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Festivals in London, Ontario

Forest City London Music Awards & Week

Location: Various Locations

Date: June 1 - 8, 2026

London Music Week is the biggest celebration of London and area music and musicians. The week is comprised of numerous events celebrating, encouraging and supporting musicians and is anchored by the FCLMA Jazz and Classical Awards Show on opening and closes with the FCLMA Pop & Rock Awards.

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Each year outstanding musicians are honoured and inducted into the London Music Hall of Fame. Notable names include Shad, John Aquaviva, Garth Hudson (The Band), Kittie, Jack Richardson, the Lombardo Family and many more! Visit the London Hall of Fame for more inductees and musical treasures.

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Home County Music & Art Festival

Location: Victoria Park

Date: July 26, 2026

London’s beloved summer festival since 1974, the Home County Music & Art Festival takes over Victoria Park annually featuring Canada’s best roots, traditional and indie folk/pop acts.

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Founding festival organizers came up with the name H.O.M.E. County in 1974, as an acronym for Huron, Oxford, Middlesex, Elgin—the four counties in southwestern Ontario surrounding the city of London and area.

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Rock The Park

Location: Harris Park

Date: July 15 - 18, 2026

London’s flagship festival since 2003 that brings together fans of all genres for nights of incredible live music featuring prominent artists.

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The festival has had over 725,000 attendees over the past 20 years and raised over $4.5 million for local charities and will continue with its tradition as being one of the most anticipated outdoor summer festivals in Canada.

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Rock the Runway

Location: Harris Park

Date: September 17 - 18, 2026

Rock the Runway lands in London! With a newly updated location in downtown London, all the artists and festival energy you’ve been anticipating will now touch down at Harris Park. Night 1 brings the metal sounds of Limp Bizkit with Cypress Hill, JJ Wilde and The Dirty Nil. Night 2 brings back London's biggest electronic music party, BCKYRD Festival, with dance-worthy DJs - Disco Lines, Loud Luxury, Bunt and Ian Asher.

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The inaugural Rock the Runway festival at London International Airport drew about 25,000 people, making it the largest concert crowd in London's history. The event was held directly on an airport runway, creating one of the most unique concert venues in Ontario.

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Sunfest Presented by TD Ready Commitment

Location: Victoria Park

Date: July 3 - 6, 2026

Experience Canada’s premier celebration of world cultures! TD Sunfest has over 40 international and national performers and over 200 food and craft vendors every year.

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Sunfest celebrated 30 years in 2024 of bringing incredible world music and culture to London!

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