Live from the Rock
Folk Festival
The annual music and arts festival located in Red Rock, Ontario, on the beautiful north shore of Lake Superior. Since 2003.
Next festival: August 8-10, 2025
Our 2025 Slogan Contest is now open!
Make your mark in history! Your slogan could be the winning phrase for our 2025 Live from the Rock Folk Festival.
The contest officially starts Monday, February 10, 2025 and runs until Friday, February 28, 2025. Follow the link below for details, past winners, and where to email your suggestion.
Volunteer in 2025
Volunteers are the backbone of Live from the Rock Folk Festival.
From set up to clean up, over 150 people make sure performers, attendees, artisans, food vendors and the festival site itself are all taken care of with kindness and appreciation.
Find out about volunteer benefits, different positions, our Code of Conduct, and application by clicking:
Volunteer information and links
Join us in 2025 as a volunteer!
Performer applications are now closed.
Thanks to all of the artists interested in the 2025 festival.
Stay tuned for the lineup announcement in early March.
About
The Live from the Rock Folk Festival is an annual music and arts festival located on the beautiful shore of Lake Superior in Red Rock, Ontario. Since the Live from the Rock Blues & Folk Society started dreaming up the first festival, with the inaugural event held in August of 2003, Live from the Rock has become an annual tradition for over 2,000 music lovers from around the region, the country and the world. It is a grassroots festival run almost 100 per cent by volunteers and, without the support of approximately 200 dedicated volunteers and the Township of Red Rock each year, the festival could not exist.
Live from the Rock offers world class music on daytime workshop-style stages, as well as an evening concert lineup on the main Festival Stage. The first notes can be heard floating across the lake and don’t stop until the Festival Stage closes late afternoon on Sunday.
We are supported by a wonderful group of businesses, organizations and individuals both locally and from the around the region. Whether it’s a cash donation, an in-kind contribution or a sponsorship, the festival would not be possible without this assistance.
To find out how you can be part of this generous community please contact us, anytime.