Hillside Music Festival

Guelph Lake Conservation Area
Guelph, Ontario

Okay, Hillside is not really about the food, but I look forward to the food every year. This festival is granola crunchy in tenor but the music ranges from rock to hip-hop to country and folk. Every year, I am introduced to new bands, and typically a couple of CD's leave the festival with me (this year, Kim Churchill and Adverteyes, both great). Online ticket sales are typically brisk, so don't wait around if you are considering a weekend pass.

What about the food? Well happily, there is real gluten-free variety.  This is one of the rare events where I don't need to pack food, and I love that.  Bye-bye, Popeye lunch pail!  So prepare for African peanut stew and gluten-free cookies from Green Table Foods, enjoy pure teff injera from Laza Catering, gobble down gluten-free sausages and grilled corn from Sausage Brothers, and snack on yummy home-made chips from Studs N Spuds (though verify no co-fried contaminants with each visit).  Dessert?  How about all-corn tortillas and chocolate from Chocosol?  Pass me no napkin; I'm gonna lick these fingers.

So, yep, hanging out all weekend and listening to tunes is nothing to complain about.  But doing it while feasting on delicious gluten-free food?  Fabulous!  Check it out each July.