We regret to announce the resignation of EE assistant director Chris Worden. Chris is a co-founder of EE and has served as main curator of the festival (among many other tasks) for the past 13 years. He is leaving to devote his full-time attention to his PhD studies at the University of Guelph. He will be greatly missed and will be irreplaceable. Electric Eclectics will continue presenting and celebrating experimental and adventurous sound and music in Meaford into the future. We wish Chris great success with his future academic and musical adventures!

Submissions for the 2019 Electric Eclectics Festival (August 2-4) are now open. 

From now until 11:59 PM EST on January 15th, submissions are open! We are accepting submissions from musicians, performance artists, installation artists, DJs, and filmmakers.

Please fill out the form on our submissions page with a short bio/project description, and links to relevant materials (i.e. your website, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube, Instagram, etc.). It is not necessary to make use of all link fields, but please submit at least one link to your material. If you feel you need to include more links, feel free to include them in the text of your project description.

Successful applicants will hear from us by mid April. Please note that due to the high number of submissions, only successful applicants will be contacted.

The gate will open at 5 PM today, and at noon on Saturday and Sunday! Tickets will be available at the gate.

Some things to remember:

1. This is a cash-only event!
2. Bring your drinking water, flashlight, your warm clothing for nighttime, your rain jacket or umbrellas, sunscreen, bug spray, hygiene products, tent, sleeping bag, bathing suit, and towel (for swimming at beaches in Meaford).
3. THERE ARE NO FIRES or OPEN FLAMES PERMITTED.
4. Cars go in the parking area, and tents go in the marked-off camping areas. Signs will direct you. If you are confused, ask gate staff for clarification.
5. You are expected to be respectful to those around you. Among other things, that means:
   No racism
   No sexism
   No homophobia
   No transphobia
   No body shaming
   No ableism
   No violence (including sexual and emotional violence)
   Yes respect
   Yes you

Unfortunately, Melody McKiver is no longer able to make it to EE, but Bile Sister and Lary 7 have been added to the lineup of performers. We’ve also added some more installations! See our schedule below.

Head on over to our lineup page to see more. There are still some things to be announced, so stay on top of that via our Facebook event!

Here’s our preliminary lineup announcement! Headliners + DJs + installations TBA! Tickets go up in price again on Sunday, so get yours while they’re cheaper than they will be!

Apetechnology (Detroit)

Aquarius (Montreal)

Bobbypin (Toronto)

Cares (Toronto)

Cedric Noel (Montreal)

Eyeballs (Toronto)

glassEYElashes (Hamilton)

Greydini (Toronto)

Lary 7 (New York City)

Lavender Bruisers (Toronto)

Melody McKiver (Sioux Lookout)

Open Fortress (Montreal/Toronto)

Ora Cogan (Montreal)

Pantayo (Toronto)

Petra Glynt (Montreal)

Phèdre (Toronto)

Pink Noise (Montreal)

Sages (Meaford)

Sonic Luz (Vienna)

Tess Roby (Montreal)

YlangYlang (Montreal)

The first EE discount passes are on sale now! When each round of discount passes ends, the price will increase, and the next sale will begin. It’s always cheapest to buy earlier than later! $65 gets you 3 days and nights of camping and festival attendance, while supplies last!

Submissions for the 2018 Electric Eclectics Festival (August 3-5) are now open. 

From now until 11:59 PM EST on January 15th, submissions are open! We are accepting submissions from musicians, performance artists, installation artists, DJs, and filmmakers.

Please fill out the form on our submissions page with a short bio/project description, and links to relevant materials (i.e. your website, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube, Instagram, etc.). It is not necessary to make use of all link fields, but please submit at least one link to your material. If you feel you need to include more links, feel free to include them in the text of your project description.

Successful applicants will hear from us by mid April. Please note that due to the high number of submissions, only successful applicants will be contacted.

Here’s the trailer for the documentation of EE 2017, shot by Brandon Caswell Douglas! Song is “Watch the Wall” by Persons. Brandon’s got a lot of amazing footage, and we’re excited to share it with you when it’s ready!