The festival · accessibility
Built in,from the start.
Accessibility carries its own line in the working budget, and the operations plan puts a person on site whose job during the festival is to remove barriers. Each commitment below is written here before it exists, so it cannot quietly disappear.
September 2027 · exact dates to be confirmed · subject to permits
Ten commitments.
Ground and routes
Main avenues firm, level and wide enough to pass both ways. Matting where the park turns soft. Route lighting from dusk to the last person out.
Accessible toilets
At every toilet block, on hard standing, with a level approach and light after dark. Marked on the site map before the weekend.
Support persons
Entry is free for everyone, support persons included.
Service animals
Welcome everywhere the public goes, with water bowls at the water points.
A quiet zone
A tent away from the speakers, low light and low sound, seating inside, open both days with no booking and no questions.
Somewhere to sit
Seating every short stretch along the main avenue and at every stage, in shade where the park gives shade.
Sightlines at the stages
A protected viewing area at every stage for wheelchairs, support persons and service animals, level and clear of the standing crowd.
Hearing and language
ASL interpretation at the stage is something we intend to provide; this page names the hours once it is contracted. Large print and plain text on request.
Getting to the gate
Accessible drop-off and parking are planned with the site, published with the site map.
Help on the spot
Accessibility volunteers at the entrances and across the field all day. Their training is a condition of the badge.
Ask for what is missing.
This list came from Ontario law, from other festivals and from our own heads. Yours is the one that matters.
