM
• Closing Night: The Elora Singers & Pro Coro Canada – Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 7:30PM

Venue: Various Venues, Elora

Gambrel Barn, 7454 Wellington County Rd 21, Elora
St. John’s Elora, 36 Henderson Street, Elora
Melville United Church, 300 St Andrew Street West, Fergus
St. Joseph’s Church, 760 St David Street North, Fergus
Green Space, Elora, 12 Mill Street West, Elora

Free Parking, Street Parking
Public transport not accessible