Come to The Collingwood Elvis© Festival

Annually re-creating the nostalgia of an era, the Collingwood Elvis Festival© delivers four days of family-friendly, multi-generational musical programming centred around a household name and musical icon.

What began as a small town community music festival has now become an event of distinction that is recognized by the Ministry of Tourism as an award-winning, signature event for the province that has the capacity to draw visitation both nationally and internationally. The event is also recognized as one of the top 100 events in the province by Festivals and Events Ontario that has truly “united a community and invited the world.”

Sanctioned & licensed with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. since 2007, the Collingwood Elvis Festival is recognized as one of the original Qualifying locations for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tennessee.

The 18th Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival will be themed “Elvis Worldwide” in celebration of the incredible impact that Elvis had, and is still having, around the globe. Fans and Tribute Artists alike visit Canada, the Province of Ontario, and more specifically the Town of Collingwood to join the festivities from every corner of the world.

This year will see Elvis Tribute Artists participating from Australia, the United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, Denmark, Germany, the United States, the Philippines, and of course, Canada.

Offering over 95 hours of programming including, 4 Tribute Artist competitions, 14 ticketed shows, 4 Vegas style concerts, 15+ venues, 12+ free performances, a Carnival, a Parade and many nominal cost events, the Collingwood Elvis Festival is respected as the largest Elvis Festival in the World. Among our successes is a signature event held on Friday, and sees tens of thousands of enthusiastic Elvis fans fill our street at the Awesome Street Party. An event that boasts 9 hours of non-stop, free entertainment featuring over 120 Elvis Tribute Artists from youth performers to the “young at heart”. There is virtually something for all ages, all tastes and all budgets.

The Town of Collingwood is situated 1½ hours north of Toronto on the beautiful shores of Georgian Bay. Collingwood is within 100kms of Pearson International Airport Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a population of 5.5 million. Collingwood is accessible from several major highways and by a regional airport.

The South Georgian Bay region, where Collingwood is centred, features Blue Mountain Resort, a world renowned ski and four season vacation destination in the company of Whistler, British Columbia, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, and Sandestin Resort, Florida. Also neighbouring Collingwood is the world’s longest freshwater beach, Wasaga Beach, only minutes from Collingwood’s Downtown.

The Ontario Ministry of Tourism has ranked Collingwood and area as a Premier Tourist Destination because of its four season attractions, outstanding festivals and events, cultural heritage, world-class trail system and waterfront.

Enjoy our breathtaking scenery, experience fabulous dining in our restaurants, and get re-energized with the excitement of the Collingwood Elvis Festival. Come join us.

For more information about the Collingwood Elvis Festival please visit our website www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com/

About Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE), a division of CORE Media Group, Inc., is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and Internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.elvis.com. © EPE, Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.

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